British actress (1891–1968)
Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1891[1] – 21 May 1968) was a British actress.[2] She appeared in The Time Machine (1960) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Early life Lloyd's parents were Edward Franklin Lloyd and Hessy Jane McCappin. She was born in Liverpool, and she had a grandfather who was an amateur actor. Her father was born in 1855 in Holywell, Flintshire. Her mother was born in 1860.[1] : 114
Career When Lloyd was 23, she debuted on stage with the Liverpool Repertory Company. She appeared a number of times in the London West End , including in Mr. Todd's Experiment by Walter C. Hackett (Queen's Theatre , 1920), and The Smiths of Surbiton by Keble Howard (New Theatre , 1922).[3] Her film debut was in the 1920 British silent film The Shadow Between .[1] : 114
She went to the United States to visit a sister already living there. What was supposed to be a visit she made permanent.[1] : 114 She spent several years (1916–25) appearing in Broadway theatre plays, notably a number of Ziegfeld Follies editions, and probably spent some time on the road in touring companies.[citation needed ] She decided on a film career, making her first US film in 1925.[1] : 114 With the exception of returning to one Broadway play in 1947, her career was devoted to films and television.[4]
Roles Patric Knowles , Lon Chaney Jr. and Doris Lloyd in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)Lloyd appeared in more than 150 films in a 42-year career between 1925 and 1967, including the 1933 low-budget Monogram Pictures version of Oliver Twist , in which she played Nancy. Irving Pichel starred as Fagin and Dickie Moore as Oliver. Her roles ranged from the sinister Russian spy Mrs. Travers in the biopic Disraeli (1929) to the meek housekeeper Mrs. Watchett in The Time Machine (1960).
Her most famous film roles were in the Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller . She portrayed a nurse in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) with Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster . She voiced one of the roses in Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951), later making small appearances in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music , which both starred Julie Andrews .
Death Lloyd died on 21 May 1968, aged 76, in Santa Barbara, California . She is interred in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery .[5]
Selected filmography The Shadow Between (1920) as Marian WestLove's Influence (1922)The Lady (1925) as Fannie ChairThe Man from Red Gulch (1925) as Madame Le BlancThe Blackbird (1926) as Limehouse PollyBrown of Harvard (1926) as Nurse (uncredited)Black Paradise (1926) as Lillian WebsterThe Midnight Kiss (1926) as Ellen AtkinsExit Smiling (1926) as OlgaThe Auctioneer (1927) as Esther LeviThe Broncho Twister (1927) as Teresa BradyIs Zat So? (1927) as Sue ParkerRich But Honest (1927) as Mrs. O'GradyLonesome Ladies (1927) as Helen WayneTwo Girls Wanted (1927) as Mrs. TimoneyCome to My House (1927) as Renee ParsonsThe Trail of '98 (1928) as Locasto's ProcurerThe Drake Case (1929) as Mrs. DrakeThe Careless Age (1929) as MabsDisraeli (1929) as Mrs. TraversSarah and Son (1930) as Mrs. Ashmore, Vanning's sisterOur Blushing Brides (1930) as Miss Hartley, head of the lingerie department (uncredited)Old English (1930) as Mrs. Rosamond LaneReno (1930) as Lola FealeyWay for a Sailor (1930) as FlossyCharley's Aunt (1930) as Donna Lucia D'AlvadorezThe Bachelor Father (1931) as Mrs. Julia WebbTransgression (1931) as Paula VrainBought! (1931) as Mrs. BarryWaterloo Bridge (1931) as KittyDevotion (1931) as PansyOnce a Lady (1931) as Lady Ellen SomervilleTarzan the Ape Man (1932) as Mrs. CuttenThe Washington Masquerade (1932) as Dinner Guest (uncredited)Back Street (1932) as Corinne Saxel, Walter's wifePayment Deferred (1932) as Woman exchanging foreign currency in bank (uncredited)A Farewell to Arms (1932) as Nurse (uncredited)Robbers' Roost (1932) as Prossie (uncredited)Oliver Twist (1933) as Nancy