Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne | |
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Born | Mona Lee Washbourne 27 November 1903 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
Died | 15 November 1988 London, England | (aged 84)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1924–1984 |
Spouse |
Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an
Early life
Mona Washbourne was born in
Career
Washbourne was performing professionally from the early 1920s.[4] She married the actor Basil Dignam.[4] Her brother-in-law Mark Dignam was also a stage and film actor.[6] In 1948, after numerous stage musical performances, Washbourne began appearing in films.[7] Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula, Billy Liar (1963) and The Collector (1965).[8] She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the Matron in the film, If.... (1968).[2]
She appeared at both the
Later life
In 1981, Washbourne appeared in
She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.[15]
Selected filmography
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- Evergreen (1934) – Barmaid (uncredited)
- The Winslow Boy (1948) – Miss Barnes
- Once Upon a Dream (1949) – Vicar's Wife
- The Huggetts Abroad (1949) – Lugubrious Housewife (uncredited)
- Adam and Evelyne (1949) – Mrs. Salop – Lady Gambler (uncredited)
- Maytime in Mayfair (1949) – Lady Leveson
- Double Confession (1950) – Fussy Mother
- Dark Interval (1950) (unspecified role)[16]
- The Gambler and the Lady (1952) – Miss Minter
- Johnny on the Run (1953) – Mrs. MacGregor
- Adventure in the Hopfields (1954) – Mrs. McBain
- The Million Pound Note (1954) – Mum with Pram (uncredited)
- Star of My Night (1954) – Bit Part (uncredited)
- Doctor in the House (1954) – Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
- Betrayed (1954) – Waitress (uncredited)
- Child's Play (1954) – Miss Emily Goslett
- To Dorothy a Son (1954) – Mid Wife Appleby.
- John and Julie (1955) – Miss Rendlesham
- Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) – Monica Bare
- Alias John Preston (1955) – (uncredited)
- The Vise (1955) – Supporting Role (episode "Count of Twelve")
- Lost (1956) – Library Manageress (uncredited)
- Yield to the Night (1956) – Mrs. Thomas, landlady
- Loser Takes All (1956) – Nurse (uncredited)
- Circus Friends (1956) – Miss Linstead[17]
- It's Great to Be Young (1956) – Miss Morrow, School Mistress
- The Good Companions (1957) – Mrs. Joe Brundit
- Stranger in Town (1957) – Agnes Smith
- Son of a Stranger (1957)
- Dunkirk (1958) – Worker Who Speaks to Holden (uncredited)
- A Cry from the Streets (1958) – Mrs. Daniels
- Count Your Blessings (1959) – Nanny
- The Brides of Dracula (1960) – Frau Lang
- No Love for Johnnie (1961) – Well-wisher at Railway Station (uncredited)
- Billy Liar (1963) – Alice Fisher
- Night Must Fall (1964) – Mrs. Bramson
- My Fair Lady (1964) – Mrs. Pearce
- Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965) – Aunt Lil
- One Way Pendulum (1965) – Aunt Mildred
- The Collector (1965) – Aunt Annie
- The Third Day (1965) – Catherine Parsons
- Casino Royale (1967) – Tea Lady (uncredited)
- Two a Penny (1968) – Mrs. Duckett
- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) – Mrs. Brown
- If.... (1968) – Matron: Staff
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969) – Mother
- The Games (1970) – Mrs. Hayes
- Fragment of Fear (1970) – Mrs. Gray
- What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972) – Gran Alice Tallent
- O Lucky Man! (1973) – Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
- Identikit(1974) – Mrs. Helen Fiedke
- The Old Curiosity Shop(1975) – Mrs. Jarley
- The Blue Bird (1976) – Grandmother
- Stevie (1978) – Aunt
- The London Connection(1979) – Aunt Lydia
- Shillingbury Tales ('The Shillingbury Daydream', episode) (1981) - Marjorie Cavendish
- Brideshead Revisited (1981) – Nanny Hawkins
- Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1971 | 25th Tony Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Nominated | |
1977 | 2nd Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | |
1978 | 4th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
1979 | 36th Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated | |
32nd British Academy Film Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
1981 | 53rd National Board of Review Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
1982 | 16th National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
47th New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
References
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- ^ "Mona Washbourne". IMDb.
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- ^ "Education for Mona Washbourne". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Mark Dignam – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
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- ^ "Mona Washbourne – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
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- ^ League, The Broadway. "Home – Broadway Play – Original – IBDB". ibdb.com.
- ^ "Harvey With James Dreyfus Heads into The West End". britishtheatre.com.
- ^ "Awards – New York Film Critics Circle". nyfcc.com.
- ^ "Brideshead Revisited Episode 11 (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "BBC Active: Video for Learning". Bbcactivevideoforlearning.com. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-85227-166-4.
- ^ "Dark Interval (1950)". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016.
- ISBN 9781317740636.