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Mona Washbourne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Washbourne (born 27 November 1903, Birmingham - died 15 November 1988, London) was an English actress of stage, film and television. Mona Washbourne began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. While performing on stage in the early 1920s, she found that she liked acting and became an actress. In 1948, after numerous stage musical performances, Washbourne began appearing in films. Her film credits include Billy Liar (1963) and The Collector (1965). She played Mrs. Pearce in 1964's My Fair Lady, the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall, and the Matron in the 1968 film, If. She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. She won the 1981 New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie. In 1981, Mona Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's adaptation of Brideshead Revisited in the role of Nanny Hawkins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mona Washbourne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Nov 27, 1903
Movie/TV Credits:
51
First Appeared:
In the movie The Winslow Boy 1948-09-24
Latest Project:
Movie Pygmalion 1981-12-27
Known For
Poster of What Became of Jack and Jill?
Poster of Ferry Cross the Mersey
Poster of Stranger in Town
Filmography
Series Brideshead Revisited Nanny Hawkins 1981-10-12
Movie Pygmalion Mrs. Pearce 1981-12-27
Series Thérèse Raquin Madame Raquin 1980-03-12
Movie The London Connection Aunt Lydia 1979-12-21
Movie Stevie Aunt 1978-09-15
Movie The Blue Bird Grandmother 1976-04-05
Movie The Old Curiosity Shop Mrs. Jarley 1975-11-07
Movie Identikit Mrs. Helen Fiedke 1974-05-20
Movie O Lucky Man! Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett 1973-03-25
Movie What Became of Jack and Jill? Gran Alice Tallent 1972-06-16
Movie Home Kathleen 1972-01-06
Movie The Games Mrs. Hayes 1970-08-07
Movie Fragment of Fear Mrs. Gray 1970-09-03
Series Play for Today Unknown 1970-10-15
Movie The Bed Sitting Room Mother 1969-06-01
Movie Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Mrs. Brown 1968-01-22
Movie if.... Matron 1968-12-19
Movie Casino Royale Tea Lady (uncredited) 1967-04-13
Movie Two A Penny 1967-12-31
Movie One Way Pendulum Aunt Mildred 1965-01-21
Movie Ferry Cross the Mersey Aunt Lil 1965-02-10
Movie The Collector Aunt Annie 1965-06-17
Movie The Third Day Catherine Parsons 1965-08-04
Movie Night Must Fall Mrs. Bramson 1964-03-18
Movie My Fair Lady Mrs. Pearce 1964-10-21
Movie Billy Liar Alice Fisher 1963-08-15
Movie The Brides of Dracula Helga Lang 1960-07-07
Movie Count Your Blessings Nanny 1959-04-23
Movie A Cry from the Streets Mrs. Daniels 1958-08-12
Movie The Good Companions Mrs. Joe 1957-04-22
Movie Stranger in Town Agnes Smith 1957-05-01
Movie Lost Librarian (Uncredited) 1956-01-31
Movie Yield to the Night Mrs. Thomas, landlady 1956-06-19
Movie Circus Friends Miss Linstead 1956-10-01
Movie It's Great to be Young! Miss Merrow, a School Mistress 1956-12-26
Movie Loser Takes All Nurse (uncredited) 1956-09-09
Movie Cast a Dark Shadow Monica Bare 1955-09-20
Movie Doctor in the House Midwifery Sister (uncredited) 1954-03-23
Movie Adventure in the Hopfields Mrs. McBain 1954-06-06
Movie The Million Pound Note Mum with Pram 1954-01-07
Movie Monsieur Ripois Landlady 1954-09-30
Movie To Dorothy, a Son Midwife Appleby 1954-10-31
Movie Betrayed Waitress (uncredited) 1954-09-07
Movie Johnny on the Run Mrs MacGregor 1953-06-01
Movie The Gambler and the Lady Miss Minter 1952-12-26
Movie Double Confession Fussy Mother 1950-04-30
Movie Dark Interval 1950-11-01
Movie Once Upon a Dream Vicar's Wife 1949-02-01
Movie Maytime in Mayfair Lady Levenson 1949-05-24
Movie Adam and Evelyne Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited) 1949-05-31
Movie The Winslow Boy Miss Barnes 1948-09-24