O'Doherty was born in Brisbane, the daughter of Dr. Edward O’Doherty and Isabel Maud French. She was the granddaughter of Young Irelander Dr. Kevin Izod O’Doherty and his wife, the Irish revolutionary poet Mary Eva Kelly. She was also the granddaughter of General Sir George French, first commissioner of Canada’s Northwest Mounted Police. O'Doherty married actor Tom Nesbitt (1890-1927), the brother of actress Cathleen Nesbitt; they had two children.
O'Doherty made her London stage debut in 1913.[1] She was listed in Who’s Who in the Theatre (ed. J. Parker) from at least the 8th edition until her death, with numerous stage credits as a character actress.[2][3] In 1951 she appeared in Kenneth Horne's And This Was Odd at the Criterion Theatre.
mignon, doherty, 1890, 1961, australian, actress, worked, british, theatre, film, television, 1939, spotlight, photoborn, 1890, january, 1890brisbane, queensland, australiadied21, march, 1961, 1961, aged, london, england, united, kingdomother, namesmignon, nes. Mignon O Doherty 1890 1961 was an Australian actress who worked in British theatre film and television Mignon O Doherty1939 Spotlight photoBorn 1890 01 30 30 January 1890Brisbane Queensland AustraliaDied21 March 1961 1961 03 21 aged 71 London England United KingdomOther namesMignon NesbittAlma materRADAOccupationActressYears active1913 1960O Doherty was born in Brisbane the daughter of Dr Edward O Doherty and Isabel Maud French She was the granddaughter of Young Irelander Dr Kevin Izod O Doherty and his wife the Irish revolutionary poet Mary Eva Kelly She was also the granddaughter of General Sir George French first commissioner of Canada s Northwest Mounted Police O Doherty married actor Tom Nesbitt 1890 1927 the brother of actress Cathleen Nesbitt they had two children O Doherty made her London stage debut in 1913 1 She was listed in Who s Who in the Theatre ed J Parker from at least the 8th edition until her death with numerous stage credits as a character actress 2 3 In 1951 she appeared in Kenneth Horne s And This Was Odd at the Criterion Theatre O Doherty was in the original cast of Agatha Christie s The Mousetrap in which she played Mrs Boyle at the Ambassadors Theatre London from 1952 to 1955 4 Contents 1 Selected filmography 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksSelected filmography editThe Faithful Heart 1932 There Goes the Bride 1932 Channel Crossing 1933 The Good Companions 1933 Autumn Crocus 1934 Dandy Dick 1935 The Guv nor 1935 Neutral Port 1940 He Found a Star 1941 Banana Ridge 1942 Hard Steel 1942 Let the People Sing 1942 The Lamp Still Burns 1943 Maytime in Mayfair 1949 White Corridors 1951 Ghost Ship 1952 The Crowded Day 1954 You Lucky People 1955 Never Let Go 1960 References edit McFarlane Brian 16 May 2016 The Encyclopedia of British Film Fourth edition Oxford University Press ISBN 9781526111968 via Google Books Chibnall amp McFarlane p 212 Mignon O Doherty Theatricalia theatricalia com Production of The Mousetrap Theatricalia theatricalia com Bibliography editChibnall Steve amp McFarlane Brian The British B Film Palgrave MacMillan 2009 External links editMignon O Doherty at IMDb Mignon O Doherty at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp This article about an Australian actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mignon O 27Doherty amp oldid 1167661483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
