Acting
Mary Forbes
Born December 30, 1882 · Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK
Died July 22, 1974 · aged 91
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting deb…
Known For
The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1945The Picture of Dorian Gray
★ 7.11945
MovieDramaHorror
A handsome young man trades his soul so that his portrait ages while he stays eternally young.
You Can't Take It with You · 1938You Can't Take It with You
★ 7.51938
MovieComedyRomance
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
Captain Blood · 1935Captain Blood
★ 7.31935
MovieAdventure
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
The Awful Truth · 1937The Awful Truth
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyRomance
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
Ninotchka · 1939Ninotchka
★ 7.51939
MovieComedyRomance
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Jane Eyre · 1943Jane Eyre
★ 6.91943
MovieDramaRomance
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Anna Karenina · 1935Anna Karenina
★ 6.61935
MovieHistoryDrama
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Stage Door · 1937Stage Door
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyDrama
A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
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Ninotchka · 1939Ninotchka
★ 7.51939
MovieComedyRomance
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Houseboat · 1958Houseboat
★ 6.41958
MovieComedyRomance
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
British Society Woman (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky · 1943Mr. Lucky
★ 7.21943
MovieComedyRomance
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Tender Comrade · 1944Tender Comrade
★ 5.71944
MovieDramaRomance
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.
Jo's Mother (uncredited)
I Stole a Million · 1939I Stole a Million
★ 8.01939
MovieCrimeDrama
A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out · 1947The Judge Steps Out
★ 6.81947
MovieDramaComedy
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
Margaret (uncredited)












