Mona Washbourne
Age: 84 | From: Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1903-11-27 07:40:08
Death: 1988-11-15 07:40:08
Aliases: Mona Lee Washbourne
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the matron in the film If.... (1968). She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978). In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease. Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940. She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.
Most Famous Work
Brideshead Revisited
(1981) Nanny Hawkins
if....
(1968) Matron
The Collector
(1965) Aunt Annie
The Brides of Dracula
(1960) Helga Lang
The Blue Bird
(1976) Grandmother
Cast a Dark Shadow
(1955) Monica Bare
Fragment of Fear
(1970) Mrs. Gray
The Winslow Boy
(1948) Miss BarnesActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Mary Grey | |
| 1982 | Queen Mother | |
| 1981 | Nanny Hawkins | |
| Mrs. Pearce | ||
| 1980 | Madame Raquin | |
| 1979 | Aunt Lydia | |
| 1978 | Aunt | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| 1976 | Grandmother | |
| 1975 | Mrs. Jarley | |
| 1974 | Mrs. Helen Fiedke | |
| 1973 | Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett | |
| 1972 | Gran Alice Tallent | |
| Kathleen | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Mrs. Gray | ||
| Mrs. Hayes | ||
| 1969 | Mother | |
| 1968 | Matron | |
| Mrs. Brown | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Tea Lady (uncredited) | ||
| 1965 | Catherine Parsons | |
| Aunt Annie | ||
| Aunt Lil | ||
| Aunt Mildred | ||
| 1964 | Mrs. Pearce | |
| Mrs. Bramson | ||
| 1963 | Alice Fisher | |
| 1960 | Helga Lang | |
| 1959 | Nanny | |
| 1958 | Mrs. Daniels | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Agnes Smith | |
| Mrs. Joe | ||
| 1956 | N/A | |
| Miss Linstead | ||
| Nurse (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Thomas, landlady | ||
| Librarian (Uncredited) | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Monica Bare | ||
| 1954 | Midwife Appleby | |
| Mrs. McBain | ||
| Midwifery Sister (uncredited) | ||
| Mum with Pram | ||
| 1953 | Mrs MacGregor | |
| 1952 | Miss Minter | |
| 1950 | N/A | |
| Fussy Mother | ||
| Mrs. Mead | ||
| 1949 | Mrs. Salop - Lady Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Lady Levenson | ||
| Vicar's Wife | ||
| 1948 | Miss Barnes | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
