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Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Actor

Born September 24, 1878 in London, England, UK

Died May 1, 1951

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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.

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The Laurel and Hardy Show Poster

The Laurel and Hardy Show TV Series1986Welfare Officer

The Big Parade of Comedy Poster

The Big Parade of Comedy Documentary1964Actress in 'Hollywood Party'

Hollywood Bound Poster

Hollywood Bound Feature Film1947Edited from: Ferry-Go-Round

Mourning Becomes Electra Poster

Mourning Becomes Electra Feature Film1947Louisa Ames

The Sea of Grass Poster

The Sea of Grass Feature Film1947Mrs. Ryan - Nurse

Big Town Poster

Big Town Feature Film1946Miss Lovelace

Johnny Comes Flying Home Poster

Johnny Comes Flying Home Feature Film1946Bank Customer

No Leave, No Love Poster

No Leave, No Love Feature Film1946Indignant Onlooker at Hotel Desk

The Kid from Brooklyn Poster

The Kid from Brooklyn Feature Film1946Woman in Window

The Missing Lady Poster

The Missing Lady Feature Film1946Miss Millie

Two Sisters from Boston Poster

Two Sisters from Boston Feature Film1946Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest

Lady on a Train Poster

Lady on a Train Feature Film1945Woman with Umbrella and Radio

Molly and Me Poster

Molly and Me Feature Film1945Clerk at Domestic Service Agency

Hail the Conquering Hero Poster

Hail the Conquering Hero Feature Film1944Train Ticket Clerk

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Poster

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Feature Film1944Head nurse

The Thin Man Goes Home Poster

The Thin Man Goes Home Feature Film1944Miss Peavy

Together Again Poster

Together Again Feature Film1944Woman at Recital

Calaboose Poster

Calaboose Feature Film1943Irate Woman in Car

The Unknown Guest Poster

The Unknown Guest Feature Film1943Martha Williams

Two Weeks to Live Poster

Two Weeks to Live Feature Film1943Grandma Masters

Apache Trail Poster

Apache Trail Feature Film1942Stagecoach passenger

Call Out the Marines Poster

Call Out the Marines Feature Film1942Elderly Lady with Glasses

I Married a Witch Poster

I Married a Witch Feature Film1942Harriet Wooley

Jail House Blues Poster

Jail House Blues Feature Film1942Matron

Obliging Young Lady Poster

Obliging Young Lady Feature Film1942Mrs. Hollyrod - Bird Lover

The Daring Young Man Poster

The Daring Young Man Feature Film1942Matron

The Wife Takes a Flyer Poster

The Wife Takes a Flyer Feature Film1942Miss Updike

Tish Feature Film1942Spinster

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Poster

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Feature Film1941Charwoman

It Started with Eve Poster

It Started with Eve Feature Film1941Mrs. Fields - Hotel Guest

Three Girls About Town Poster

Three Girls About Town Feature Film1941Casket Customer

Unexpected Uncle Poster

Unexpected Uncle Feature Film1941Muriel

Anne of Windy Poplars Poster

Anne of Windy Poplars Feature Film1940Miss Blecker

Hit Parade of 1941 Poster

Hit Parade of 1941 Feature Film1940Trader

Little Men Poster

Little Men Feature Film1940Head of Orphanage

Lucky Partners Poster

Lucky Partners Feature Film1940Women's Club president

On Their Own Poster

On Their Own Feature Film1940

Queen of the Mob Poster

Queen of the Mob Feature Film1940Mission Worker

The Bank Dick Poster

The Bank Dick Feature Film1940Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary

The Captain Is a Lady Poster

The Captain Is a Lady Feature Film1940Lady Buying Groceries

Those Were the Days! Poster

Those Were the Days! Feature Film1940Mrs. Moffett

Young People Poster

Young People Feature Film1940Righteous Old Lady

Some Like It Hot Poster

Some Like It Hot Feature Film1939Mrs. Beckett

St. Louis Blues Poster

St. Louis Blues Feature Film1939Storekeeper

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach Feature Film1939Boone's Landlady

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Feature Film1939Mrs. Shackleford

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Poster

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Feature Film1939Miss Jenkins

