From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMay McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblos 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era.Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, McAvoy did speak in several other films, including the second all-talkie released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel.For years a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work.Later, she returned to films and played small roles during the 1940s and 1950s, making her final film appearance in a small part in the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.

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The Jazz Singer

Mary Dale

Filme 1927

Love Crazy

Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)

Filme 1941

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Esther

Filme 1925

Third Finger, Left Hand

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Filme 1940

Two Girls and a Sailor

Dowager (uncredited)

Filme 1944

A Homespun Vamp

Meg Mackenzie

Filme 1922

Clarence

Cora Wheeler

Filme 1922

Hollywood

May McAvoy

Filme 1923

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere

Filme 1925

The Bedroom Window

Ruth Martin

Filme 1924

The Fire Brigade

Helen Corwin

Filme 1926

Irish Hearts

Sheila

Filme 1927

Three Women

Jeannie Wilton

Filme 1924

The Yellow Cab Man

(uncredited)

Filme 1950

The Mad Whirl

Cathleen Gillis

Filme 1925

A Trip to Paramountown

Self

Filme 1922

I'll Say So

Filme 1918

Morals

Carlotta Carlotta

Filme 1921

Only 38

Lucy Stanley

Filme 1923

Gareth Hughes

Self (archive footage)

Filme 2000

A Perfect Lady

Claire Higgins

Filme 1918

The Bad and the Beautiful

Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

Filme 1952

A Private Scandal

Jeanne Millett

Filme 1921

The Devil's Garden

Norah

Filme 1920

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Saleslady

Filme 1940

Her Reputation

Jacqueline Lanier

Filme 1923

Two Girls on Broadway

Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)

Filme 1940

Ben-Hur

Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Filme 1959

My Old Dutch

Sal Gratton

Filme 1926

The Truth About Husbands

Leslie Brownell

Filme 1920

The Savage

Ysabel Atwater

Filme 1926

A Reno Divorce

Carla

Filme 1927

The Little Snob

May Banks

Filme 1928

Phantom Raiders

Middle Telephone Operator

Filme 1940

Movie Pests

Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)

Filme 1944

The Road to Glory

Judith Allen

Filme 1926

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Australy Wiggs

Filme 1919

Ringside Maisie

1st Nurse (uncredited)

Filme 1941

The Way of a Woman

Grace Lee

Filme 1919

The Enchanted Cottage

Laura Pennington

Filme 1924

Dulcy

Miss Murphy - Van Dyke's Secretary (uncredited)

Filme 1940

Born to Sing

(uncredited)

Filme 1942

Luxury Liner

Woman (uncredited)

Filme 1948

The Lion and the Mouse

Shirley Ross

Filme 1928

Caught in the Fog

The Girl

Filme 1928

The Terror

Olga Redmayne

Filme 1928

Stolen Kisses

May Lambert

Filme 1929

No Defense

Ruth Harper

Filme 1929

Sentimental Tommy

Grizel

Filme 1921

The Woman Under Oath

Edith Norton

Filme 1919

Mystery Street

Nurse (uncredited)

Filme 1950

Slightly Used

Cynthia Martin

Filme 1927

Whispers

Gossip (uncredited)

Filme 1941

Main Street on the March!

Window Shopper (uncredited)

Filme 1941

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Filme 1942

Tarnish

Letitia Tevis

Filme 1924

The Passionate Quest

Filme 1926

If I Were Single

May Howard

Filme 1927

Kick In

Myrtle

Filme 1922

Sucker List

Secretary (uncredited)

Filme 1941

Rio Rita

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Filme 1942

The Top of New York

Hilda O'Shaunnessey

Filme 1922

1-2-3-Go!

Nurse

Filme 1941