May Beatty

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May Beatty
File:May Beatty (1880–1945).jpg
Beatty before 1910
Born(1880-06-04)4 June 1880
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died1 April 1945(1945-04-01) (aged 64)
OccupationActress
Years active1908–1943
SpouseEdward Lauri
Children1

May Beatty (4 June 1880–1 April 1945) was a New Zealand singer and stage and screen actress. She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 4 June 1880.[1]

Biography

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Beatty began her performing career at age seven, touring with Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company.[2] Her first performances in England were in 1908.[3] In 1923 she toured Australia with Hugh J. Ward's company, performing in musical comedies.[3]

Beatty was married to Edward Lauri[3] and had one daughter, Bonnie Beatty, a screen actress.[2] She died in Hollywood.[3]

Partial filmography

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File:May Beatty in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936).jpg
Beatty in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

References

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