Eily Malyon

Born: 1879-10-30

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Biography

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Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston, 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress in the 1930s and 1940s.

Malyon was born in London in 1879. Her mother, Agnes Thomas, was also an actress. Malyon specialised in playing stern schoolteachers, maids, nurses, nuns, governesses and spinsters, usually in melodramas, historical dramas and thrillers.

Known For

Shadow of a Doubt
Jane Eyre
I Married a Witch
Going My Way
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Camille
A Tale of Two Cities
Les Misérables
The Seventh Cross
Man Hunt

Top Movie Credits

Shadow of a Doubt Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)
Jane Eyre Mrs. Skatcher
I Married a Witch Tabitha Wooley (uncredited)
Going My Way Mrs. Carmody
Camille Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)
Les Misérables Mother Superior
The Seventh Cross Fraulein Bachmann
Man Hunt Postmistress