Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Known for

Acting

Born

September 24, 1878

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

May 1, 1951 (aged 72)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 Chau...

Best known work

Stagecoach
Stagecoach
1939
Fury
Fury
1936
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
1942
Design for Living
Design for Living
1933
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
1937
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels
1930
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932

Filmography

  1. 1964

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    as Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1947

  3. 1947

    The Sea of Grass

    as Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)

  4. 1946

    Big Town

    as Miss Lovelace (uncredited)

  5. 1946

    The Missing Lady

    as Miss Millie

  6. 1946

    Two Sisters from Boston

    as Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

  7. 1945

  8. 1944

  9. 1944

    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

    as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

  10. 1944

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

  11. 1943

    The Unknown Guest

    as Martha Williams

  12. 1942

    I Married a Witch

    as Harriet Wooley (uncredited)

  13. 1942

    Apache Trail

    as Passenger (uncredited)

  14. 1942

  15. 1942

    Obliging Young Lady

    as Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)

  16. 1941

    Three Girls About Town

    as Casket Customer

  17. 1941

  18. 1940

    The Bank Dick

    as Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)

  19. 1940

    Little Men

    as Head of Orphanage

  20. 1940

    Young People

    as Righteous Old Lady (uncredited)

  21. 1940

    Lucky Partners

    as Women's Club President (uncredited)

  22. 1940

    Those Were the Days!

    as Mrs. Moffett

  23. 1939

    What a Life

    as Miss Eggleston

  24. 1939

    Some Like It Hot

    as Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)

  25. 1939

    Union Pacific

    as Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)

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