Union Pacific Poster

Union Pacific Feature Film1939Snoring Woman on Train

What a Life Poster

What a Life Feature Film1939Miss Eggleston

International Settlement Poster

International Settlement Feature Film1938English woman

King of Alcatraz Poster

King of Alcatraz Feature Film1938Nora Kane

Mr. Boggs Steps Out Poster

Mr. Boggs Steps Out Feature Film1938Widow Peddie

No Time to Marry Poster

No Time to Marry Feature Film1938Rusty's Aunt

Blossoms on Broadway Poster

Blossoms on Broadway Feature Film1937Leader of Committee

Champagne Waltz Poster

Champagne Waltz Feature Film1937Train Passenger

Easy Living Poster

Easy Living Feature Film1937Miss Swerf

Night Must Fall Poster

Night Must Fall Feature Film1937Woman in Tour

Night of Mystery Poster

Night of Mystery Feature Film1937Hemming

Nothing Sacred Poster

Nothing Sacred Feature Film1937Schoolteacher

Partners in Crime Poster

Partners in Crime Feature Film1937Housekeeper

She Asked for It Poster

She Asked for It Feature Film1937Elderly Lady

The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble Poster

The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble Feature Film1937Dressmaker

The Mighty Treve Poster

The Mighty Treve Feature Film1937Old Maid at Dog Show

Three Smart Boys Poster

Three Smart Boys Short Film1937Miss Witherspoon, Superintendent

Career Woman Poster

Career Woman Feature Film1936Witness--New York

College Holiday Poster

College Holiday Feature Film1936Miss Elkins

Collegiate Poster

Collegiate Feature Film1936Miss Curtiss

Dancing Pirate Poster

Dancing Pirate Feature Film1936Landlady

Fury Feature Film1936Albert's Mother

Girl of the Ozarks Poster

Girl of the Ozarks Feature Film1936Miss Trent

Laughing at Trouble Poster

Laughing at Trouble Feature Film1936Mrs. Wigby - Townswoman

Let's Make a Million Poster

Let's Make a Million Feature Film1936

Little Miss Nobody Poster

Little Miss Nobody Feature Film1936Mrs. Robinson

The Big Broadcast of 1937 Poster

The Big Broadcast of 1937 Feature Film1936Home Economics Woman

Two in the Dark Poster

Two in the Dark Feature Film1936Mrs. Potter - Landlady

Under Your Spell Poster

Under Your Spell Feature Film1936School Teacher

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Poster

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Feature Film1935Ship's Matron

Car 99 Feature Film1935Granny Adams

Gold Diggers of 1935 Poster

Gold Diggers of 1935 Feature Film1935Housekeeper

Grand Exit Poster

Grand Exit Feature Film1935Miss Appleby, Third Secretary

Memories and Melodies Poster

Memories and Melodies Short Film1935Customer

Slightly Static Poster

Slightly Static Short Film1935Beauty Products Announcer

Vagabond Lady Poster

Vagabond Lady Feature Film1935Miss Perkins - Spear Office Worker

Way Down East Poster

Way Down East Feature Film1935Townswoman at Party

6 Day Bike Rider Poster

6 Day Bike Rider Feature Film1934Choir Leader

Apples to You! Poster

Apples to You! Short Film1934Opera Patron in Box with Announcer

Bachelor Bait Poster

Bachelor Bait Feature Film1934Mrs. Trutmanner - President of the Window Box Horticulturists

