May Hallatt (born Marie Effie Hullatt; 1 May 1876 – 20 May 1969) was an English theater and film actress.
Personal life Born on 1 May 1876 in Scarborough, was baptised at St Michael on the Mount, Lincoln, on 13 Jan 1884, she was the daughter of actor William Henry Hallatt, and actress Carrie Sydney, née Caroline Sidney Henderson. Her mother was daughter of the Artist agent Alexander "Alex" Henderson, father of the writer Effie Adelaide Rowlands and the actress Blanche Massey. Her cousin was the actress Meggie Albanesi.
A number of published sources incorrectly name her as mother of the actor Neil Hallett.
May Hallatt died on 20 May 1969 in London, England, aged 93.
Career Often cast in eccentric roles, within her 30-year career, she was known for Painted Boats (1945), Black Narcissus (1947) and Separate Tables (1958).
In Terence Rattigan's Separate Tables, she played Miss Meacham in the 1954 original West End, Broadway productions and the film versions.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1934 Important People Mrs. Stenham 1934 Virginia's Husband Uncredited1937 Talking Feet Uncredited1939 The Lambeth Walk Lady Battersby 1939 The Dark Eyes of London Police Constable Griggs Uncredited1939 The Mysterious Mr. Davis Telegraph Clerk Uncredited1945 Painted Boats Her Mother 1947 Black Narcissus Angu Ayah 1949 Trottie True Old Ellen Uncredited1949 The Romantic Age Matron Uncredited1949 The Spider and the Fly Monique 1952 The Card Ladies Committee Member Uncredited1952 Ivanhoe Elgitha Uncredited1953 The Pickwick Papers Uncredited1953 Grand National Night Hoskyns 1953 Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue Ballad Hawker 1954 The Million Pound Note Hysterical Woman at Bumbles Hotel Uncredited1955 The Gold Express Agatha Merton 1958 The Horse's Mouth Charwoman Uncredited1958 Separate Tables Miss Meacham 1959 Room at the Top Miss Tanfield Uncredited1960 Make Mine Mink Old Mrs. Spanager Uncredited1961 Follow That Man Nannie 1961 Dangerous Afternoon Miss Burge 1963 Bitter Harvest Aunt Sarah
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