Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Known for

Acting

Born

October 30, 1879

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

September 26, 1961 (aged 81)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston, 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress in the 1930s and 1940s.

Malyon was born in London in 1879. Her mother, Agnes Thomas, was also an actress. Malyon specialised in playing stern schoolteachers, maids, nurses, nuns, governesses and spinsters, usually in melodramas, historical dramas and thrillers.

Best known work

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
1942
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter
1936
Going My Way
Going My Way
1944
Camille
Camille
1936
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1943
Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire
1935
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1941

Filmography

  1. 1948

    The Challenge

    as Kitty Fyffe

  2. 1946

    The Secret Heart

    as Miss Hunter

  3. 1946

    She-Wolf of London

    as Hannah, the Housekeeper

  4. 1946

    Devotion

    as Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)

  5. 1945

    Paris Underground

    as Madame Martin

  6. 1945

    Scared Stiff

    as Mrs. Cooke

  7. 1945

    Son of Lassie

    as Washwoman

  8. 1945

  9. 1944

    The Seventh Cross

    as Fraulein Bachmann

  10. 1944

    Going My Way

    as Mrs. Carmody

  11. 1943

    Jane Eyre

    as Mrs. Skatcher

  12. 1943

  13. 1943

    Above Suspicion

    as Walmer Hotel Proprietess (Uncredited)

  14. 1943

    Shadow of a Doubt

    as Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)

  15. 1942

    The Undying Monster

    as Mrs. Walton (uncredited)

  16. 1942

    I Married a Witch

    as Tabitha Wooley (uncredited)

  17. 1942

  18. 1942

    The Man in the Trunk

    as Abbie Addison

  19. 1942

    You're Telling Me

    as Mrs. Appleby

  20. 1941

    Hit the Road

    as Cathy Crookshank

  21. 1941

    Man Hunt

    as Postmistress

  22. 1941

  23. 1941

    Arkansas Judge

    as Mrs. Smithers

  24. 1940

    Flowing Gold

    as Cashier (uncredited)

  25. 1940

    Foreign Correspondent

    as College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)

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