Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1882-12-30

Day of Death

1974-07-22 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK

Also Known As

Ethel Louise Young

Mary Forbes

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913. She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in Britain and America before her appearances in Hollywood films. Two of her three children by her first marriage in the first quarter of 1904 to Ernest J. Taylor, Ralph and Dorothy Brenda, known as Brenda, were also actors. The middle child of the three, Phyllis Mary Taylor, was not in the acting business. Her second husband was British actor Charles Quartermaine, who married in 1925; the union ended in divorce. She married her third husband, Wesley Wall, an American businessman, in 1935; the couple remained married until her death in 1974. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1943, with one of her character references being Lucile Webster Gleason, actress and wife of actor James Gleason.

Known For

Acting

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as

Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)

Terror by Night

1946

Terror by Night

as

Lady Margaret Carstairs

Laddie

1935

Laddie

as

Mrs. Anna Pryor

Almost Married

1942

Almost Married

as

Mrs. Marvin

A Farewell to Arms

1932

A Farewell to Arms

as

Miss Van Campen

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as

Mrs. Bel-Goodie

The Awful Truth

1937

The Awful Truth

as

Mrs. Vance

Bombshell

1933

Bombshell

as

Mrs. Middleton

Les Misérables

1935

Les Misérables

as

Mlle. Baptiseme

Roberta

1935

Roberta

as

She Was a Lady

1934

She Was a Lady

as

Lady Diana Vane

Captain Blood

1935

Captain Blood

as

Mrs. Steed

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as

Lady Conyngham

British Agent

1934

British Agent

as

Lady Catherine Trehearne

Tender Comrade

1944

Tender Comrade

as

Jo's Mother (uncredited)

The Trespasser

1929

The Trespasser

as

Mrs. Ferguson

Outside These Walls

1939

Outside These Walls

as

Gertrude Bishop

Sunny Side Up

1929

Sunny Side Up

as

Mrs. Cromwell

Nothing But the Truth

1941

Nothing But the Truth

as

Mrs. Ralston

Rendezvous

1935

Rendezvous

as

Lady Cavendish (uncredited)

Les Miserables

1952

Les Miserables

as

Nun (uncredited)

Back Street

1941

Back Street

as

Mrs. Williams

The Thirteenth Chair

1929

The Thirteenth Chair

as

Lady Alice Crosby

Houseboat

1958

Houseboat

as

British Society Woman (uncredited)

The Man Who Came Back

1931

The Man Who Came Back

as

Mrs. Gaynes

East Is West

1930

East Is West

as

Mrs. Benson

Always Goodbye

1938

Always Goodbye

as

Aunt Martha Marshall

You Can't Buy Everything

1934

You Can't Buy Everything

as

Kate Farley

Lady on a Train

1945

Lady on a Train

as

Chances

1931

Chances

as

Mrs. Ingleside

The Sun Never Sets

1939

The Sun Never Sets

as

Mrs. Randolph

A Lost Lady

1934

A Lost Lady

as

Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)

The Woman's Portion

1918

The Woman's Portion

as

Lizzie

Two Tickets to London

1943

Two Tickets to London

as

Dame Dunne Hartley

Working Girls

1931

Working Girls

as

Mrs. Johnstone

Everybody Sing

1938

Everybody Sing

as

Miss Colvin

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

as

Mrs. Hanson

Outside of Paradise

1938

Outside of Paradise

as

Mrs. Stonewall

Strictly Unconventional

1930

Strictly Unconventional

as

Mrs. Anna Shenstone

Blind Date

1934

Blind Date

as

Mrs. Hartwell

Blame It on Love

1940

Blame It on Love

as

Mrs. Wadsworth

Ivy

1947

Ivy

as

Lady Crail (uncredited)

Risky Business

1939

Risky Business

as

Mrs. Jameson

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

Most Precious Thing in Life

as

Mrs. Kelsey

Women Who Win

1919

Women Who Win

as

Laddie

1940

Laddie

as

Mrs. Anna Pryor

The Life of the Party

1937

The Life of the Party

as

Mrs. Saunders

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

Two Heads on a Pillow

as

Mrs. Caroline Devonshire

Happiness Ahead

1934

Happiness Ahead

as

Mrs. Travis

The Devil to Pay!

