Margaret Wycherly

Margaret Wycherly

Known for

Acting

Born

October 26, 1881

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

June 6, 1956 (aged 74)

Biography

Margaret De Wolfe Wycherly (born Margaret De Wolfe, 26 October 1881 – 6 June 1956) was an English stage and film actress.[2] She spent many years in the United States and is best remembered for her Broadway roles and Hollywood character parts. On screen she played mother to Gary Cooper (Sergeant York) and James Cagney (White Heat).

Best known work

White Heat
White Heat
1949
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
1942
The Yearling
The Yearling
1946
Keeper of the Flame
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Crossroads
Crossroads
1942
Experiment Perilous
Experiment Perilous
1944
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
1947
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945

Filmography

  1. 1954

    Janet Dean, Registered NurseTV
  2. 1953

    The President's Lady

    as Mrs. Robards

  3. 1953

    That Man from Tangier

    as Mrs. Sanders

  4. 1953

    General Electric TheaterTV

    as Housekeeper (1 episode)

  5. 1951

  6. 1950

    Lux Video TheatreTV

    as Mrs. Dowey (1 episode), as Mrs. Murchison (1 episode)

  7. 1949

    White Heat

    as Ma Jarrett

  8. 1948

    Studio OneTV

    as Mrs. Page (1 episode)

  9. 1948

  10. 1948

  11. 1947

    Forever Amber

    as Mrs. Spong

  12. 1947

    Something in the Wind

    as Grandma Read

  13. 1946

    The Yearling

    as Ma Forrester

  14. 1945

    Johnny Angel

    as Miss Drumm

  15. 1944

    Experiment Perilous

    as Maggie, the Maid

  16. 1943

    Hangmen Also Die!

    as Ludmilla Novotny

  17. 1943

    Keeper of the Flame

    as Old Mrs. Forrest

  18. 1943

    The Moon Is Down

    as Mme. Sarah Orden

  19. 1943

    Assignment in Brittany

    as Mme. Henriette Corlay

  20. 1942

    Random Harvest

    as Mrs. Deventer

  21. 1942

    Crossroads

    as Madame Pelletier

  22. 1941

    Sergeant York

    as Mother York

  23. 1940

    Victory

    as Mrs. Schomberg

  24. 1934

    Midnight

    as Mrs. Weldon

  25. 1929

    The Thirteenth Chair

    as Madame Rosalie La Grange

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