May McAvoy
Acting
1899-09-06 · New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May 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: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era. Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, McAvoy did speak in several other films, including the second "all-talkie" released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel. For years a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work. Later, she returned to films and played small roles during the 1940s and 1950s, making her final film appearance in a small part in the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.
Filmography
Gareth Hughes
2000 · Movie
Ben-Hur
1959 · Movie
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Movie
Executive Suite
1954 · Movie
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Movie
Mystery Street
1950 · Movie
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 · Movie
Luxury Liner
1948 · Movie
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Movie
Movie Pests
1944 · Movie
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Movie
Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942 · Movie
Rio Rita
1942 · Movie
Born to Sing
1942 · Movie
Main Street on the March!
1941 · Movie
Ringside Maisie
1941 · Movie
Sucker List
1941 · Movie
Love Crazy
1941 · Movie
1-2-3-Go!
1941 · Movie
Whispers
1941 · Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Movie
Dulcy
1940 · Movie
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Movie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Movie
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Movie
No Defense
1929 · Movie
Stolen Kisses
1929 · Movie
The Terror
1928 · Movie
Caught in the Fog
1928 · Movie
The Lion and the Mouse
1928 · Movie
The Little Snob
1928 · Movie
If I Were Single
1927 · Movie
A Reno Divorce
1927 · Movie
The Jazz Singer
1927 · Movie
Slightly Used
1927 · Movie
Irish Hearts
1927 · Movie
Matinee Ladies
1927 · Movie
The Fire Brigade
1926 · Movie
The Savage
1926 · Movie
The Passionate Quest
1926 · Movie
My Old Dutch
1926 · Movie
The Road to Glory
1926 · Movie
Lady Windermere's Fan
1925 · Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Movie
Tessie
1925 · Movie
The Mad Whirl
1925 · Movie
Three Women
1924 · Movie
Tarnish
1924 · Movie
The Bedroom Window
1924 · Movie
The Enchanted Cottage
1924 · Movie
West of the Water Tower
1924 · Movie
Her Reputation
1923 · Movie
Hollywood
1923 · Movie
Only 38
1923 · Movie
Grumpy
1923 · Movie
Kick In
1922 · Movie
Clarence
1922 · Movie
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 · Movie
The Top of New York
1922 · Movie
Through a Glass Window
1922 · Movie
A Homespun Vamp
1922 · Movie
A Virginia Courtship
1921 · Movie
Morals
1921 · Movie
A Private Scandal
1921 · Movie
Sentimental Tommy
1921 · Movie
The Truth About Husbands
1920 · Movie
The Devil's Garden
1920 · Movie
The Forbidden Valley
1920 · Movie
The House of the Tolling Bell
1920 · Movie
The Sporting Duchess
1920 · Movie
My Husband's Other Wife
1920 · Movie
The Way of a Woman
1919 · Movie
The Woman Under Oath
1919 · Movie
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1919 · Movie
I'll Say So
1918 · Movie
A Perfect Lady
1918 · Movie
To Hell with the Kaiser!
1918 · Movie