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May McAvoy
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May McAvoy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1899-09-06,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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

The Jazz Singer

6.086

The Jazz Singer
1927-10-06

7.1

Love Crazy
1941-05-23

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925-12-25

Third Finger, Left Hand

6.8

Third Finger, Left Hand
1940-10-11

Two Girls and a Sailor

5.7

Two Girls and a Sailor
1944-06-14

A Homespun Vamp

0

A Homespun Vamp
1922-02-12

0

Clarence
1922-10-15

7

Hollywood
1923-08-19

Lady Windermere's Fan

6.8

Lady Windermere's Fan
1925-12-26

The Bedroom Window

0

The Bedroom Window
1924-06-08

The Fire Brigade

3.5

The Fire Brigade
1926-12-20

0

Irish Hearts
1927-05-21

3.5

Three Women
1924-08-18

The Yellow Cab Man

6.3

The Yellow Cab Man
1950-03-25

6.2

The Mad Whirl
1925-03-02

A Trip to Paramountown

6

A Trip to Paramountown
1922-07-10

0

I'll Say So
1918-12-22

0

Morals
1921-10-31

0

Only 38
1923-06-17

0

Gareth Hughes
2000-01-01

0

A Perfect Lady
1918-12-01

The Bad and the Beautiful

7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25

A Private Scandal

0

A Private Scandal
1921-06-11

The Devil's Garden

0

The Devil's Garden
1920-11-22

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

0

Her Reputation
1923-10-14

Two Girls on Broadway

6.8

Two Girls on Broadway
1940-04-19

7.882

Ben-Hur
1959-11-18

0

My Old Dutch
1926-05-23

The Truth About Husbands

0

The Truth About Husbands
1920-12-01

0

The Savage
1926-07-18

0

A Reno Divorce
1927-10-22

The Little Snob

0

The Little Snob
1928-02-11

Phantom Raiders

6.1

Phantom Raiders
1940-06-07

5.6

Movie Pests
1944-07-08

The Road to Glory

6

The Road to Glory
1926-02-07

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

5

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1919-02-16

Ringside Maisie

7

Ringside Maisie
1941-08-01

The Way of a Woman

0

The Way of a Woman
1919-07-27

The Enchanted Cottage

6.5

The Enchanted Cottage
1924-03-23

5.8

Dulcy
1940-10-04

5

Born to Sing
1942-02-18

5.2

Luxury Liner
1948-11-09

The Lion and the Mouse

0

The Lion and the Mouse
1928-05-21

Caught in the Fog

0

Caught in the Fog
1928-08-25

6

The Terror
1928-09-06

5

Stolen Kisses
1929-02-23

0

No Defense
1929-04-05

Sentimental Tommy

4

Sentimental Tommy
1921-03-26

The Woman Under Oath

5

The Woman Under Oath
1919-06-29

6.7

Mystery Street
1950-06-23

0

Slightly Used
1927-09-03

0

Whispers
1941-02-08

Main Street on the March!

5.2

Main Street on the March!
1941-12-09

Mr. Blabbermouth!

4.4

Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942-08-08

0

Tarnish
1924-08-01

The Passionate Quest

0

The Passionate Quest
1926-07-10

If I Were Single

0

If I Were Single
1927-12-17

0

Kick In
1922-12-17

6

Sucker List
1941-07-26

5.8

Rio Rita
1942-03-11

The Top of New York

0

The Top of New York
1922-06-18

6.7

1-2-3-Go!
1941-04-26