Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1878-09-24
- Day of Death1951-05-01 (72 years)
- Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
- Also Known AsNorah CecileNora Cecile
Nora Cecil
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nora Cecil (September 20, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was a British-American character actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Cecil's career began on the stage, where she appeared in a single Broadway production, The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, which ran for more than 240 performances at the Broadway Theatre in 1901-02. (A...Read More
Acting Career
- 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
As: Louisa Ames
- 1947
The Sea of Grass
As: Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)
- 1946
Big Town
As: Miss Lovelace (uncredited)
- 1946
The Missing Lady
As: Miss Millie
- 1946
Two Sisters from Boston
As: Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
- 1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
As: Miss Peavy
- 1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
As: Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
- 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
As: Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
1943The Unknown Guest
As: Martha Williams
- 1942
I Married a Witch
As: Harriet Wooley (uncredited)
1942Apache Trail
As: Passenger (uncredited)
1942The Wife Takes a Flyer
As: Miss Updike
1942Obliging Young Lady
As: Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)
1941Three Girls About Town
As: Casket Customer
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
As: Charwoman
- 1940
The Bank Dick
As: Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)
1940Little Men
As: Head of Orphanage
1940Young People
As: Righteous Old Lady
1940Lucky Partners
As: Women's Club President (uncredited)
1939What a Life
As: Miss Eggleston
1939Some Like It Hot
As: Mrs. Beckett (uncredited)
1939Union Pacific
As: Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)
1939The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
As: Miss Jenkins
- 1939
Stagecoach
As: Boone's Landlady (uncredited)
1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
As: Mrs. Shackleford (uncredited)
1938Mr. Boggs Steps Out
As: Widow Peddie
1938International Settlement
As: English Woman
1937Borrowing Trouble
As: Dressmaker
1937Nothing Sacred
As: Schoolteacher (uncredited)
1937Blossoms On Broadway
As: Leader of Committee (uncredited)
1937Partners in Crime
As: Housekeeper
1937She Asked for It
As: Elderly lady (uncredited)
1937Easy Living
As: Miss Swerf
1937Three Smart Boys
As: Miss Witherspoon, Superintendent
1937Champagne Waltz
As: Train Passenger
1937The Mighty Treve
As: Old Maid at Dog Show
1936College Holiday
As: Miss Elkins (uncredited)
1936Laughing at Trouble
As: Mrs. Wigby - Townswoman
1936Under Your Spell
As: School Teacher (uncredited)
1936The Big Broadcast of 1937
As: Home Economics Woman
1936Little Miss Nobody
As: Mrs. Robinson
- 1936
Fury
As: Albert's Mother (uncredited)
1936Dancing Pirate
As: Landlady (uncredited)
1936Collegiate
As: Miss Curtiss
1936Two in the Dark
As: Mrs. Potter, Landlady (uncredited)
1935Way Down East
As: Townswoman at Party
1935Slightly Static
As: Beauty Products Announcer (uncredited)
1935Vagabond Lady
As: Miss Perkins (uncredited)
1935Gold Diggers of 1935
As: Housekeeper (uncredited)
1935Car 99
As: Granny Adams
1935Memories and Melodies
As: Customer (uncredited)
1935Biography of a Bachelor Girl
As: Ship's Matron (uncredited)
1934The Merry Widow
As: Animal Woman (uncredited)
1934The Spectacle Maker
As: Duchess
1934Chained
As: Edith (uncredited)
1934Bachelor Bait
As: Mrs. Trutmanner (uncredited)
1934The Old-Fashioned Way
As: Mrs. Wendelschaffer
1934Upperworld
As: Housekeeper (uncredited)
1934Laughing Boy
As: Schoolteacher
1934You're Telling Me!
As: Mrs. Price
1934Mixed Nuts
As: Mrs. Twitchett
1934Search for Beauty
As: Miss Pettigrew
- 1933
Design for Living
As: Tom's Secretary (uncredited)
1933Going Hollywood
As: Briarcroft's Teacher
1933Meet the Baron
As: Professor Winterbottom (uncredited)
1933Stage Mother
As: Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss
1933Doctor Bull
As: Aunt Emily Banning
1933Hold Your Man
As: Miss Campbell (uncredited)
1933Peg o' My Heart
As: Smythe (maid)
1933Nature in the Wrong
As: Muriel's mother
1933King of the Jungle
As: Spinster in park (uncredited)
1933Fast Workers
As: Tall Window-Shopper (Uncredited)
1933Asleep in the Feet
As: Female Police Officer
1932The Bitter Tea of General Yen
As: Missionary
1932Mr. Bride
As: Mrs. Cecil
1932Hot Saturday
As: Gossip on Telephone (Uncredited)
1932Girl Grief
As: Miss Tuttle, Principal
1932Pack Up Your Troubles
As: Welfare Association Officer (uncredited)
1932Amateur Daddy
As: Saleslady
1932Young Bride
As: Landlady (uncredited)
1931Arrowsmith
As: Nurse (uncredited)
1931The Ruling Voice
As: Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)
1931Street Scene
As: Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker
1931Everything’s Rosie
As: Hotel Proprietress
1931East Lynne
As: Charity Bazaar Committee
1931Millie
As: Helen and Angie's Landlady (uncredited)
1930Only Saps Work
As: Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
1930Hell's Angels
As: Helen's Maid (uncredited)
1930Little Accident
As: Dr. Zernecke
1930Seven Days Leave
As: Amelia Twymley
1929Footlights and Fools
As: (uncredited)
1929Seven Footprints to Satan
As: Old Witch
1928The Cavalier
As: Lucia's Aunt
1928The Baby Cyclone
As: Mrs. Crandall
1928A Trick of Hearts
As: The Mayor
1927The Devil Dancer
As: Julia
1927Too Many Crooks
As: (uncredited)
1927Girls
As: Matron Helen Hunt
1927Sensation Seekers
As: Mrs. Lodge
1927The Demi-Bride
As: School Teacher
1927The Fortune Hunter
As: Betty Carpenter
1927The Silent Rider
As: Mrs. Randall
1926Midnight Faces
As: Mrs. Hart
1926Chip of the Flying U
As: Dr. Cecil Grantham
1925His Majesty, Bunker Bean
As: Countess Casanova
1924The Deadwood Coach
As: Matilda Shields - in play
1922Manslaughter
As: Lydia's Chaperone (uncredited)
1922Timothy's Quest
As: Townswoman
1918Love Net
As: Miss Prudence Tilly
1918American Buds
As: Emily
1917The Wild Girl
As: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1917A Royal Romance
As: Miss McPherson
1917The Poor Little Rich Girl
As: One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)
1916The Social Secretary
As: Spinster (uncredited)