May McAvoy
Birthday: 8 September 1899, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 150 cm
Silent-screen star May McAvoy was born in an upscale area of New York City. Her well-to-do family owned and operated a large livery stable situated where the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel now stands. She init ...Show More
I wanted to be somebody and was utterly miserable at high school. I had nothing in common with the o Show more
I wanted to be somebody and was utterly miserable at high school. I had nothing in common with the other girls. All they thought about were good times, pretty clothes and boys. I was there to work. I left high school in my third year and decided I was going to succeed in pictures. Hide
I soon realized I was not cut out to be a schoolteacher, which is what it was assumed I would be. Ev Show more
I soon realized I was not cut out to be a schoolteacher, which is what it was assumed I would be. Every time I saw Ruth Wells I longed to be, like her, "in the profession". Finally, Mother saw I was making myself and everybody else miserable so she told me I could try my luck and at least get it out of my system. Hide
Madge Kennedy was absolutely marvelous to me [on A Perfect Lady (1918)]. It was the first and only t Show more
Madge Kennedy was absolutely marvelous to me [on A Perfect Lady (1918)]. It was the first and only time a star deliberately turned her back to the camera and gave me the scene. Miss Kennedy did it not once but several times, until the director [Clarence G. Badger] reminded her that she was the star audiences paid money to see. Hide
May McAvoy's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (21)
May McAvoy'S roles