SikesSecrets (1933) as Susan ChanningLooking Forward (1933) as Mrs. Lil BentonA Study in Scarlet (1933) as Mrs. MurphyPeg o' My Heart (1933) as Mrs. Grace BrentVoltaire (1933) as Madame Clarion, actressLong Lost Father (1934) as Mrs. Bellwater, the blonde widowGlamour (1934) as NanaSisters Under the Skin (1934) as Elinor YatesMadame Du Barry (1934) as Madame of Dear Park (uncredited)Kiss and Make-Up (1934) as Madame DurandShe Was a Lady (1934) as Alice VaneOne Exciting Adventure (1934) as CustomerBritish Agent (1934) as Lady CarristerDangerous Corner (1934) as Maude MockridgeStrange Wives (1934) as Mrs. SleeperThe Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) as Lulu, woman in theatre box (uncredited)Clive of India (1935) as Mrs. NixonA Shot in the Dark (1935) as Lucille CoatesThe Woman in Red (1935) as Mrs. CasserlyStraight from the Heart (1935) as Miss CarterChasing Yesterday (1935) as Madame De Gabry (uncredited)Motive for Revenge (1935) as Mrs. FlemingBecky Sharp (1935) as Duchess of RichmondTwo for Tonight (1935) as Lady Ralston (uncredited)A Feather in Her Hat (1935) as Liz ViningPeter Ibbetson (1935) as Mrs. DorianMutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Cockney Moll (uncredited)The Perfect Gentleman (1935) as KateKind Lady (1935) as Lucy WestonDon't Get Personal (1936) as Mrs. Charles van RonesoleerFollow the Fleet (1936) as Mrs. Courtney (uncredited)Too Many Parents (1936) as Mrs. DowningBrilliant Marriage (1936) as Mrs. Madeleine AllisonMary of Scotland (1936) as Fisherman's WifeThe Luckiest Girl in the World (1936) (uncredited)A Woman Rebels (1936) as Mrs. Seaton, Party Guest (uncredited)The Plough and the Stars (1936) as Woman at barricadesBulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) as NurseThe Soldier and the Lady (1937) as Shepherdess (uncredited)Alcatrez Island (1937) as Miss MarquandTovarich (1937) as Madame Chauffourier-DubleffMurder Is News (1937) as Pauline DrakeThe Black Doll (1938) as Laura LelandThe Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Lady at charity party (uncredited)Lord Jeff (1938) as Party Hostess (uncredited)Port of Seven Seas (1938) as Customer (uncredited)Letter of Introduction (1938) as Charlotte in play (uncredited)They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Mrs. Williamson (uncredited)Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) as Guest (uncredited)I'm from Missouri (1939) as Mrs. Arthur, Duchess of CricklewoodThe Spellbinder (1939) as Mrs. Raymond, School Headmistress (uncredited)Chicken Wagon Family (1939) as Mrs. McGinty (uncredited)The Old Maid (1939) as Miss Ford (uncredited)The Under-Pup (1939) as Mrs. BinnsThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as Handmaiden (uncredited)Intermezzo (1939) as Schoolteacher at accident scene (uncredited)First Love (1939) as Mrs. ParkerWe Are Not Alone (1939) as Mrs. Jaeggers (uncredited)Barricade (1939) as Mrs. WardVigil in the Night (1940) as Mrs. Martha Bowley'Til We Meet Again (1940) as LouiseThe Boys from Syracuse (1940) as WomanLife with Henry (1940) as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)The Letter (1940) as Mrs. CooperLady with Red Hair (1940) as Teacher at Miss Humbert's school (uncredited)The Great Plane Robbery (1940) as Mrs. JamisonScotland Yard (1941) as Miss Harcourt, nurse (uncredited)The Great Lie (1941) as Bertha, Sandra's maid (uncredited)Shining Victory (1941) as Mrs. FosterDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) as Mrs. Marley (uncredited)International Squadron (1941) as Mother (uncredited)Appointment for Love (1941) as Woman Spectator (uncredited)Keep 'Em Flying (1941) as Lady with lipstick (uncredited)The Wolf Man (1941) as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)On the Sunny Side (1942) as Mrs. Whitaker (uncredited)The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) as MarthaThis Above All (1942) as WAAF Sergeant (uncredited)Night Monster (1942) as Sarah JuddJourney for Margaret (1942) as Mrs. BarrieForever and a Day (1943) as Trimble MaidNo Place for a Lady (1943) as Evelyn HarrisFrankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Dr. Mannering's Nurse (uncredited)Mission to Moscow (1943) as Mrs. Churchill (uncredited)Two Tickets to London (1943) as Emmie (uncredited)The Constant Nymph (1943) as Miss HamiltonFlesh and Fantasy (1943) as Mrs. Carrington (uncredited)What a Woman! (1943) as Drama Coach (uncredited)The Lodger (1944) as JenniePhantom Lady (1944) as KettishaFollow the Boys (1944) as Nurse (uncredited)The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as Plump Lady at boardinghouse (uncredited)The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) as MaudFrenchman's Creek (1944)The Conspirators (1944) as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)The House of Fear (1945) as Bessie (uncredited)Molly and Me (1945) as Mrs. GrahamScotland Yard Investigator (1945) as Emma TodworthyKitty (1945) as Fishhawker (uncredited)My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) as Mrs. MackieAllotment Wives (1945) as Alice Van BrookThree Strangers (1946) as Mrs. ProctorTarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) as Miss Wetherby, School Superintendent (uncredited)To Each His Own (1946) as Miss PringleDevotion (1946) as Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited)Of Human Bondage (1946) as LandladyG.I. War Brides (1946) as Beatrice MoraskiHoliday in Mexico (1946) as Cady Millicent Owen (uncredited)Sister Kenny (1946) as Matron (uncredited)The Imperfect Lady (1947) as Woman in theater balcony (uncredited)The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Mrs. Leticia FollinebeeEscape Me Never (1947) as Mrs. Cooper (uncredited)The Sign of the Ram (1948) as Mrs. Woolton (uncredited)The Red Danube (1949) as Mrs. Omicron (uncredited)Challenge to Lassie (1949) as Landlady (uncredited)Adam's Rib (1949) as Lady with Attinger kids in court (uncredited)Tyrant of the Sea (1950) as Elizabeth BlakeKind Lady (1951) as RoseAlice in Wonderland (1951) as Rose (voice)The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) as Lottie Sorelle (uncredited)The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) as Lady Topham (uncredited)Young Bess (1953) as Mother JackThe Black Shield of Falworth (1954) as Dame EllenA Man Called Peter (1955) as Miss Hopkins (uncredited)Interrupted Melody (1955) as Volunteer Worker (uncredited)The Swan (1956) as Countess SibenstoynJeanne Eagels (1957) as Mrs. Corliss (uncredited)Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 35: "Dip in the Pool") as Emily's MotherAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 38: "The Impromptu Murder") as Miss WilkinsonAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 8: "Safety for the Witness") as Mrs. Jefferson Crawpit, the Gun Store CustomerAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 35: "The Schartz-Metterklume Method") as NannieThe Time Machine (1960) as Mrs. WatchettMidnight Lace (1960) as Nora Stanley, the HousekeeperThe Notorious Landlady as Lady FallottThriller (1960) as Edith PringleAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 13: "Silk Petticoat") as Mrs. BoydThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 29: "The Dark Pool") as Andrina GibbsThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 31: "Isabel") as MarthaMary Poppins (1964) as Depositor (uncredited)The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 16: "One of the Family") as Callendars' MaidThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Thou Still Unravished Bride") as MotherThe Sound of Music (1965) as Baroness EbberfeldRosie! (1967) as Sedalia
References ^ a b c d e Nissen, Axel (2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4766-2606-2 . Retrieved 22 March 2020 . ^ "Doris Lloyd". AllMovie . Retrieved 6 November 2018 . ^ Keble Howard (1927). My Motley Life . London: Ernest Benn Ltd. pp. 227–228. OCLC 963619742. ^ "Doris Lloyd". Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020 . ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0 . Retrieved 22 March 2020 .
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