Acting
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.
Filmography
December Flower
Film · 1984
Where's the Key?
Film · 1983
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Film · 1982
Pygmalion
Film · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Series · 1981
Shillingbury Tales
Series · 1981
Celebrity Playhouse
Series · 1981
Therese Raquin
Series · 1980
The London Connection
Film · 1979
Stevie
Film · 1978
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Series · 1977
The Blue Bird
Film · 1976
The Old Curiosity Shop
Film · 1975
Identikit
Film · 1974
O Lucky Man!
Film · 1973
Centre Play
Series · 1973
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Film · 1972
Home
Film · 1972
I Spy a Stranger
Film · 1972
Six Days of Justice
Series · 1972
The Games
Film · 1970
Poor Mother
Film · 1970
Fragment of Fear
Film · 1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Film · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Wicked Women
Series · 1970
The Bed Sitting Room
Film · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Film · 1968
Number Ten
Film · 1968
if....
Film · 1968
Two a Penny
Film · 1967
Casino Royale
Film · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
The Collector
Film · 1965
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Film · 1965
The Third Day
Film · 1965
One Way Pendulum
Film · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
Night Must Fall
Film · 1964
My Fair Lady
Film · 1964
Billy Liar
Film · 1963
Operation Stogie
Film · 1962
No Love for Johnnie
Film · 1961
The Brides of Dracula
Film · 1960
Count Your Blessings
Film · 1959
Knight Errant Limited
Series · 1959
Son of a Stranger
Film · 1958
A Cry from the Streets
Film · 1958
Stranger in Town
Film · 1957
The Good Companions
Film · 1957
Yield to the Night
Film · 1956
Circus Friends
Film · 1956
Loser Takes All
Film · 1956
Lost
Film · 1956
It's Great to be Young!
Film · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Cast a Dark Shadow
Film · 1955
John and Julie
Film · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
Doctor in the House
Film · 1954
Betrayed
Film · 1954
Monsieur Ripois
Film · 1954
To Dorothy, a Son
Film · 1954
The Million Pound Note
Film · 1954
Adventure in the Hopfields
Film · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Johnny on the Run
Film · 1953
The Gambler and the Lady
Film · 1952
Dark Interval
Film · 1950
Double Confession
Film · 1950
Probation Officer
Film · 1950
Once Upon a Dream
Film · 1949
Adam and Evelyne
Film · 1949
Maytime in Mayfair
Film · 1949
The Winslow Boy
Film · 1948