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Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 24, 1878
Died May 01, 1951 (72)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nora Cecil (September 20, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was a British-American character actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Cecil's career began on the stage, where she appeared in a single Broadway production, The Sleeping Beauty ... and the Beast, which ran for more than 240 performances at the Broadway Theatre in 1901-02. (A 1930 newspaper article says that Cecil "made her debut, three decades ago, on the London stage.") Cecil appeared in well over 100 feature films and film shorts. In 1915, she moved from the stage into films, her first appearance being in a starring role in The Arrival of Perpetua, directed by Émile Chautard. She often played "thin-lipped, stern-visaged dowagers and forbidding mothers-in-law" and "welfare workers, landladies, schoolmistresses and maiden aunts". One of the most significant roles was in the W.C. Fields vehicle, The Old Fashioned Way in 1934. Some of the other notable films in which Cecil appeared include: Ernst Lubitsch's historical romance, The Merry Widow, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald; the 1939 version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, starring Mickey Rooney; the John Ford classic, Stagecoach, with John Wayne. Her final acting performance was in a featured role in Mourning Becomes Electra in 1947, starring Rosalind Russell.

Known For

Filmography

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

as Louisa Ames

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)

The Missing Lady

The Missing Lady

1946

as Miss Millie

Big Town

Big Town

1946

as Miss Lovelace (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Miss Peavy

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1944

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest

1943

as Martha Williams

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

as Harriet Wooley (uncredited)

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

1942

as Passenger (uncredited)

The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

as Miss Updike

Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Charwoman

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Casket Customer

Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners

1940

as Women's Club President (uncredited)

Little Men

Little Men

1940

as Head of Orphanage

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

as Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)

Young People

Young People

1940

as Righteous Old Lady

What a Life

What a Life

1939

as Miss Eggleston

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1939

as Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

as Mrs. Shackleford (uncredited)

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

as Miss Jenkins

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

as Boone's Landlady (uncredited)

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

1938

as Widow Peddie

International Settlement

International Settlement

1938

as English Woman

Three Smart Boys

Three Smart Boys

1937

as Miss Witherspoon, Superintendent

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1937

as Housekeeper

She Asked for It

She Asked for It

1937

as Elderly lady (uncredited)

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

as Schoolteacher (uncredited)

Easy Living

Easy Living

1937

as Miss Swerf

Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

as Leader of Committee (uncredited)

Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

1937

as Dressmaker

The Mighty Treve

The Mighty Treve

1937

as Old Maid at Dog Show

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

1937

as Train Passenger

Collegiate

Collegiate

1936

as Miss Curtiss

Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate

1936

as Landlady (uncredited)

Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark

1936

as Mrs. Potter, Landlady

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Mrs. Robinson

College Holiday

College Holiday

1936

as Miss Elkins (uncredited)

The Big Broadcast of 1937

The Big Broadcast of 1937

1936

as Home Economics Woman

Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell

1936

as School Teacher (uncredited)

Fury

Fury

1936

as Albert's Mother (uncredited)

Memories and Melodies

Memories and Melodies

1935

as Customer (uncredited)

Car 99

Car 99

1935

as Granny Adams

Slightly Static

Slightly Static

1935

as Beauty Products Announcer (uncredited)

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

as Ship's Matron (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

Way Down East

Way Down East

1935

as Townswoman at Party

The Spectacle Maker

The Spectacle Maker

1934

as Duchess

Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

1934

as Head Nurse

One-Horse Farmers

One-Horse Farmers

1934

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1934

as Mrs. Twitchett

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934

as Mrs. Wendelschaffer

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

1934

as Miss Pettigrew

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

1934

as Schoolteacher

You're Telling Me!

You're Telling Me!

1934

as Mrs. Price

Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

as Mrs. Trutmanner (uncredited)

Chained

Chained

1934

as Edith (uncredited)

Upperworld

Upperworld

1934

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

as Animal Woman (uncredited)

Wreckety Wrecks

Wreckety Wrecks

1933

as Miss Winterbottom

Nature in the Wrong

Nature in the Wrong

1933

as Muriel's mother

Asleep in the Feet

Asleep in the Feet

1933

as Female Police Officer

Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

1933

as Smythe (maid)

Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull

1933

as Aunt Emily Banning

Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

as Tom's Secretary (uncredited)

Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

1933

as Briarcroft's Teacher

Fast Workers

Fast Workers

1933

as Tall Window-Shopper (Uncredited)

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

as Spinster in park (uncredited)

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933

as Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss

Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

1933

as Professor Winterbottom (uncredited)

Girl Grief

Girl Grief

1932

as Miss Tuttle, Principal

Mr. Bride

Mr. Bride

1932

as Mrs. Cecil

Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy

1932

as Saleslady

Young Bride

Young Bride

1932

as Landlady (uncredited)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

as Missionary

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Gossip on Telephone (Uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Welfare Association Officer (uncredited)

The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931

as Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)

Everything’s Rosie

Everything’s Rosie

1931

as Hotel Proprietress

Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

as Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker

East Lynne

East Lynne

1931

as Charity Bazaar Committee

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931

as Nurse (uncredited)

Millie

Millie

1931

as Helen and Angie's Landlady (uncredited)

Seven Days Leave

Seven Days Leave

1930

as Amelia Twymley

Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work

1930

as Mrs. Partridge

Little Accident

Little Accident

1930

as Dr. Zernecke

Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

as Helen's Maid (uncredited)

Seven Footprints to Satan

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929

as Old Witch

Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

1929

as (uncredited)

The Baby Cyclone

The Baby Cyclone

1928

as Mrs. Crandall

A Trick of Hearts

A Trick of Hearts

1928

as The Mayor

Girls

Girls

1927

as Matron Helen Hunt

The Fortune Hunter

The Fortune Hunter

1927

as Betty Carpenter

The Demi-Bride

The Demi-Bride

1927

as School Teacher

The Silent Rider

The Silent Rider

1927

as Mrs. Randall

Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers

1927

as Mrs. Lodge

The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer

1927

as Julia

Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U

1926

as Dr. Cecil Grantham

Midnight Faces

Midnight Faces

1926

as Mrs. Hart

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

1925

as Countess Casanova

The Deadwood Coach

The Deadwood Coach

1924

as Matilda Shields - in play

Timothy's Quest

Timothy's Quest

1922

as Townswoman

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

as Lydia's Chaperone (uncredited)

American Buds

American Buds

1918

as Emily

A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance

1917

as Miss McPherson

Tillie Wakes Up

Tillie Wakes Up

1917

as Gossip in Ice Cream Parlor / Woman Having Picture Taken

The Wild Girl

The Wild Girl

1917

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

as One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)

A Model Husband

A Model Husband

1916

as Mrs Gossip

The Social Secretary

The Social Secretary

1916

as Spinster (uncredited)

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