Person Details
Birthday: 1895-01-03 23:24:11
Death: 1974-01-23 23:24:11
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 21
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place. She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.
Most Famous Work
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956) Box Office Woman (uncredited)Lost
(1956) Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)Stock Car
(1955) Nurse SprottThe Hound of the Baskervilles
(1929) Mrs. BarrymoreBroken in the Wars
(1919) Lady DorotheaDeadlock
(1931) Mrs. TringOliver Twist
(1912) NancyEverybody Dance
(1936) Rosemary SpurgeonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1957 | Prince Bruno's Mother | |
1956 | Box Office Woman (uncredited) | |
Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited) | ||
1955 | Nurse Sprott | |
1954 | 1st Woman | |
1936 | Rosemary Spurgeon | |
1935 | Schoolmistress | |
1932 | Aunt Mary | |
1931 | Mrs. Tring | |
1929 | N/A | |
Mrs. Barrymore | ||
1928 | Mary Ottery | |
1927 | Susan Quinney | |
N/A | ||
1924 | Lilian Westcott | |
1923 | Helen Adair | |
Margaret Yeoland/'Heather Moreland' | ||
1921 | Tansy Firle | |
N/A | ||
1920 | Helen | |
Anna / Annabel Pelissier | ||
1919 | Lady Dorothea | |
1918 | The Woman | |
1916 | Annie Laurie | |
N/A | ||
1915 | N/A | |
1914 | N/A | |
The Typist | ||
1913 | Dora Spenlow | |
1912 | Nancy | |
Tilly | ||
N/A | ||
1911 | The Girl | |
Tilly | ||
Tilly | ||
Tilly | ||
N/A | ||
1910 | Tilly | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1916 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |