Mona Washbourne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1903
- Died
- November 15, 1988
- Birthplace
- Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
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 1984
as Mary Grey
Where's the Key? 1983
as Mother
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story 1982
as Queen Mother
Pygmalion 1981
as Mrs. Pearce
The London Connection 1979
as Aunt Lydia
Stevie 1978
as Aunt
The Blue Bird 1976
as Grandmother
The Old Curiosity Shop 1975
as Mrs. Jarley
Identikit 1974
as Mrs. Helen Fiedke
O Lucky Man! 1973
as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
- I Spy a Stranger
I Spy a Stranger 1972
as Mrs. Hudson
What Became of Jack and Jill? 1972
as Gran Alice Tallent
Home 1972
as Kathleen
- Poor Mother
Poor Mother 1970
as Sister
Fragment of Fear 1970
as Mrs. Gray
The Games 1970
as Mrs. Hayes
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens 1970
as Mrs. Jarley
The Bed Sitting Room 1969
as Mother
if.... 1968
as Matron
- Number Ten
Number Ten 1968
as Julia Pryton
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter 1968
as Mrs. Brown
Two a Penny 1967
Actor
Casino Royale 1967
as Tea Lady (uncredited)
The Third Day 1965
as Catherine Parsons
The Collector 1965
as Aunt Annie
Ferry Cross the Mersey 1965
as Aunt Lil
One Way Pendulum 1965
as Aunt Mildred
My Fair Lady 1964
as Mrs. Pearce
Night Must Fall 1964
as Mrs. Bramson
Billy Liar 1963
as Alice Fisher
Operation Stogie 1962
as Lady Cormorant
No Love for Johnnie 1961
as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
The Brides of Dracula 1960
as Helga Lang
Count Your Blessings 1959
as Nanny
A Cry from the Streets 1958
as Mrs. Daniels
- Son of a Stranger
Son of a Stranger 1958
Actor
Stranger in Town 1957
as Agnes Smith
The Good Companions 1957
as Mrs. Joe
It's Great to be Young! 1956
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
Circus Friends 1956
as Miss Linstead
Loser Takes All 1956
as Nurse (uncredited)
Yield to the Night 1956
as Mrs. Thomas, landlady
Lost 1956
as Librarian
Cast a Dark Shadow 1955
as Monica Bare
John and Julie 1955
as Miss Rendlesham
To Dorothy, a Son 1954
as Midwife Appleby
Child's Play 1954
as Miss Goslett
Betrayed 1954
as Waitress (uncredited)
Adventure in the Hopfields 1954
as Mrs. McBain
Monsieur Ripois 1954
as Landlady
Doctor in the House 1954
as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
The Million Pound Note 1954
as Mum with Pram
Johnny on the Run 1953
as Mrs MacGregor
The Gambler and the Lady 1952
as Miss Minter
- Probation Officer
Probation Officer 1950
as Mrs. Mead
- Dark Interval
Dark Interval 1950
Actor
Double Confession 1950
as Fussy Mother
Adam and Evelyne 1949
as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)
Maytime in Mayfair 1949
as Lady Levenson
Once Upon a Dream 1949
as Vicar's Wife
The Winslow Boy 1948
as Miss Barnes
Credits from TMDB.