May Beatty

New Zealand singer and actress

May Beatty (4 June 1880–1 April 1945) was a New Zealand singer and stage and screen actress. She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 4 June 1880.^[1]

Biography

Beatty began her performing career at age seven, touring with Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company.^[2] Her first performances in England were in 1908.^[3] In 1923 she toured Australia with Hugh J. Ward's company, performing in musical comedies.^[3]

Beatty was married to Edward Lauri^[3] and had one daughter, Bonnie Beatty, a screen actress.^[2] She died in Hollywood.^[3]

Partial filmography

Vanity Street (1932)
Horse Play (1933)
Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)
Our Betters (1933)
Love Is Dangerous (1933)
Mad Love (1935)
Becky Sharp (1935)
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Here Comes The Band (1935)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Private Number (1936)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
If I Were King (1938)
I Am a Criminal (1938)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Mrs. Jameson) (1939)

References

^ Downes, Peter. "May Beatty". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Film Flashes". Sydney Mail. Vol. XLVII, no. 1223. New South Wales, Australia. 4 September 1935. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "May Beatty Dies in Hollywood". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 763. Victoria, Australia. 4 April 1945. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.