Mona Washbourne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1903
- Died
- November 15, 1988 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
December Flower
Movie · as Mary Grey
Where's the Key?
Movie · as Mother
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Movie · as Queen Mother
Pygmalion
Movie · as Mrs. Pearce
Brideshead Revisited
TV · as Nanny Hawkins · 4 eps
Shillingbury Tales
TV · as Marjorie Cavendish · 1 ep
Celebrity Playhouse
TV · as Mrs Pearce · 1 ep
Therese Raquin
TV · as Madame Raquin · 3 eps
The London Connection
Movie · as Aunt Lydia
Stevie
Movie · as Aunt
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV · as Ethel Duckworth · 1 ep
The Blue Bird
Movie · as Grandmother
The Old Curiosity Shop
Movie · as Mrs. Jarley
Identikit
Movie · as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
O Lucky Man!
Movie · as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
Centre Play
TV · as Hilda · 1 ep
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Movie · as Gran Alice Tallent
Home
Movie · as Kathleen
I Spy a Stranger
Movie · as Mrs. Hudson
Six Days of Justice
TV · as Chairman of the Bench · 1 ep
The Games
Movie · as Mrs. Hayes
Poor Mother
Movie · as Sister
Fragment of Fear
Movie · as Mrs. Gray
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Movie · as Mrs. Jarley
Play for Today
TV · 1 ep
Wicked Women
TV · as Mama · 1 ep
The Bed Sitting Room
Movie · as Mother
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Fumble · 1 ep
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Movie · as Mrs. Brown
Number Ten
Movie · as Julia Pryton
if....
Movie · as Matron
Two a Penny
Movie
Casino Royale
Movie · as Tea Lady (uncredited)
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Julia Pyrton, Mary · 1 ep
The Collector
Movie · as Aunt Annie
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Movie · as Aunt Lil
The Third Day
Movie · as Catherine Parsons
One Way Pendulum
Movie · as Aunt Mildred
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Hudson · 1 ep
Night Must Fall
Movie · as Mrs. Bramson
My Fair Lady
Movie · as Mrs. Pearce
Billy Liar
Movie · as Alice Fisher
Operation Stogie
Movie · as Lady Cormorant
No Love for Johnnie
Movie · as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
The Brides of Dracula
Movie · as Helga Lang
Count Your Blessings
Movie · as Nanny
Knight Errant Limited
TV · as Miss Mathilda Lawson-Hardy · 1 ep
Son of a Stranger
Movie
A Cry from the Streets
Movie · as Mrs. Daniels
Stranger in Town
Movie · as Agnes Smith
The Good Companions
Movie · as Mrs. Joe
Yield to the Night
Movie · as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
Circus Friends
Movie · as Miss Linstead
Loser Takes All
Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)
Lost
Movie · as Librarian
It's Great to be Young!
Movie · as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Harriet · 1 ep
Cast a Dark Shadow
Movie · as Monica Bare
John and Julie
Movie · as Miss Rendlesham
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Doctor in the House
Movie · as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
Betrayed
Movie · as Waitress (uncredited)
Monsieur Ripois
Movie · as Landlady
To Dorothy, a Son
Movie · as Midwife Appleby
The Million Pound Note
Movie · as Mum with Pram
Adventure in the Hopfields
Movie · as Mrs. McBain
Child's Play
Movie · as Miss Goslett
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Aunt Lydia · 1 ep
Johnny on the Run
Movie · as Mrs MacGregor
The Gambler and the Lady
Movie · as Miss Minter
Dark Interval
Movie
Double Confession
Movie · as Fussy Mother
Probation Officer
Movie · as Mrs. Mead
Once Upon a Dream
Movie · as Vicar's Wife
Adam and Evelyne
Movie · as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
Maytime in Mayfair
Movie · as Lady Levenson
The Winslow Boy
Movie · as Miss Barnes