1930

The Devil to Pay!

as

Mrs. Hope (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

as

Mrs. Gaynes

South of Suez

1940

South of Suez

as

Mrs. Putnam

The White Angel

1936

The White Angel

as

Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)

Born to Love

1931

Born to Love

as

The Duchess (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

1939

Fast and Loose

as

Mrs. Torrent

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

as

Mrs. Withers

These Glamour Girls

1939

These Glamour Girls

as

Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)

We Live Again

1934

We Live Again

as

Mrs. Kortchagin

The Perfect Gentleman

1935

The Perfect Gentleman

as

Lady Clyffe-Pembrook

Ninotchka

1939

Ninotchka

as

Lady Lavenham (uncredited)

Cavalcade

1933

Cavalcade

as

Duchess of Churt (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out

1947

The Judge Steps Out

as

Margaret (uncredited)

Women of Glamour

1937

Women of Glamour

as

Mrs. Stark

Another Dawn

1937

Another Dawn

as

Mrs. Lydia Benton

Shock

1934

Shock

as

Lady Heatherly

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

All This, and Heaven Too

as

Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)

The Silent Witness

1932

The Silent Witness

as

Lady Howard

The Brat

1931

The Brat

as

Mrs. Forester

It Had to Be You

1947

It Had to Be You

as

Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)

Florian

1940

Florian

as

Grandmother

Dangerous Blondes

1943

Dangerous Blondes

as

Isabel Fleming (uncredited)

Klondike Fury

1942

Klondike Fury

as

Mrs. Langton

Wee Willie Winkie

1937

Wee Willie Winkie

as

Mrs. MacMonachie

Wedding Present

1936

Wedding Present

as

Mrs. Dodacker

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

as

Queen Mother Elena

Cigarette Girl

1947

Cigarette Girl

as

Mrs. Halstead

Vanity Fair

1932

Vanity Fair

as

Mrs. Sedley

I Stole a Million

1939

I Stole a Million

as

Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)

Twin Beds

1942

Twin Beds

as

The Great Impersonation

1942

The Great Impersonation

as

Lady Leslie Clayfair

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

The Widow from Monte Carlo

as

Lady Holloway

Stranded

1935

Stranded

as

Grace Dean (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as

Lady Agatha

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

1938

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

as

Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as

Mrs. Pettibone

So This Is London

1930

So This Is London

as

Lady Worthing

Jane Eyre

1943

Jane Eyre

as

Mrs. Eshton

Mr. Lucky

1943

Mr. Lucky

as

War Relief Worker (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris

1938

The Rage of Paris

as

Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)

The Exile

1947

The Exile

as

Second Court Lady

Stage Door

1937

Stage Door

as

Cast of Stage Play

Abraham Lincoln

1930

Abraham Lincoln

as

Actress (uncredited)

Anna Karenina

1935

Anna Karenina

as

I'll Remember April

1945

I'll Remember April

as

Mrs. Barrington

Private Affairs

1940

Private Affairs

as

Mrs. Stanley

Her Private Life

1929

Her Private Life

as

Ladu Wildering

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

as

Aunt Martha

This Above All

1942

This Above All

as

Vicar's Wife

One Hundred Men and a Girl

1937

One Hundred Men and a Girl

as

Concert Hall Patron

Dizzy Dames

1935

Dizzy Dames

as

Mrs. Stokes

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

as

Lady Hilda (uncredited)

Holiday

1930

Holiday

as

Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)

Sadie McKee

1934

Sadie McKee

as

Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)

The Lady Clare

1919

The Lady Clare

as

Lady Julia Medwin

The Black Arrow

1948

The Black Arrow

as

Nun (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mrs. Herbert Winthrop

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Mrs. Merton

Production

Crew

Directing