Alma Taylor

Alma Taylor

Actor · Writer

London, England, UK
January 2, 1895

Biography

From Wikipedia Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place. She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.

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Representative Works

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
7.6
/ English
Molly Bawn
Molly Bawn
9.0
/ English
Helen of Four Gates
Helen of Four Gates
5.8
/ English
Tansy
Tansy
8.0
/ English
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
1.0
/ English
Mist in the Valley
Mist in the Valley
7.5
/ English
Everybody Dance
Everybody Dance
7.0
/ English
The House of Marney
The House of Marney
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956Nominee

Best Performance

The Man Who Knew Too Much

A Night to Remember
1958Winner

Best Performance

A Night to Remember

David Copperfield
1913Nominee

Best Performance

David Copperfield

Career Highlights

Helen of Four Gates
1920Highlight

Best Performance

Helen of Four Gates

Tansy
1921Highlight

Best Performance

Tansy

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