Marie Ault

Marie Ault

Actor

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
September 2, 1870

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. She was a star in many British films of the silent era, but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941). On stage from 1891, Ault's theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.

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Representative Works

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
6.1
/ English
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
7.0
/ English
Troublesome Wives
Troublesome Wives
10.0
/ English
Maid Happy
Maid Happy
7.0
/ English
Major Barbara
Major Barbara
6.8
/ English
Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury
6.2
/ English
Freedom Radio
Freedom Radio
7.0
/ English
We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn
6.3
/ English
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band
5.8
/ English
Love on the Dole
Love on the Dole
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927Nominee

Best Performance

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Jamaica Inn
1939Nominee

Best Performance

Jamaica Inn

Caesar and Cleopatra
1945Nominee

Best Performance

Caesar and Cleopatra

Career Highlights

Blithe Spirit
1945Highlight

Best Performance

Blithe Spirit

Maid Happy
1933Highlight

Best Performance

Maid Happy

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