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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.
| Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | December Flower | Mary Grey | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1982 | Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story | Queen Mother | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1981 | Pygmalion | Mrs. Pearce | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1981 | Retorno a Brideshead | Nanny Hawkins | ★★★★☆ |
| 1980 | Teresa Raquin | Madame Raquin | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1979 | The London Connection | Aunt Lydia | ★★★★☆ |
| 1978 | Stevie | Aunt | ★★★★☆ |
| 1977 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1976 | El pájaro azul | Grandmother | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1975 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Mrs. Jarley | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1974 | La masoquista | Mrs. Helen Fiedke | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1973 | Un hombre de suerte | Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1972 | What Became of Jack and Jill? | Gran Alice Tallent | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1972 | Home | Kathleen | ★★★★☆ |
| 1972 | I Spy a Stranger | Mrs. Hudson | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1970 | The Games | Mrs. Hayes | ★★★★☆ |
| 1970 | Los Pasos del Miedo | Mrs. Gray | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1970 | Poor Mother | Sister | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1970 | Play for Today | ★★★☆☆ | |
| 1969 | La sala de estar con cama | Mother | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1968 | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter | Mrs. Brown | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1968 | If... (Si...) | Matron | ★★★★☆ |
| 1968 | Number Ten | Julia Pryton | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Tea Lady (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1967 | Two A Penny | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1965 | El coleccionista | Aunt Annie | ★★★★☆ |
| 1965 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Aunt Lil | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1965 | El tercer día | Catherine Parsons | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1965 | One Way Pendulum | Aunt Mildred | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | Al caer la noche | Mrs. Bramson | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady (Mi bella dama) | Mrs. Pearce | ★★★★☆ |
| 1963 | Billy, el embustero | Alice Fisher | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1960 | Las novias de Drácula | Helga Lang | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1959 | Count Your Blessings | Nanny | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1958 | A Cry from the Streets | Mrs. Daniels | ★★★★☆ |
| 1958 | Son of a Stranger | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1957 | Stranger in Town | Agnes Smith | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1957 | The Good Companions | Mrs. Joe | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1956 | Yield to the Night | Mrs. Thomas, landlady | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1956 | No se case en Montecarlo | Nurse (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1956 | Lost | Librarian (Uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1956 | Es grande ser joven | Miss Merrow, a School Mistress | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1956 | Circus Friends | Miss Linstead | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1955 | La silla vacía | Monica Bare | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | ★★☆☆☆ | |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a Son | Midwife Appleby | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | El millonario | Mum with Pram | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | Adventure in the Hopfields | Mrs. McBain | ★★★★☆ |
| 1954 | Un médico en la familia | Midwifery Sister (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | Brumas de traición | Waitress (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | Monsieur Ripois | Landlady | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1953 | Johnny on the Run | Mrs MacGregor | ★★★★☆ |
| 1952 | The Gambler and the Lady | Miss Minter | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | Dark Interval | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1950 | Double Confession | Fussy Mother | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | Probation Officer | Mrs. Mead | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1949 | Once Upon a Dream | Vicar's Wife | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | Maytime in Mayfair | Lady Levenson | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | Adán y ella | Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1948 | Pleito de honor | Miss Barnes | ★★★☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Mona Washbourne
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Series
Las series más importantes en las que ha participado son las siguientes:
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Mona Washbourne y Wilfrid Hyde-White han colaborado 7 veces (la última el 03 de septiembre de 1970) en las películas: Los Pasos del Miedo, My Fair Lady (Mi bella dama), To Dorothy, a Son, Brumas de traición, El millonario, Adán y ella, Pleito de honor.
Arthur Lowe
Mona Washbourne y Arthur Lowe han colaborado 5 veces (la última el 25 de marzo de 1973) en las películas: Un hombre de suerte, Los Pasos del Miedo, La sala de estar con cama, If... (Si...), Stranger in Town.
Joan Hickson
Mona Washbourne y Joan Hickson han colaborado 5 veces (la última el 22 de enero de 1968) en las películas: Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter, Lost, To Dorothy, a Son, Un médico en la familia, El millonario.
Stanley Holloway
Mona Washbourne y Stanley Holloway han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 22 de enero de 1968) en las películas: Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter, My Fair Lady (Mi bella dama), Pleito de honor.
Eleanor Summerfield
Mona Washbourne y Eleanor Summerfield han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 12 de agosto de 1958) en las películas: A Cry from the Streets, Es grande ser joven, Lost.
Harry Towb
Mona Washbourne y Harry Towb han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 01 de mayo de 1957) en las películas: Stranger in Town, Circus Friends, Monsieur Ripois.
Shirley Anne Field
Mona Washbourne y Shirley Anne Field han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 22 de abril de 1957) en las películas: The Good Companions, No se case en Montecarlo, Lost.
