Helen Westley
- Birthday
- Mar 28, 1875
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Bio: A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Helen Westley was a stage star before the turn of the century. In the teen years, she co-founded both the Greenwich Square Players and the Theatre Guild. She began her film career in 1934, spending the next eight years playing the grandest of grande dames. Westley was seen as the indomitable Granny Mingott in the… More Bio: A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Helen Westley was a stage star before the turn of the century. In the teen years, she co-founded both the Greenwich Square Players and the Theatre Guild. She began her film career in 1934, spending the next eight years playing the grandest of grande dames. Westley was seen as the indomitable Granny Mingott in the 1934 version of The Age of Innocence, the couturier title character in Roberta (1935), and the shrill, shrewish Parthy Hawkes in Show Boat (1936). She was also effective as a stern authority figure opposite such sunny-dispositioned juveniles as Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) and Shirley Temple (Heidi, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm). Helen Westley remained active right up to her death at age 67. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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My Favorite Spy (2013)
- Actor
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Bedtime Story (1941)
- Emma Harper
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Million Dollar Baby (1941)
- Mrs. Galloway
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Lady from Louisiana (Lady from New Orleans) (1941)
- Mrs. Brunot
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Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
- Cousin Phillipa
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Helen Westley Videos
All This And Heaven Too
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Dimples
2 minutes 47 seconds
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
2 minutes 4 seconds
Heidi
1 minutes 24 seconds
Stowaway
1 minutes 3 seconds
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