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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 27, 1903
Died
November 15, 1988
Place of Birth
Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Mona Lee Washbourne
- Мона Уошборн
Mona Washbourne
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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
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Mary Grey
December Flower
1984
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Queen Mother
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
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Mrs. Pearce
Pygmalion
1981
7.9
Nanny Hawkins
Brideshead Revisited
1981
5.9
Madame Raquin
Therese Raquin
1980
7.8
Aunt Lydia
The London Connection
1979
6.9
Aunt
Stevie
1978
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The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
5.3
Grandmother
The Blue Bird
1976
4.5
Mrs. Jarley
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
Credits
December Flower
as Mary Grey
1984
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Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Queen Mother
1982
3.7
Pygmalion
as Mrs. Pearce
1981
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Brideshead Revisited
as Nanny Hawkins
1981
7.9
Therese Raquin
as Madame Raquin
1980
5.9
The London Connection
as Aunt Lydia
1979
7.8
Stevie
as Aunt
1978
6.9
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
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The Blue Bird
as Grandmother
1976
5.3
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mrs. Jarley
1975
4.5
Identikit
as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
1974
6.5
O Lucky Man!
as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
1973
6.9
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I Spy a Stranger
as Mrs. Hudson
1972
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What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Gran Alice Tallent
1972
4.6
Home
as Kathleen
1972
7.8
Play for Today
1970
6.3
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Poor Mother
as Sister
1970
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Fragment of Fear
as Mrs. Gray
1970
5.9
The Games
as Mrs. Hayes
1970
7.1
The Bed Sitting Room
as Mother
1969
5.9
if....
as Matron
1968
7.1
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Number Ten
as Julia Pryton
1968
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
as Mrs. Brown
1968
4.5
Two A Penny
1967
1.5
Casino Royale
as Tea Lady (uncredited)
1967
5.2
The Third Day
as Catherine Parsons
1965
5.8
The Collector
as Aunt Annie
1965
7.3
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Aunt Lil
1965
6.1
One Way Pendulum
as Aunt Mildred
1965
5.5
My Fair Lady
as Mrs. Pearce
1964
7.5
Night Must Fall
as Mrs. Bramson
1964
6.5
Billy Liar
as Alice Fisher
1963
6.9
Operation Stogie
as Lady Cormorant
1962
2.0
The Brides of Dracula
as Helga Lang
1960
6.7
Count Your Blessings
as Nanny
1959
4.2
A Cry from the Streets
as Mrs. Daniels
1958
7.2
Son of a Stranger
1958
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Stranger in Town
as Agnes Smith
1957
6.5
The Good Companions
as Mrs. Joe
1957
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It's Great to be Young!
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
1956
6.2
Circus Friends
as Miss Linstead
1956
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Loser Takes All
as Nurse (uncredited)
1956
5.4
Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
1956
7.0
Lost
as Librarian
1956
7.0
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
Cast a Dark Shadow
as Monica Bare
1955
6.4
To Dorothy, a Son
as Midwife Appleby
1954
5.6
Monsieur Ripois
as Landlady
1954
6.1
Betrayed
as Waitress (uncredited)
1954
5.7
Adventure in the Hopfields
as Mrs. McBain
1954
7.0
Doctor in the House
as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
1954
6.5
The Million Pound Note
as Mum with Pram
1954
6.8
Johnny on the Run
as Mrs MacGregor
1953
7.5
The Gambler and the Lady
as Miss Minter
1952
5.2
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Probation Officer
as Mrs. Mead
1950
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Dark Interval
1950
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Double Confession
as Fussy Mother
1950
6.1
Adam and Evelyne
as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
1949
6.6
Maytime in Mayfair
as Lady Levenson
1949
5.3
Once Upon a Dream
as Vicar's Wife
1949
6.0
The Winslow Boy
as Miss Barnes
1948
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