Lillian Hall-Davis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1898
- Died
- October 25, 1933
- Birthplace
- Mile End, London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films. Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-colour version of I Pagliacci (1923), The Passionate Adventure (1924), Blighty (1927), The Ring (1927), and The Farmer's Wife (1928), the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who at the time considered her his "favourite actress." She had a lead role in a "lavish production" of Quo Vadis (1924), an Italian film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Georg Jacoby. Hall-Davis also appeared in a comedy short film made in the Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, As We Lie (1927), co-starring and directed by Miles Mander. Hall-Davis did not make the transition to talkies; in 1933 her "sharp career decline and health problems" prompted her to commit suicide by turning on the gas oven and cutting her own throat at home in the Golders Green area of London. She was 35.
Filmography
Shepperton Babylon 2005
as Herself (Archive)
Many Waters 1931
as Mabel Barcaldine
- Her Reputation
Her Reputation 1931
as Carruthers
- Just for a Song
Just for a Song 1930
as Norma Wentworth
- Volga Volga
Volga Volga 1928
as Princess Zaineb
Tommy Atkins 1928
as Ruth
The Farmer's Wife 1928
as Araminta 'Minta' Dench
The White Sheik 1928
as Rosemary Tregarthen
The Ring 1927
as Mabel
- Boadicea
Boadicea 1927
as Emmelyn
The Prey of the Wind 1927
as Countess Elisabeth
Roses of Picardy 1927
as Madame Vanderlynden
Blighty 1927
as Mrs. Villiers
Nitchevo 1926
Actor
Love Is Blind 1926
Actor
- Adventure Mad
Adventure Mad 1926
as Gladys Clifton
The Farmer from Texas 1925
as Alice
- Express Train of Love
Express Train of Love 1925
as Lissi
Quo Vadis? 1924
as Licia
- The Eleventh Commandment
The Eleventh Commandment 1924
as Marian Barchester
The Passionate Adventure 1924
as Pamela
The Unwanted 1924
as Maraine Dearsley
Should a Doctor Tell? 1923
as Alisa
Married Love 1923
as Maisie
- A Royal Divorce
A Royal Divorce 1923
as Stephanie
- The Faithful Heart
The Faithful Heart 1922
as Blackie Anderway
- The Game of Life
The Game of Life 1922
as Rose Wallingford
The Wonderful Story 1922
as Kate Richards
- Love Maggy
Love Maggy 1921
as Alexandra Hersey
- The Honeypot
The Honeypot 1920
as Alexandra Hersey
Little Women 1918
as Beth March
- The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton 1918
as Lady Agatha Lasenby
Credits from TMDB.