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Tempe Pigott

January 01, 1970

Tempe Pigott (2 February 1869[1] – 6 October 1962) was an Australian[1] silent and sound screen character actress. In the pre-film era she was a stage actress in England, Australia, Canada and the United States. She began appearing in motion pictures in the 1920s.

Tempe Pigott
Pigott as the charwoman in Becky Sharp (1935)
Born(1869-02-02)2 February 1869
Queensland, Australia[1]
Died6 October 1962(1962-10-06) (aged 93)
Woodland Hills, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1921–1951 (films only)

In 1907, she was a member of the Lillian Meyers Dramatic Company which toured Australia; for some years thereafter, she remained in Australia and acted in such theatrical productions as Nobody's Daughter (1911),[2] Oscar Wilde's A Woman of No Importance (1912),[3] and Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's His House in Order (1914).[4] She is given one credit for her role as Mrs. Hubbard in Douglas Murray's Broadway stage play, Perkins, which starred Ruth Chatterton, and ran for 23 performances at Henry Miller's Theatre in the fall of 1918.

Her silent and sound film appearances were numerous. She is remembered mainly for playing the mother of John McTeague (Gibson Gowland) in Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1924), and as the landlady Mrs. Hawkins in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931).

She died at Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, USA.[5]

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Nissen, Axel (1 August 2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland and Co. pp 172–173. ISBN 9780786497324 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Palace Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Palace Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 January 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Little – 'His House in Order'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 31 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mrs. Tempe Pigott". Los Angeles Times. 14 October 1962. p. 42. Retrieved 31 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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Tempe Pigott 2 February 1869 1 6 October 1962 was an Australian 1 silent and sound screen character actress In the pre film era she was a stage actress in England Australia Canada and the United States She began appearing in motion pictures in the 1920s Tempe PigottPigott as the charwoman in Becky Sharp 1935 Born 1869 02 02 2 February 1869Queensland Australia 1 Died6 October 1962 1962 10 06 aged 93 Woodland Hills California United StatesOccupationActressYears active1921 1951 films only In 1907 she was a member of the Lillian Meyers Dramatic Company which toured Australia for some years thereafter she remained in Australia and acted in such theatrical productions as Nobody s Daughter 1911 2 Oscar Wilde s A Woman of No Importance 1912 3 and Sir Arthur Wing Pinero s His House in Order 1914 4 She is given one credit for her role as Mrs Hubbard in Douglas Murray s Broadway stage play Perkins which starred Ruth Chatterton and ran for 23 performances at Henry Miller s Theatre in the fall of 1918 Her silent and sound film appearances were numerous She is remembered mainly for playing the mother of John McTeague Gibson Gowland in Erich von Stroheim s Greed 1924 and as the landlady Mrs Hawkins in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931 She died at Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills California USA 5 Selected filmography editThe Great Impersonation 1921 as Mrs Unthank The Masked Avenger 1922 as Aunt Phoebe Dyer Vanity Fair 1923 as Mrs Sedley The Rustle of Silk 1923 as Mrs De Breeze The Dawn of a Tomorrow 1924 as Ginney Greed 1924 as Mother McTeague The Narrow Street 1925 as Aunt Agnes Without Mercy 1925 as Madame Gordon The Lure of the Track 1925 The Black Pirate 1926 as Duenna The Midnight Kiss 1926 as Grandma Spencer Sunrise A Song of Two Humans 1927 as Flower Seller uncredited Silk Stockings 1927 as Mrs Gower Wallflowers 1928 as Mrs Claybourne Road House 1928 as Grandma Grayson Seven Days Leave 1930 as Mrs Haggerty Night Work 1930 as Flora uncredited Outward Bound 1930 as First Gossip uncredited Born to Love 1931 as Landlady uncredited Devotion 1931 as Tibby The Cook uncredited Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931 as Mrs Hawkins Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932 as Crone uncredited Almost Married 1932 American Madness 1932 as Mrs Halligan uncredited If I Had a Million 1932 as Idylwood Resident uncredited Cavalcade 1933 as Mrs Snapper Oliver Twist 1933 as Mrs Corney Looking Forward 1933 as Woman Looking for Plumbing Department uncredited A Study in Scarlet 1933 as Mrs Hudson uncredited Man of the Forest 1933 as Peg s Friend Doctor Bull 1933 as Grandma Banning If I Were Free 1933 as Mrs Gill Miss Fane s Baby Is Stolen 1934 as Woman Praying In Church uncredited Long Lost Father 1934 as Mrs Gamp The Old Woman All Men Are Enemies 1934 as Tony s Housekeeper uncredited Of Human Bondage 1934 as Agnes Hollett Phillip s Landlady uncredited One More River 1934 as Mrs Purdy The Lemon Drop Kid 1934 as Old Lady uncredited Flirtation 1934 as Flower Woman uncredited Limehouse Blues 1934 as Maggie uncredited Vanessa Her Love Story 1935 as Cake Seller at the Fair uncredited The Devil Is a Woman 1935 as Tuerta Bride of Frankenstein 1935 as Auntie Glutz uncredited Werewolf of London 1935 as Drunk Woman uncredited Becky Sharp 1935 as The Charwoman Calm Yourself 1935 as Anne Annie A Feather in Her Hat 1935 as Katy uncredited I Found Stella Parish 1935 as Waiting Woman uncredited Kind Lady 1935 as Flower Woman uncredited A Tale of Two Cities 1935 as Old Hag uncredited The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936 as Woman uncredited Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936 as Mrs Dibble Till We Meet Again 1936 as Old Woman uncredited The White Angel 1936 as Mrs Waters the Drunken Nurse Suzy 1936 as Old Woman Getting Police uncredited The Road Back 1937 as Old Woman uncredited Fools for Scandal 1938 as Bessie The Rage of Paris 1938 as Nicole s Landlady uncredited Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939 as uncredited Boys Reformatory 1939 as Mrs Callahan Some Like It Hot 1939 as Flower Woman uncredited The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 as Madeleine uncredited The Earl of Chicago 1940 as Mrs Oakes uncredited Waterloo Bridge 1940 as Cockney in Air Raid Shelter uncredited Arise My Love 1940 as Woman in Irish Pub uncredited Shining Victory 1941 as Miss Weatherby a Patient uncredited One Foot in Heaven 1941 as Mrs Dibble uncredited Now Voyager 1942 as Mrs Smith uncredited Jane Eyre 1943 as Fortune Teller uncredited The Hour Before the Dawn 1944 as Mrs Saunders uncredited Kitty 1945 as Woman in Window uncredited Forever Amber 1947 as Midwife uncredited The Fan 1949 as Mrs Rudge uncredited The Pilgrimage Play 1949 as uncredited Thunder on the Hill 1951 as Old Crone uncredited final film role References edit a b c Nissen Axel 1 August 2016 Accustomed to Her Face Thirty Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood McFarland and Co pp 172 173 ISBN 9780786497324 via Google Books Palace Theatre The Sydney Morning Herald 11 September 1911 p 2 Retrieved 31 March 2020 via Newspapers com Palace Theatre The Sydney Morning Herald 22 January 1912 p 2 Retrieved 31 March 2020 via Newspapers com Little His House in Order The Sydney Morning Herald 31 October 1914 p 16 Retrieved 31 March 2020 via Newspapers com Mrs Tempe Pigott Los Angeles Times 14 October 1962 p 42 Retrieved 31 March 2020 via Newspapers com External links editTempe Pigott at IMDb Tempe Pigott at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tempe Pigott amp oldid 1221237859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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