May McAvoy (8 de setembro de 1899 - 26 de abril de 1984 )[ 1] atriz americana que trabalhou principalmente na era do cinema mudo. Alguns de seus principais papéis são Laura Pennington em "The Enchanted Cottage ", Esther em "Ben-Hur " e Mary Dale em "The Jazz Singer "
Carreira
McAvoy apareceu em seu primeiro filme ("Hate") em 1917.[ 2]
Após atuar em mais de três duzias de filmes, McAvoy co-estrelou com Ramón Novarro e Francis X. Bushman a produção de "Ben-Hu r", dirigida por Fred Niblo em 1925, lançada pela MGM . O filme foi uma das produções mais luxuosas e espetaculares da era do cinema mudo.
Embora sua voz não tenha sido ouvida em "The Jazz Singer ", ela falou em vários outros filmes, incluindo "The Terror" lançado pela Warner Brothers , dirigido por Roy Del Ruth e co-estrelado por Conrad Nagel .
Durante anos circulou um boato de que McAvoy se retirou das telas na transição para os filmes falados devido a um problema de fala.. Na verdade, ela se casou com o tesoureiro da United Artists , que pediu para que ela parasse de trabalhar.
Posteriormente ela retornou às telas e atuou em pequenos papéis durante as décadas de 1940 e 1950, fazendo sua aparição final em uma pequena parte na versão de 1959 de "Ben-Hur".Mais tarde, ela voltou aos filmes e desempenhou pequenos papéis durante as décadas de 1940 e 1950 sem créditos, fazendo sua aparição final em uma pequena parte da versão de 1959 de Ben-Hur .
Vida pessoal
McAvoy casou-se com Maurice Cleary em 26 de junho de 1929,[ 3] [ 1] [ 4]
Morte
McAvoy morreu em 26 de abril de 1984, aos 84 anos, após de complicações cardíacas.[ 2] Holy Cross, em Culver City, Califórnia .[ 1]
Por sua contribuição à indústria cinematográfica, May McAvoy recebeu uma estrela na Calçada da Fama de Hollywood, em Vine Street 1731.[ 5]
Filmografia
McAvoy como Esther em Ben-Hur Cinema Mudo
Hate (1917) as May GarvanTo Hell with the Kaiser! A Perfect Lady (1918) as Claire HigginsI'll Say So (1918) as Minor Role (uncredited)Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Extant ) as Australy WiggsThe Woman Under Oath Love Wins (1919)The Way of a Woman (1919) as Grace LeeMy Husband's Other Wife The Sporting Duchess Man and His Woman (1920) as Eve CartierThe House of the Tolling Bell The Forbidden Valley (1920) as Morning GloryThe Devil's Garden The Truth About Husbands Extant ; Library of Congress)Sentimental Tommy Lost ) as GrizelA Private Scandal Everything for Sale Morals Extant ) as CarlottaA Virginia Courtship A Homespun Vamp Through a Glass Window The Top of New York A Trip to Paramountown Extant ) as HerselfClarence Lost ) as Cora WheelerKick In Extant ) as MyrtleGrumpy Extant ) as Virginia BullivantOnly 38 Her Reputation Hollywood Lost )West of the Water Tower Lost ) as Bee ChewThe Enchanted Cottage Extant ; Library of Congress) as Laura PenningtonThe Bedroom Window Extant ; Library of Congress) as Ruth MartinTarnish Extant ; George Eastman) as Letitia TevisThree Women Extant ) as Jeannie WiltonMarried Flirts The Mad Whirl Extant ; Library of Congress) as Cathleen GillisTessie Lost ) as TessieBen-Hur Extant ) as EstherLady Windermere's Fan Extant ) as Lady WindermereCalf-Love (1926, Short)The Road to Glory Lost ) as Judith AllenMy Old Dutch Extant ) as Sal GrattonThe Passionate Quest Lost ; fragment Library of Congress) as Rosina VonetThe Savage Lost ) as Ysabel AtwaterThe Fire Brigade Extant ) as Helen CorwinMatinee Ladies Lost ) as Sallie SmithIrish Hearts Lost ) as Sheila
Com Al Jolson em The Jazz Singer Cinema Falado
Slightly Used (1927 Vitaphone / Warner Brothers) (*Lost ; first of McAvoy's films with Vitaphone track of effects and music) as Cynthia MartinThe Jazz Singer Extant ) as Mary DaleA Reno Divorce Lost' ) as CarlaIf I Were Single The Little Snob Lost ) as May BanksSunny California (1928, Short)The Lion and the Mouse Extant ) as Shirley RossCaught in the Fog Extant ; 35mm British Film Institute per IMDb ) The GirlThe Terror Extant ) as Olga RedmayneStolen Kisses Lost ) as May LambertNo Defense Lost ) as Ruth HarperTwo Girls on Broadway The New Pupil The Phantom Raiders (1940) as Middle Telephone Operator (uncredited)Dulcy (1940) as Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)Third Finger, Left Hand Whispers (1941, Short) as Gossip (uncredited)1-2-3 Go! (1941, Short) as Miss Jones, nurseLove Crazy The Getaway Ringside Maisie Main Street on the March! Born to Sing (1942) (uncredited)Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942, Short) as Wife (uncredited)Assignment in Brittany My Tomato (1943, Short) as Gidge's Customer (uncredited)Two Girls and a Sailor Movie Pests (1944, *short) as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)Barbary Coast Gent Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) as Minor Role (uncredited)Till the Clouds Roll By The Romance of Rosy Ridge The Unfinished Dance (1947) as Ronsell's Secretary (uncredited)A Date with Judy Luxury Liner The Yellow Cab Man Mystery Street Watch the Birdie The Bad and the Beautiful Executive Suite The Tender Trap Ransom! The Wings of Eagles Designing Woman Gun Glory Jailhouse Rock Ben-Hur
