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May McAvoy

Actress / Film Actress | * 09/08/1899 († 84, 04/26/1984) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
May Irene McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick du ...

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

NR

1925 | 3.7/5 | 2h 23min
Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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The death of her clergyman husband causes Mrs. Stanley, young mother of teenage twins, to change her style of life. ...

Only 38

NR

1923 | 1h 10min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized soun ...

The Jazz Singer

NR

1927 | 3.2/5 | 1h 29min
Drama, Music
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After serving time in Sing Sing, Chic Hewes wants to go straight, but when he refuses to be a stool pigeon for the cops, they hound him mercilessly. Hewes witnesses a car accident in which Jerry Brand ...

Kick In

NR

1922 | 1h 10min
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for May McAvoy

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with May McAvoy as Actress(56)

as Woman in crowd (uncredited)1959 Ben-Hur
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
as Nurse (uncredited)1950 Mystery Street
as (uncredited)1950 The Yellow Cab Man
as Woman (uncredited)1948 Luxury Liner
as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)1944 Movie Pests
as Dowager (uncredited)1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
1942 Mr. Blabbermouth!
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)1942 Rio Rita
as (uncredited)1942 Born to Sing
as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)1941 Love Crazy
as Window Shopper (uncredited)1941 Main Street on the March!
as Gossip (uncredited)1941 Whispers
as 1st Nurse (uncredited)1941 Ringside Maisie
as Secretary (uncredited)1941 Sucker List
as Saleslady1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)1940 Two Girls on Broadway
as Middle Telephone Operator1940 Phantom Raiders
as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)1940 Dulcy
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)1940 Third Finger, Left Hand
as Ruth Harper1929 No Defense
as May Lambert1929 Stolen Kisses
as Shirley Ross1928 The Lion and the Mouse
as The Girl1928 Caught in the Fog
as Olga Redmayne1928 The Terror
as Cynthia Martin1927 Slightly Used
as May Howard1927 If I Were Single
as Mary Dale1927 The Jazz Singer
as Sheila1927 Irish Hearts
as Sal Gratton1926 My Old Dutch
as Ysabel Atwater1926 The Savage
1926 The Passionate Quest
as Helen Corwin1926 The Fire Brigade
as Judith Allen1926 The Road to Glory
as Esther1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Cathleen Gillis1925 The Mad Whirl
as Lady Windermere1925 Lady Windermere's Fan
as Ruth Martin1924 The Bedroom Window
as Jeannie Wilton1924 Three Women
as Letitia Tevis1924 Tarnish
as Laura Pennington1924 The Enchanted Cottage
as Lucy Stanley1923 Only 38
as Meg Mackenzie1922 A Homespun Vamp
as Hilda O'Shaunnessey1922 The Top of New York
as Cora Wheeler1922 Clarence
as Myrtle1922 Kick In
as herself1922 A Trip to Paramountown
as Carlotta Carlotta1921 Morals
as Jeanne Millett1921 A Private Scandal
as Grizel1921 Sentimental Tommy
as Norah1920 The Devil's Garden
as Edith Norton1919 The Woman Under Oath
as Australy Wiggs1919 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Grace Lee1919 The Way of a Woman
1918 I'll Say So
as Claire Higgins1918 A Perfect Lady

Full Name: May McAvoy
Born: Friday, 09/08 1899 (September) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 04/26 1984 (April) in Sherman Oaks (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
May McAvoy frequently works together with these people:
Jackson Rose (9x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (7x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (7x, Crew)
Myrna Loy (6x, Actress)
Barbara Bedford (6x, Actress)
George Fawcett (5x, Actor)
Conrad Nagel (5x, Actor)
William Bailey (5x, Actor)
Margaret Bert (4x, Actress)
Kathlyn Williams (4x, Actress)
Robert Agnew (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:487410, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024