Lucile Watson
Canadian actress (1879–1962)
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Lucile Watson (May 27, 1879 – June 24, 1962) was a Canadian actress, long based in the United States. She was "famous for her roles of formidable dowagers."[1]
BornMay 27, 1879
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 24, 1962 (aged 83)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1902–1954
Lucile Watson | |
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 Watson in 1953 | |
| Born | May 27, 1879 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 24, 1962 (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1902–1954 |
Early years
Career
Watson was primarily a stage actress, appearing in 39 Broadway plays.[3]
In perhaps her most acclaimed performance, Watson portrayed Fanny Farrelly in playwright Lillian Hellman's anti-fascist dramatic stage play Watch on the Rhine on Broadway in 1941, starring Paul Lukas.[4] Two years later in Hollywood, she and Lukas reprised their roles in the film adaptation,[5] for which Watson received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[6]
Death
Watson died on June 24, 1962.[7]
Broadway roles
- His Bridal Night (1916) as Julie
- No More Ladies (1934) as Mrs. Fanny Townsend
- Watch on the Rhine (1941) as Fanny Farrelly[8]
- The Bat (1953) as Cornelia Van Gorder
Partial filmography
- The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) as Actress Backstage (uncredited)
- What Every Woman Knows (1934) as La Contessa la Brierre
- The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) as Lady Emily
- The Garden of Allah (1936) as Mother Superior Josephine
- A Woman Rebels (1936) as Betty Bumble
- Three Smart Girls (1936) as Martha
- The Young in Heart (1938) as Mrs. Jennings
- Sweethearts (1938) as Mrs. Marlowe
- Made for Each Other (1939) as Mrs. Harriet Mason
- The Women (1939) as Mrs. Morehead
- Waterloo Bridge (1940) as Lady Margaret Cronin
- Florian (1940) as Countess
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) as Mrs. Custer
- Rage in Heaven (1941) as Mrs. Monrell
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Mrs. Archer
- The Great Lie (1941) as Aunt Ada
- Model Wife (1941) as J.J. Benson
- Watch on the Rhine (1943) as Fanny Farrelly
- Uncertain Glory (1944) as Mme. Maret
- Till We Meet Again (1944) as Mother Superior
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) as Mrs. Charles
- Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) as Aunt Jessica Hamilton
- My Reputation (1946) as Mrs. Mary Kimball
- Never Say Goodbye (1946) as Mrs. Hamilton
- Song of the South (1946) as Grandmother
- The Razor's Edge (1946) as Louisa Bradley
- Ivy (1947) as Mrs. Gretorex
- The Emperor Waltz (1948) as Princess Bitotska
- Julia Misbehaves (1948) as Mrs. Packett
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) as Aunt Cornelia Farley
- Little Women (1949) as Aunt March
- Everybody Does It (1949) as Mrs. Blair
- Let's Dance (1950) as Serena Everett
- Harriet Craig (1950) as Celia Fenwick
- My Forbidden Past (1951) as Aunt Eula Beaurevel
