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Nora Cecil(1878-1951)

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Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil was born on 26 September 1878 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Street Scene (1931), Seven Days Leave (1930) and Midnight Faces (1926). She died on 1 May 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 26, 1878
DiedMay 1, 1951(72)
BornSeptember 26, 1878
DiedMay 1, 1951(72)
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Known for

William Collier Jr. and Sylvia Sidney in Street Scene (1931)
Street Scene
7.6
  • Alice Simpson
  • 1931
Gary Cooper in Seven Days Leave (1930)
Seven Days Leave
6.6
  • Amelia Twymley
  • 1930
Kathryn McGuire in Midnight Faces (1926)
Midnight Faces
5.2
  • Mrs. Hart
  • 1926
Dorothy Devore and Matt Moore in His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
  • Countess Casanova
  • 1925

Credits

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Actress

  • Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
    Mourning Becomes Electra
    6.3
    • Louisa Ames
    • 1947
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Walker in The Sea of Grass (1947)
    The Sea of Grass
    6.3
    • Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Van Johnson, Xavier Cugat, Pat Kirkwood, Guy Lombardo, and Keenan Wynn in No Leave, No Love (1946)
    No Leave, No Love
    5.8
    • Indignant Onlooker at Hotel Desk (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, and Phillip Reed in Big Town (1946)
    Big Town
    5.2
    • Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Claire Carleton, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Dorothea Kent, Barbara Read, Kane Richmond, and Anthony Warde in The Missing Lady (1946)
    The Missing Lady
    5.4
    • Miss Millie
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Richard Crane, Faye Marlowe, Charles Russell, and Martha Stewart in Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
    Johnny Comes Flying Home
    7.0
    • Bank Customer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and The Goldwyn Girls in The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
    The Kid from Brooklyn
    6.5
    • Woman in Window (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Ralph Bellamy, Deanna Durbin, Dan Duryea, Edward Everett Horton, David Bruce, and Allen Jenkins in Lady on a Train (1945)
    Lady on a Train
    6.7
    • Woman with Umbrella and Radio (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Roddy McDowall, Gracie Fields, and Monty Woolley in Molly and Me (1945)
    Molly and Me
    6.8
    • Clerk at Domestic Service Agency (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Charles Boyer, Charles Coburn, and Irene Dunne in Together Again (1944)
    Together Again
    6.7
    • Woman at Recital (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
    The Thin Man Goes Home
    7.3
    • Miss Peavy
    • 1944
  • Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Hail the Conquering Hero
    7.6
    • Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
    7.5
    • Head Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Pamela Blake, Veda Ann Borg, Paul Fix, Harry Hayden, Victor Jory, Emory Parnell, and Lee 'Lasses' White in The Unknown Guest (1943)
    The Unknown Guest
    5.3
    • Martha Williams
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Miss Cecil
  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • September 26, 1878
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 1, 1951
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Veteran English-born character actress, in America from 1915. She initially acted in silent films made at Ft. Lee, New Jersey. During the following three decades, she carved out a career as thin-lipped, stern-visaged dowagers and forbidding mothers-in-law, both in dramatic roles and as comic foil to comedians like W.C. Fields and Laurel & Hardy.

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