Iris Hoey | |
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Iris Hoey (17 July 1885 – 13 May 1979) was a British actress in the first half of the twentieth century, both on stage and in movies. [1] [2] [3] She married twice, first to Max Leeds, then the actor Cyril Raymond but divorced on both occasions. [4] [5]
On the 4 December 1923, with Cyril Raymond she had a son, John North Blagrave Raymond, who was born in Bristol; later journalist and literary editor of the New Statesman . [6] [7]
In 1934 she appeared in the West End in the play Mary Read .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1922 | East Lynne | Isabel Carlyle | Short |
1922 | Tense Moments with Great Authors | Isabel Carlyle | (segment "East Lynne") |
1931 | Her Reputation | Dultitia Sloane | |
1934 | Those Were the Days | Agatha Poskett | |
1935 | Royal Cavalcade | Waitress | Uncredited |
1936 | Living Dangerously | Lady Annesley | |
1936 | One in a Million | Mrs. Fenwick | |
1936 | A Star Fell from Heaven | Frau Heinmeyer | |
1936 | The Tenth Man | Lady Etchingham | |
1936 | The Limping Man | Mrs. Paget | |
1937 | The Perfect Crime | Mrs. Pennypacker | |
1937 | Let's Make a Night of It | Laura Boydell | |
1938 | Jane Steps Out | Mrs. Wilton | |
1938 | Edgar Wallace's The Terror | Mrs. Elvery | |
1938 | Pygmalion | Ysabel Social Reporter | |
1940 | The Midas Touch | Ellie Morgan | |
1940 | Just William | Mrs. Brown | |
1949 | Poet's Pub | Lady Keith | |
1950 | The Girl Who Couldn't Quite | Janet |
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