Mary Forbes
Mary Forbes
Born on New Year's Day in 1883 (some sources say 1880), British actress Mary Forbes was well into her stage career when she appeared in her first film, 1916's Ultus and the Secret of the Night. By the time she made her first Hollywood film in 1919, the thirtysomething Forbes was already matronly enough for mother and grande-dame roles. Her most prolific movie years were 1931 through 1941, during which time she appeared in two Oscar-winning films. In Cavalcade (1933), she had the small role of the Duchess of Churt, while in You Can't Take It With You (1938) she was assigned the more substantial (and funnier) part of James Stewart's society dowager mother. Mary Forbes continued in films on a sporadic basis into the '40s, making her screen farewell in another Jimmy Stewart picture, You Gotta Stay Happy (1948). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Mary Forbes:
- The Awful Truth with Cary Grant , Irene Dunne , Ralph Bellamy , Robert (Tex) Allen , Cecil Cunningham , Alex D'Arcy , Esther Dale , Joyce Compton , Al Bridge , Marguerite Churchill , Edgar Dearing , Vernon Dent , Bess Flowers , Byron K. Foulger , Edward Sr. Peil , Paul Stanton , John Tyrrell , Bobby Watson , Robert Warwick
- The Picture of Dorian Gray with George Sanders , Hurd Hatfield , Donna Reed , Angela Lansbury , Peter Lawford , Douglas Walton , Miles Mander , Robert Greig , Billy Bevan , Lillian Bond , Charles Coleman , Jimmy Conlin , Rex Evans , Gibson Gowland , Sam Harris , Reginald Owen , Renie Riano , William Stack , Cedric Hardwicke , Frank O'Connor
- You Can't Take It with You with Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart , Edward Arnold , Mischa Auer , Ann Miller , Spring Byington , Samuel S. Hinds , Donald Meek , H.B. Warner , Halliwell Hobbes , Dub Taylor , Clarence H. Wilson , Josef Swickard , Ann Doran , Christian Rub , Charles Lane , Harry Davenport , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Stanley Andrews , Irving Bacon , Joseph Bernard , Gladys Blake , Ward Bond , James Burke , Eddy Chandler , Eddy Chandler , Wallis Clark , Chester Clute , Nell Craig , Dick Curtis , Edgar Dearing , Vernon Dent , Lester Dorr , James Farley , Eddie Fetherstone , James Flavin , Bess Flowers , Byron K. Foulger , Jack Gardner , Robert Greig , Kit Guard , Chuck Hamilton , John Hamilton , Sam Harris , Edward Hearn , Russell Hicks , John Ince , Boyd Irwin , Eddie Kane , Edward Keane , Pert Kelton , Robert F. Kortman , Margaret Mann , Edwin Maxwell , James Millican , Gene Morgan , Edward Sr. Peil , Dick Rush , Harry Semels , Frank Shannon , Edwin Stanley , Rosemary Theby , John Tyrrell , Walter Walker , Pierre Watkin , Pat West , Ian Wolfe , Louis King , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Betty Farrington
- Hollywood Cavalcade with Alice Faye , Don Ameche , J. Edward Bromberg , Alan Curtis , Stuart Erwin , Jed Prouty , Buster Keaton , Donald Meek , George Givot , Hank Mann , Chester Conklin , James Finlayson , Chick Chandler , Robert Lowery , Russell Hicks , Ben Welden , Willie Fung , Paul Stanton , Irving Bacon , Ben Turpin , Lynn Bari , Charles "Heinie" Conklin , Al Jolson , Harry "Snub" Pollard , Victor Potel , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Mack Sennett
- Stage Door with Katharine Hepburn , Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou , Gail Patrick , Constance Collier , Andrea Leeds , Samuel S. Hinds , Lucille Ball , Franklin Pangborn , Pierre Watkin , Grady Sutton , Frank Reicher , Eve Arden , Ann Miller , Ralph Forbes , Huntly Gordon , Pamela Blake , Jack Carson , Jack Gardner , Frances Gifford , Ben Jr. Hendricks , Al Hill , Philip Morris , Bob Perry , Jack Rice , Larry Steers , Harry Strang , Theodore vonEltz , Josephine Whittell
- We Live Again with Anna Sten , Fredric March , C. Aubrey Smith , Ethel Griffies , Sam Jaffe , Jessie Ralph , Cecil Cunningham , Morgan Wallace , Davison Clark , Leonid Kinskey , Dale Fuller , Michael Visaroff , Edgar Norton , Richard Alexander , Stanley Blystone , Harry Cording , Edward Gargan , Halliwell Hobbes , John Ince , Crauford Kent , Harry C. Myers , James Marcus
