Molly Lamont

Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont in Scared to Death (1947)
Born	(1910-05-22)22 May 1910 Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Died	7 July 2001(2001-07-07) (aged 91) Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930–1951
Spouse(s)	Edward Bellande (m. 1938–75) (his death)

Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a British film actress.

Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She began her career in British films in 1930 and for several years played small, often uncredited roles. Her roles began to improve by the mid-1930s, whilst resident in London, but later moved to Hollywood where she continued playing roles such as Cary Grant's fiancée in The Awful Truth (1937). Her other appearances include such popular films as The White Cliffs of Dover and Mr. Skeffington (both 1944).

She retired from acting in 1951 with more than fifty films to her credit. Lamont died on 7 July 2001 in Brentwood, Los Angeles at age 91.

Filmography

• The First Legion (1951) as Mrs. Nora Gilmartin
• South Sea Sinner (1950) as Kay Williams
• Christmas Eve (1947) as Harriet Rhodes
• Ivy (1947) as Bella Crail
• Scared to Death (1947) as Laura Van Ee
• So Goes My Love (1946) as Cousin Garnet Allison
• Devil Bat's Daughter (1946) as Ellen Masters Morris
• The Dark Corner (1946) (uncredited) as Lucy Wilding
• The Suspect (1944) as Edith Simmons
• Three Sisters of the Moors (1944) as Charlotte Brontë
• Youth Runs Wild (1944) (uncredited) as Mrs. Webster
• Minstrel Man (1944) as Caroline (Mother)
• The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (uncredited) as Helen Hampton
• Follow the Boys (1944) as Miss Hartford (secretary)
• Thumbs Up (1943) as Welfare Supervisor
• A Gentle Gangster (1943) as Ann Hallit
• The Moon and Sixpence (1942) (uncredited) as Mrs. Any Strickland
• Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) (uncredited) as Nurse Winifred
• The Awful Truth (1937) as Barbara Vance
• A Doctor's Diary (1937) as Mrs. Fielding
• The Jungle Princess (1936) as Ava
• Lucky Corrigan (1936)
• A Woman Rebels (1936) (uncredited) as Young Girl with Sick Baby
• Fury and the Woman (1936) as June McCrae
• Mary of Scotland (1936) as Mary Livingstone
• Muss 'em Up (1936) as Nancy Harding, Paul's Daughter
• Another Face (1935) as Mary McCall
• Jalna (1935) as Pheasant Vaughn Whiteoaks
• Rolling Home (1935) as Ann
• Alibi Inn (1935) as Mary Talbot
• Handle with Care (1935) as Patricia
• Oh, What a Night (1935) as Pat
• The Third Clue (1934) as Rosemary Clayton
• Irish Hearts (1934) as Nurse Otway
• No Escape (1934) as Helen Arnold
• White Ensign (1934) as Consul's Daughter
• Murder at Monte Carlo (1934) as Margaret Becker
• Paris Plane (1933)
• Leave It to Me (1933) as Eve Halliday
• Letting in the Sunshine (1933) as Lady Anne
• Lord Camber's Ladies (1932) as Actress
• Lucky Girl (1932) as Lady Moira
• Brother Alfred (1932) as Stella
• His Wife's Mother (1932) as Cynthia
• Josser on the River (1932) as Julia Kaye
• The Last Coupon (1932) as Betty Carter
• The Strangler (1932) as Frances Marsden
• Strictly Business (1931/I) as Maureen
• Doctor Josser K.C. (1931)
• The House Opposite (1931) as Doris
• The Wife's Family (1931) as Sally
• Old Soldiers Never Die (1931) as Ada
• Uneasy Virtue (1931) as Ada
• Shadows (1931) as Jill Dexter
• What a Night! (1931) as Nora Livingstone
• The Black Hand Gang (1930)

References

• Quinlan, David. Quinlan's Film Stars. Batsford Books, 1996 edition. ISBN 0-7134-7751-2
• Hollywood's South African-born actors of the 1930s and 1940s (Article by Ross Dix-Peek:http://peek-01.livejournal.com/1525.html)

External links

• Molly Lamont at the Internet Movie Database
• Molly Lamont at Find a Grave