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Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Acting

Born September 24, 1878 · London, England, UK

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 1930 newspaper article says that Cecil "made her debut, three decades ago, on the London stage.") Cecil appeared in well over 100 feature films and film shorts. In 1915, she moved from the stage into fil…

Known For · 40 titles

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939
Fury

Fury

1936
Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939
Young People

Young People

1940
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934
Miss Crusoe

Miss Crusoe

1919
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934
Wreckety Wrecks

Wreckety Wrecks

1933
Girl Grief

Girl Grief

1932
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937
You're Telling Me!

You're Telling Me!

1934
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932
Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy

1932
Prunella

Prunella

1918
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939
Woman, Woman!

Woman, Woman!

1919
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933
Appearance of Evil

Appearance of Evil

1918
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939
Way Down East

Way Down East

1935
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

1942
The Arrival of Perpetua

The Arrival of Perpetua

1915
Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate

1936
International Settlement

International Settlement

1938
Darwin Was Right

Darwin Was Right

1924
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944
The Town That Forgot God

The Town That Forgot God

1922
Easy Living

Easy Living

1937
Footfalls

Footfalls

1921
Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

1934
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947