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington with Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce , Marjorie Lord , Henry Daniell , George Zucco , John Archer , Gavin Muir , Bradley Page , Holmes E. Herbert , Thurston Hall , Hillary Brooke , Gilbert Emery , Mary Gordon , Dennis Hoey , Clarence Muse , Margaret Seddon , Milburn Stone , Ian Wolfe
- Ninotchka with Greta Garbo , Melvyn Douglas , Bela Lugosi , Sig Rumann , Felix Bressart , Rolfe Sedan , Richard Carle , Dorothy Adams , Bess Flowers , Jody Gilbert , Lawrence Grant , Charles Judels , Armand Kaliz , Edwin Maxwell , Peggy Moran , Frank Reicher , Harry Semels , Edwin Stanley , George Tobias , Paul Weigel
- Jane Eyre with Orson Welles , Joan Fontaine , Margaret O'Brien , Peggy Ann Garner , John Sutton , Henry Daniell , Agnes Moorehead , Sara Allgood , Elizabeth Taylor , Aubrey Mather , Edith Barrett , Hillary Brooke , Ethel Griffies , Mae Marsh , Eily Malyon , John Abbott , Charles Irwin , Billy Bevan , David Clyde , Charles Coleman , Alec Craig , Brandon Hurst , Adele Jergens , Erskine Sanford , Ivan Simpson , Frederic Worlock , Colin Campbell
- Down to Earth with James Burke , Rita Hayworth , Larry Parks , Roland Culver , William Frawley , James Gleason , Edward Everett Horton , William Haade , Adele Jergens , George MacReady , Fred F. Sears , Eddie Acuff , Al Bridge , Frank Darien , Jean DelVal , Myron Healey , Boyd Irwin , Lucien Littlefield , Wilbur Mack , Lynn Merrick , Forbes Murray , Ottola Nesmith , Jack Norton , Cecil Weston , Jean Willes , Cora Witherspoon
- Captain Blood with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Basil Rathbone , Lionel Atwill , Ross Alexander , Guy Kibbee , Henry Stephenson , Robert H. Barrat , Hobart Cavanaugh , Donald Meek , Jessie Ralph , Forrester Harvey , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Holmes E. Herbert , David Torrence , J. Carrol Naish , E.E. Clive , Harry Cording , Pedro DeCordoba , Halliwell Hobbes , Colin Kenny , Alphonse Martell , Chris-Pin Martin , Leonard Mudie , Georges Renavent , Ivan Simpson , David Thursby
Mary Forbes Trivia
When was Mary Forbes born?
Mary Forbes was born on January 1, 1883
Who did Mary Forbes portray in Terror by Night?
Mary Forbes was Margaret Carstairs in Terror by Night
Who did Mary Forbes play in The Awful Truth?
Mary Forbes was Mrs. Vance in The Awful Truth
What role did Mary Forbes play in Vanity Fair?
Mary Forbes played Mrs. Sedley in Vanity Fair
Who did Mary Forbes portray in A Farewell to Arms?
Mary Forbes was Miss Van Campen in A Farewell to Arms
Who did Mary Forbes portray in The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Mary Forbes was Lady Agatha in The Picture of Dorian Gray
What role did Mary Forbes play in You Can't Take It with You?
Mary Forbes played Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby in You Can't Take It with You
What role did Mary Forbes portray in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
Mary Forbes played Lady Conyngham in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
What role did Mary Forbes portray in Wee Willie Winkie?
Mary Forbes played Mrs. MacMonachie in Wee Willie Winkie
What role did Mary Forbes portray in Anna Karenina?
Mary Forbes played Princess Sorokino in Anna Karenina
Who did Mary Forbes play in Hollywood Cavalcade?
Mary Forbes was Mrs. Gaynes in Hollywood Cavalcade
What role did Mary Forbes play in Stage Door?
Mary Forbes played Cast Member in Stage Door
What role did Mary Forbes portray in We Live Again?
Mary Forbes played Mrs. Kortchagin in We Live Again
Who did Mary Forbes play in Sherlock Holmes in Washington?
Mary Forbes was Alfred Pettibone's Mother in Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Who did Mary Forbes play in Sadie McKee?
Mary Forbes was Mrs. Alderson in Sadie McKee
Who did Mary Forbes portray in Roberta?
Mary Forbes was Mrs. Teal in Roberta
Who did Mary Forbes play in Ninotchka?
Mary Forbes was Lady Lavenham in Ninotchka
Who did Mary Forbes portray in Jane Eyre?
Mary Forbes was Mrs. Eshton in Jane Eyre
Who did Mary Forbes play in Houseboat?
Mary Forbes was British Society Woman in Houseboat
Who did Mary Forbes play in Down to Earth?
Mary Forbes was Dowager in Down to Earth
Who did Mary Forbes portray in Captain Blood?
Mary Forbes was Mrs. Steed in Captain Blood
Who did Mary Forbes portray in Abraham Lincoln?
Mary Forbes was Woman in Abraham Lincoln
