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Eily Malyon

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Eily Malyon

Born October 30, 1879 in London, England, UKDied September 26, 196172 films

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Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston, 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress in the 1930s and 1940s.

Malyon was born in London in 1879. Her mother, Agnes Thomas, was also an actress. Malyon specialised in playing stern schoolteachers, maids, nurses, nuns, governesses and spinsters, usually in melodramas, historical dramas and thrillers.

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Ranked by acclaim and reach
Foreign Correspondent poster7.0Foreign Correspondent1940The Hound of the Baskervilles poster7.1The Hound of the Baskervilles1939I Married a Witch poster6.9I Married a Witch1942Going My Way poster6.7Going My Way1944Camille poster7.0Camille1936Jane Eyre poster6.9Jane Eyre1943Man Hunt poster6.9Man Hunt1941The Devil-Doll poster6.8The Devil-Doll1936

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. 1948The ChallengeKitty Fyffe
  2. 1946The Secret HeartMiss Hunter
  3. 1946She-Wolf of LondonHannah, the Housekeeper
  4. 1946DevotionMrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)
  5. 1945Paris UndergroundMadame Martin
  6. 1945Scared StiffMrs. Cooke
  7. 1945Son of LassieWashwoman
  8. 1945Grissly's MillionsMattie
  9. 1944The Seventh CrossFraulein Bachmann
  10. 1944Going My WayMrs. Carmody
  11. 1943Jane EyreMrs. Skatcher
  12. 1943The Man from Down UnderSarah
  13. 1943Above SuspicionWalmer Hotel Proprietess (Uncredited)
  14. 1943Shadow of a DoubtMrs. Cochran (uncredited)
  15. 1942The Undying MonsterMrs. Walton (uncredited)
  16. 1942I Married a WitchTabitha Wooley (uncredited)
  17. 1942Scattergood Survives a MurderMrs. Grimes
  18. 1942The Man in the TrunkAbbie Addison
  19. 1942You're Telling MeMrs. Appleby
  20. 1941Hit the RoadCathy Crookshank
  21. 1941Man HuntPostmistress
  22. 1941Reaching for the SunLandlady
  23. 1941Arkansas JudgeMrs. Smithers
  24. 1940Flowing GoldCashier (uncredited)
  25. 1940Foreign CorrespondentCollege Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
  26. 1940UntamedMrs. Sarah McGavity
  27. 1940Young Tom EdisonMiss Lavina Howard, School Teacher
  28. 1939BarricadeMrs. Little
  29. 1939We Are Not AloneArchdeacon's Wife
  30. 1939On Borrowed TimeDemetria Riffle
  31. 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyMrs. McLaughlin
  32. 1939The Night RidersAunt Martha
  33. 1939The Hound of the BaskervillesMrs. Barryman
  34. 1939The Little PrincessCook
  35. 1938The Young in HeartSarah
  36. 1938KidnappedMrs. Campbell
  37. 1938Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMrs. Turner
  38. 1937Another DawnMrs. Farnold
  39. 1937ParnellIrish Woman with Dead Child (uncredited)
  40. 1937Night Must FallNurse
  41. 1936CamilleTherese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)
  42. 1936Career WomanMiss Brinkerhoff
  43. 1936Three Men on a HorseMiss Burns
  44. 1936Anthony AdverseMother Superior
  45. 1936The Devil-DollLaundry Supervisor (uncredited)
  46. 1936The White AngelSister Colomba
  47. 1936One Rainy AfternoonPresident of Public Morals Society
  48. 1936Dracula's DaughterMiss Peabody (uncredited)
  49. 1936Little Lord FauntleroyLandlady
  50. 1935A Tale of Two CitiesMrs. Cruncher
  51. 1935Kind LadyMrs. Edwards
  52. 1935I Found Stella ParishShip's Clothing Clerk (uncredited)
  53. 1935Diamond JimOrganist
  54. 1935The Melody Lingers onSister Maria
  55. 1935The Farmer Takes a WifeAngus' Wife
  56. 1935The Flame WithinMurdock
  57. 1935Mark of the Vampire
  58. 1935Les MisérablesMother Superior
  59. 1935The Florentine DaggerFredericka
  60. 1935Clive of IndiaMrs. Clifford
  61. 1934The Little MinisterEvalina
  62. 1934Forsaking All OthersMrs. Gordon (Uncredited)
  63. 1934Romance in ManhattanMiss Evans
  64. 1934Great ExpectationsSarah Pocket
  65. 1934His Greatest GambleJenny
  66. 1933Looking ForwardMrs. Munsey
  67. 1933Today We LiveWendy, the Maid (uncredited)
  68. 1932Rasputin and the EmpressWoman Yelling 'Blessed Among Women!' (uncredited)
  69. 1932Night CourtHungry Woman in Court (uncredited)
  70. 1932The Wet ParadeIrish Drunk's Wife (uncredited)
  71. 1932Lovers CourageousLandlady (uncredited)
  72. 1931Born to LoveNurse (uncredited)