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

Foreign Correspondent
Shadow of a Doubt
Camille
Les Misérables
Jane Eyre
A Tale of Two Cities
Parnell
Anthony Adverse
I Married a Witch
Man Hunt

Top Movie Credits

Foreign Correspondent College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)
Camille Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)
Les Misérables Mother Superior
Jane Eyre Mrs. Skatcher
Parnell Irish Woman with Dead Child
Anthony Adverse Mother Superior
I Married a Witch Tabitha Wooley (uncredited)
Man Hunt Postmistress