Chained Feature Film1934Edith - a Shipboard Spinster

Ferry-Go-Round Short Film1934Bit Role

Glamour Feature Film1934Nurse

Hollywood Party Poster

Hollywood Party Feature Film1934Scientific Pedant

Laughing Boy Poster

Laughing Boy Feature Film1934Teacher

Mixed Nuts Poster

Mixed Nuts Short Film1934Mrs. Twitchett

Once to Every Woman Poster

Once to Every Woman Feature Film1934Elizabeth Baxter - Jane's Sister

One-Horse Farmers Poster

One-Horse Farmers Short Film1934Subway Passenger

Opened by Mistake Poster

Opened by Mistake Short Film1934Head nurse

Pursued Feature Film1934Tourist Welfare Worker

Search for Beauty Poster

Search for Beauty Feature Film1934Miss Pettigrew

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1934Animal Woman

The Old Fashioned Way Poster

The Old Fashioned Way Feature Film1934Mrs. Wendelschaffer

The Spectacle Maker Poster

The Spectacle Maker Short Film1934Duchess

Upperworld Poster

Upperworld Feature Film1934Stream's Housekeeper

You're Telling Me! Poster

You're Telling Me! Feature Film1934Mrs. Price

Asleep in the Feet Poster

Asleep in the Feet Short Film1933Female Police Officer

Design for Living Poster

Design for Living Feature Film1933Tom's Secretary

Doctor Bull Poster

Doctor Bull Feature Film1933Aunt Emily Banning

Fast Workers Poster

Fast Workers Feature Film1933Tall Window-Shopper

Going Hollywood Poster

Going Hollywood Feature Film1933Briarcroft's Teacher

Hold Your Man Poster

Hold Your Man Feature Film1933Miss Campbell

King of the Jungle Poster

King of the Jungle Feature Film1933Spinster in Park

Meet the Baron Poster

Meet the Baron Feature Film1933Professor Winterbottom

Melody Cruise Poster

Melody Cruise Feature Film1933First Gossip

Nature in the Wrong Poster

Nature in the Wrong Short Film1933Muriel's Mother

Peg o' My Heart Poster

Peg o' My Heart Feature Film1933Smythe

Stage Mother Poster

Stage Mother Feature Film1933Miss Gilford - Kitty's Music Store Boss

The Little Giant Poster

The Little Giant Feature Film1933Ahern's Maid

The White Sister Poster

The White Sister Feature Film1933Preaching Nun at Meal

Wreckety Wrecks Poster

Wreckety Wrecks Short Film1933Miss Winterbottom

Amateur Daddy Poster

Amateur Daddy Feature Film1932Saleslady

Big Dame Hunting Short Film1932

Forbidden Poster

Forbidden Feature Film1932Chambermaid on Phone

Girl Grief Poster

Girl Grief Short Film1932Miss Tuttle, Principal

Hot Saturday Poster

Hot Saturday Feature Film1932Gossip on Telephone

Mr. Bride Poster

Mr. Bride Short Film1932Mrs. Cecil

Pack Up Your Troubles Poster

Pack Up Your Troubles Feature Film1932Welfare Association Officer

Stepping Sisters Poster

Stepping Sisters Feature Film1932Prosperity

That's My Boy Poster

That's My Boy Feature Film1932Concerned Mother

The Bitter Tea of General Yen Poster

The Bitter Tea of General Yen Feature Film1932Missionary

The Millionaire Cat Short Film1932Aunt Mathilda

Week Ends Only Poster

Week Ends Only Feature Film1932Mrs. Watson, Landlady

Young Bride Poster

Young Bride Feature Film1932Landlady

A Melon-Drama Short Film1931

Arrowsmith Poster

Arrowsmith Feature Film1931Nurse

Caught Plastered Poster

Caught Plastered Feature Film1931Miss Loring

East Lynne Poster

East Lynne Feature Film1931Charity Bazaar Committee

Everything's Rosie Poster

Everything's Rosie Feature Film1931Hotel Proprietress

False Roomers Poster

False Roomers Short Film1931Mrs. Simpson

Millie Feature Film1931Helen and Angie's Landlady

Misbehaving Ladies Poster

Misbehaving Ladies Feature Film1931Minor Role

Street Scene Poster

Street Scene Feature Film1931Alice Simpson

The Ruling Voice Poster

The Ruling Voice Feature Film1931Malcom's Nurse

The Sin of Madelon Claudet Poster

The Sin of Madelon Claudet Feature Film1931Nasty Prison Nun

Hell's Angels Poster

Hell's Angels Feature Film1930Helen's Maid

Little Accident Poster

Little Accident Feature Film1930Dr. Zernecke

Only Saps Work Poster

Only Saps Work Feature Film1930Mrs. Partridge

Outward Bound Poster

Outward Bound Feature Film1930Third Gossip

Seven Days Leave Poster

Seven Days Leave Feature Film1930Amelia Twymley

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Poster

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Feature Film1930Curious Passerby at Fu's Funeral

