The Resume

(June 19, 1865-May 29, 1948)
Born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Birth name was Mary Whitty
Appeared in the films 'Enoch Arden' (1914), 'The Little Minister' (1915), 'Night Must Fall' (1937), 'Conquest' (1938), 'The Lady Vanishes' (1938), 'A Bill of Divorcement' (1940), 'Suspicion' (1941), 'Mrs. Miniver' (1942), 'Forever and a Day' (1943), 'Lassie Come Home' (1943), 'Madame Curie' (1943), 'Gaslight' (1944), 'The White Cliffs of Dover' (1944) and 'The Return of October' (1948)
Appeared on Broadway in 'Irene Wycherley' (1908), 'There's Always Juliet' (1922), 'Night Must Fall' (1936), 'Romeo and Juliet' (1940), 'The Trojan Women' (1941) and 'Therese' (1945)

Why she might be annoying:

She claimed that becoming a follower of Christian Science cured her of depression and migraines.
She complained that producers would only let her play 'old beasts.'
She settled permanently in the US but never became an American citizen.
Back before acting Dames like Judi Dench and Helen Mirren were common, many in Hollywood thought 'Dame' was her first name.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her first child, a son, died at birth.
She was the first actress named a Dame Commander of the British Empire (1918), to honor her charity work during World War I.
She was twice nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for 'Night Must Fall' and 'Mrs. Miniver.'
She quipped, 'I've got everything Betty Grable has. I've just had it longer.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Born on Juneteenth [June 19] (Ranked: 1865)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 59]
• Dames
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I am a Christian Scientist
• I am from Liverpool
• I Died in 1948 (Ranked: 82)
• I Get Migraines
• I Outlived My Child
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Anxiety]
• Profiles 37001-37250 (Ranked: 37140)
• Stage Door Canteen [1943]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying