Mona Washbourne
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). 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). 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. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978). In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease. Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940. She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Gran Alice Tallent
Age 68 (now 84)
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Queen Mother
Age 78 (now 84)
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Gran Alice Tallent
Age 68 (now 84)
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Mrs. Jarley
Age 66 (now 84)
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
as Mrs. Brown
Age 64 (now 84)
No Love for Johnnie
as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 84)
It's Great to be Young!
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
Age 53 (now 84)
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Ethel Duckworth
Age 73 (now 84)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Aunt Lydia
Age 50 (now 84)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Mona Lee Washbourne, Мона Уошборн
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