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Clarissa Selwynne(1886-1948)

  • Actress
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Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Selwynne was born on 26 February 1886 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Running Fight (1915), Her Great Match (1915) and Mademoiselle Midnight (1924). She died on 13 June 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 26, 1886
DiedJune 13, 1948(62)
BornFebruary 26, 1886
DiedJune 13, 1948(62)
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Known for

The Running Fight (1915)
The Running Fight
  • Madeline Braine
  • 1915
Gail Kane in Her Great Match (1915)
Her Great Match
  • Mrs. Sheldon
  • 1915
Mae Murray in Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
Mademoiselle Midnight
6.1
  • Empress Eugénie (Prologue)
  • 1924
The White Man's Law
  • Lady Falkland
  • 1918

Credits

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Actress

  • Call It a Day (1937)
    Call It a Day
    5.9
    • Annoyed Woman in Theater (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Melvyn Douglas and Virginia Bruce in Women of Glamour (1937)
    Women of Glamour
    6.4
    • Woman
    • 1937
  • Because of Love (1936)
    Because of Love
    • Matilda Tewkes
    • 1936
  • Everything Is Rhythm (1936)
    Everything Is Rhythm
    6.6
    • Miss Mimms
    • 1936
  • One Good Turn (1936)
    One Good Turn
    5.0
    • Ma Pearson (as Clarissa Selwynn)
    • 1936
  • Sporting Love (1936)
    Sporting Love
    5.1
    • Aunt Fanny
    • 1936
  • Melody of My Heart
    • 1936
  • Virginia Bruce in Jane Eyre (1934)
    Jane Eyre
    4.4
    • Mrs. Reed (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • John Darrow, Wynne Gibson, and Paul Lukas in I Give My Love (1934)
    I Give My Love
    6.1
    • Woman in Car with Newspaper (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Robert Montgomery and Norma Shearer in Riptide (1934)
    Riptide
    6.3
    • Mrs. Bagdall (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Phyllis Barry and Ronald Colman in Cynara (1932)
    Cynara
    6.4
    • Onslow
    • 1932
  • Walter Byron and Evalyn Knapp in Slightly Married (1932)
    Slightly Married
    6.1
    • Mrs. Martin
    • 1932
  • My Pal, the King (1932)
    My Pal, the King
    6.2
    • Dowager Queen
    • 1932
  • Doris Kenyon and Conrad Nagel in The Man Called Back (1932)
    The Man Called Back
    5.2
    • Mrs. Cartright
    • 1932
  • Ruth Chatterton in Unfaithful (1931)
    Unfaithful
    6.3
    • Woman in nightclub (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Clarissa Selwyn
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • February 26, 1886
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 13, 1948
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(bronchial pneumonia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    British character actress, in films from 1913. Played matrons and dowagers in both British and American films of the 1920's and 30's.

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