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Eily Malyon

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Also known as Eily Sophie Lees-Craston

British character actress (1879-1961)

Film & TV

London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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…

Known for

  • The Challenge — Kitty Fyffe1948
  • She-Wolf of London — Hannah, the Housekeeper1946
  • The Secret Heart — Miss Hunter1946
  • Devotion — Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)1946
  • Grissly's Millions — Mattie1945
  • Paris Underground — Madame Martin1945
  • Scared Stiff — Mrs. Cooke1945
  • Son of Lassie — Washwoman1945
  • Going My Way — Mrs. Carmody1944
  • The Seventh Cross — Fraulein Bachmann1944

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sophie
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
London
Place of death
South Pasadena
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Eily Malyon in The Little Princess (cropped).jpg
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1879-10-30
date of death
1961-09-26
cause of death
cancer
writing language
English language
Commons category
Eily Malyon
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