Mona Washbourne
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1984 · December Flower as Mary Grey
- 1982 · Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story as Queen Mother
- 1981 · Pygmalion as Mrs. Pearce
- 1981 · Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins
- 1980 · Thérèse Raquin as Madame Raquin
- 1979 · The London Connection as Aunt Lydia
- 1978 · Stevie as Aunt
- 1977 · The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as
- 1976 · The Blue Bird as Grandmother
- 1975 · The Old Curiosity Shop as Mrs. Jarley
- 1974 · Identikit as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
- 1973 · O Lucky Man! as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
- 1972 · I Spy a Stranger as Mrs. Hudson
- 1972 · What Became of Jack and Jill? as Gran Alice Tallent
- 1972 · Home as Kathleen
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · Poor Mother as Sister
- 1970 · Fragment of Fear as Mrs. Gray
- 1970 · The Games as Mrs. Hayes
- 1969 · The Bed Sitting Room as Mother
- 1968 · if.... as Matron
- 1968 · Number Ten as Julia Pryton
- 1968 · Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter as Mrs. Brown
- 1967 · Two A Penny as
- 1967 · Casino Royale as Tea Lady (uncredited)
- 1965 · The Third Day as Catherine Parsons
- 1965 · The Collector as Aunt Annie
- 1965 · Ferry Cross the Mersey as Aunt Lil
- 1965 · One Way Pendulum as Aunt Mildred
- 1964 · My Fair Lady as Mrs. Pearce
- 1964 · Night Must Fall as Mrs. Bramson
- 1963 · Billy Liar as Alice Fisher
- 1960 · The Brides of Dracula as Helga Lang
- 1959 · Count Your Blessings as Nanny
- 1958 · A Cry from the Streets as Mrs. Daniels
- 1958 · Son of a Stranger as
- 1957 · Stranger in Town as Agnes Smith
- 1957 · The Good Companions as Mrs. Joe
- 1956 · It's Great to be Young! as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
- 1956 · Circus Friends as Miss Linstead
- 1956 · Loser Takes All as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1956 · Yield to the Night as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
- 1956 · Lost as Librarian (Uncredited)
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Cast a Dark Shadow as Monica Bare
- 1954 · To Dorothy, a Son as Midwife Appleby
- 1954 · Monsieur Ripois as Landlady
- 1954 · Betrayed as Waitress (uncredited)
- 1954 · Adventure in the Hopfields as Mrs. McBain
- 1954 · Doctor in the House as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Million Pound Note as Mum with Pram
- 1953 · Johnny on the Run as Mrs MacGregor
- 1952 · The Gambler and the Lady as Miss Minter
- 1950 · Probation Officer as Mrs. Mead
- 1950 · Dark Interval as
- 1950 · Double Confession as Fussy Mother
- 1949 · Adam and Evelyne as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
- 1949 · Maytime in Mayfair as Lady Levenson
- 1949 · Once Upon a Dream as Vicar's Wife
- 1948 · The Winslow Boy as Miss Barnes