Alma Taylor

Acting

Alma Taylor

Born
Died
(aged 79)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Credits
44 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia

Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.

Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place.

She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 44

YearTitleRole
TBA The Heart of a Fishergirl Film Susan
1958 A Night to Remember Film old woman who leaves her seat to a young mother on the lifeboat (uncredited)
1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Film Prince Bruno's Mother
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much Film Embassy Guest (uncredited)
1956 Lost Film Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)
1955 Stock Car Film Nurse Sprott
1954 Lilacs in the Spring Film 1st Woman
1936 Everybody Dance Film Rosemary Spurgeon
1935 Things Are Looking Up Film Schoolmistress
1932 Bachelor's Baby Film Aunt Mary
1931 Deadlock Film Mrs. Tring
1929 Die stärkere Macht Film
1929 The Hound of the Baskervilles Film Mrs. Barrymore
1928 A South Sea Bubble Film Mary Ottery
1927 Quinneys Film Susan Quinney
1927 The House of Marney Film
1924 The Shadow of Egypt Film Lilian Westcott
1923 Comin' Thro the Rye Film Helen Adair
1923 Mist in the Valley Film Margaret Yeoland/'Heather Moreland'
1921 Tansy Film Tansy Firle
1921 Dollars in Surrey Film
1921 The Narrow Valley Film Victoria
1920 Helen of Four Gates Film Helen
1920 Anna the Adventuress Film Anna / Annabel Pelissier
1919 Broken in the Wars Film Lady Dorothea
1918 The Leopard's Spots Film The Woman
1916 Molly Bawn Film Eleanor Massareene
1916 Annie Laurie Film Annie Laurie
1916 Comin' Thro' the Rye Film
1915 The Outrage Film
1914 The Basilisk Film
1914 Heart of Midlothian Film Madge Wildfire
1914 An Engagement of Convenience Film The Typist
1913 David Copperfield Film Dora Spenlow
1912 Oliver Twist Film Nancy
1912 Tilly in a Boarding House Film Tilly
1912 I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are Film
1912 Pygmalion and Galatea Film
1911 A Seaside Introduction Film The Girl
1911 Tilly and the Fire Engines Film Tilly
1911 Tilly's Party Film Tilly
1911 When Tilly's Uncle Flirted Film Tilly
1911 Are We Down-Hearted? Film
1910 Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor Film Tilly

Crew credits 1

YearTitleJob
1916 Annie Laurie Film Writer
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