Footlights and Fools Poster

Footlights and Fools Feature Film1929

Seven Footprints to Satan Poster

Seven Footprints to Satan Feature Film1929Old Witch

A Trick of Hearts Poster

A Trick of Hearts Feature Film1928The Mayor

Driftwood Poster

Driftwood Feature Film1928Mrs. Prouty

The Baby Cyclone Poster

The Baby Cyclone Feature Film1928Mrs. Crandall

The Big City Poster

The Big City Feature Film1928Landlady

The Cavalier Poster

The Cavalier Feature Film1928Lucia's Aunt

Born to Battle Poster

Born to Battle Feature Film1927Ma Cowan

Girls Short Film1927Matron Helen Hunt

Sensation Seekers Poster

Sensation Seekers Feature Film1927Mrs. Lodge

The Demi-Bride Poster

The Demi-Bride Feature Film1927School Teacher

The Devil Dancer Poster

The Devil Dancer Feature Film1927Julia

The Fortune Hunter Poster

The Fortune Hunter Feature Film1927Betty Carpenter

The Silent Rider Poster

The Silent Rider Feature Film1927Mrs. Randall

Too Many Crooks Poster

Too Many Crooks Feature Film1927Undetermined Secondary Role

A Lickpenny Lover Short Film1926

Born to Battle Poster

Born to Battle Feature Film1926

Chip of the Flying U Poster

Chip of the Flying U Feature Film1926Dr. Cecil Grantham

Honeymoon Hospital Poster

Honeymoon Hospital Short Film1926Ernie's 2nd Aunt

Midnight Faces Poster

Midnight Faces Feature Film1926Mrs. Hart

The Passionate Quest Poster

The Passionate Quest Feature Film1926Mrs.Flint

The Scarlet Letter Poster

The Scarlet Letter Feature Film1926Townswoman

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Poster

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Feature Film1925Countess Casanova

Lightnin' Poster

Lightnin' Feature Film1925Passerby in Buggy

Butterfly Poster

Butterfly Feature Film1924Neighbor

Darwin Was Right Poster

Darwin Was Right Feature Film1924Aunt Priscilla

That French Lady Poster

That French Lady Feature Film1924Undetermined Secondary Role

The Deadwood Coach Poster

The Deadwood Coach Feature Film1924Matilda Shields - in play

Manslaughter Poster

Manslaughter Feature Film1922Lydia's Chaperone

The Town That Forgot God Poster

The Town That Forgot God Feature Film1922

Timothy's Quest Poster

Timothy's Quest Feature Film1922Townswoman

Footfalls Poster

Footfalls Feature Film1921

Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Poster

Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Feature Film1921

Red Foam Poster

Red Foam Feature Film1920Undetermined Role

The Daughter Pays Poster

The Daughter Pays Feature Film1920

An Amateur Widow Feature Film1919

Behind the Door Poster

Behind the Door Feature Film1919Townswoman

Miss Crusoe Poster

Miss Crusoe Feature Film1919Miss Meeker

Piccadilly Jim Poster

Piccadilly Jim Feature Film1919

Woman, Woman! Poster

Woman, Woman! Feature Film1919Mrs. Lindsay

American Buds Poster

American Buds Feature Film1918Emily

Appearance of Evil Poster

Appearance of Evil Feature Film1918Miss Spurgeon

By Hook or Crook Poster

By Hook or Crook Feature Film1918Aunt Marie

Prunella Poster

Prunella Feature Film1918Privacy

The Love Net Poster

The Love Net Feature Film1918Miss Prudence Tilly

The Power and the Glory Feature Film1918Mandy Meacham

The Zero Hour Poster

The Zero Hour Feature Film1918Mrs. Winslow

A Royal Romance Poster

A Royal Romance Feature Film1917Miss McPherson

The Little Duchess Poster

The Little Duchess Feature Film1917Orphanage Matron

The Poor Little Rich Girl Poster

The Poor Little Rich Girl Feature Film1917One of Gwendolyn's Teachers

The Wild Girl Poster

The Wild Girl Feature Film1917Undetermined Role

Tillie Wakes Up Poster

Tillie Wakes Up Feature Film1917Gossip in Ice Cream Parlor

A Stranger in His Own Home Short Film1916Jane's Mother

The Model Husband Short Film1916Mrs. Gossip

The Social Secretary Poster

The Social Secretary Feature Film1916Spinster

Alias Jimmy Valentine Poster

Alias Jimmy Valentine Feature Film1915Nurse

The Arrival of Perpetua Poster

The Arrival of Perpetua Feature Film1915Abigail Majendrie

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