Grayce Hampton

Grayce Hampton
Born28 March 1876
Devon, United Kingdom
Died20 December 1963 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesGrace Hampton
OccupationActress
Years active1916–1953 (film)
SpouseCharles Dodsworth

Grayce Hampton (28 March 1876 – 20 December 1963) was a British film and stage actress. Her name was often seen as Grace Hampton.[1]

Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to Augustus Harris, who arranged for her to perform in one of his productions. After that, she acted in other Harris productions at the Drury Lane Theater in London.[2]

Hampton emigrated to the United States with Henry Irving's production of Robespierre.[2] She found work on Broadway and then in Hollywood as a film actress in generally character roles such as the 1932 comedy The Unexpected Father.[3]

Broadway plays in which Hampton appeared included Suspect (1940), Point Valaine (1935), Her Majesty the Widow (1934), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1926), Easy Virtue (1925), Antony and Cleopatra (1924), Pelleas and Melisande (1923), Romeo and Juliet (1923), Malvaloca (1922), and Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox (1920).[4]

Hampton performed in vaudeville with Otis Skinner.[2]

Hampton was married to English comedian Charles Dodsworth.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1916 The Pursuing Vengeance Countess Simone
1930 The Bat Whispers Miss Cornelia van Gorder
1931 Ex-Bad Boy Mrs. Simmons
1931 Broadminded Aunt Polly
1932 The Unexpected Father Mrs. Smythe
1932 Stepping Sisters Mrs. Donaldston Uncredited
1932 Almost Married Aunt Mathilda Uncredited
1933 Looking Forward Woman Buying Dog Basket Uncredited
1935 Gigolette Mrs. Emerson
1936 Piccadilly Jim Mrs. Brede
1937 Souls at Sea Old Knitting Woman Uncredited
1939 The Women Dowager in Powder Room Uncredited
1939 Rio Minor Role Uncredited
1941 The Shanghai Gesture The Social Leader
1943 Heaven Can Wait Albert's Mother Uncredited
1944 Standing Room Only Guest at Ritchie Home Uncredited
1944 Ministry of Fear Lady with Floppy Hat Uncredited
1944 Abroad with Two Yanks Stuart's Party Guest Uncredited
1944 Three Sisters of the Moors Martha Short
1944 Nothing but Trouble Mrs. Herkheimer Uncredited
1944 The Suspect Margaret Uncredited
1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy Mrs. Chudduster Uncredited
1945 Confidential Agent Woman on Road Uncredited
1945 Hold That Blonde Mrs. Case Uncredited
1946 Johnny Comes Flying Home Mrs. Bixler Uncredited
1946 Without Reservations Lois Uncredited
1946 Lady Luck Woman in Bookshop Uncredited
1947 Love and Learn Mrs. Bronson Uncredited
1947 Fun on a Weekend Hotel Stenographer Uncredited
1947 Down to Earth Dowager Uncredited
1947 The Exile First Court Lady
1948 Sitting Pretty Mrs. Appleton Uncredited
1948 April Showers Dowager Uncredited
1948 Silver River Woman Uncredited
1948 The Snake Pit Inmate Countess
1948 Trouble Preferred Mrs. McGinnis - Landlady Uncredited
1949 A Kiss in the Dark Mrs. Stuyvedant Uncredited
1949 Anna Lucasta Queenie Uncredited
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach Party Guest Uncredited
1949 Bride for Sale Harriet Jonathan Uncredited
1950 Kill the Umpire Dowager Uncredited
1950 Caged Woman Uncredited
1950 Love That Brute Dowager Uncredited
1950 Harvey Mrs. Strickleberger Uncredited
1951 The Mating Season Mrs. Fahnstock
1953 Forever Female Olga O'Brien Uncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "About Grace Hampton". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 10 April 1927. p. 66. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Stumpf, Charles (2010). ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 136.
  4. ^ "Grace Hampton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.