Person Details

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Aliases: Eily S. Lees-Craston , Eily Malyan , Ely Malyon , Ely Melyon

Gender: Female

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 57

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston, 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress in the 1930s and 1940s. Malyon was born in London in 1879. Her mother, Agnes Thomas, was also an actress. Malyon specialised in playing stern schoolteachers, maids, nurses, nuns, governesses and spinsters, usually in melodramas, historical dramas and thrillers.

Most Famous Work

Shadow of a Doubt
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8

Shadow of a Doubt

(1943) Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Average
7

The Hound of the Baskervilles

(1939) Mrs. Barryman
Dracula's Daughter
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6

Dracula's Daughter

(1936) Miss Peabody
Man Hunt
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7

Man Hunt

(1941) Postmistress
Foreign Correspondent
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7

Foreign Correspondent

(1940) College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
Camille
Average
7

Camille

(1936) Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
Average
7

Jane Eyre

(1943) Mrs. Skatcher
A Tale of Two Cities
Average
7

A Tale of Two Cities

(1935) Mrs. Cruncher

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1948 Kitty Fyffe
1946 Miss Hunter
Hannah, the Housekeeper
Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)
1945 Madame Martin
Mrs. Cooke
Washwoman
Mattie
1944 Fraulein Bachmann
Mrs. Carmody
1943 Mrs. Skatcher
Sarah
Walmer Hotel Proprietess (Uncredited)
Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)
1942 Mrs. Walton (uncredited)
Tabitha Wooley (uncredited)
Mrs. Grimes
Abbie Addison
Mrs. Appleby
1941 Cathy Crookshank
Postmistress
Landlady
Mrs. Smithers
1940 Cashier (uncredited)
College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
Mrs. Sarah McGavity
Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher
1939 Mrs. Little
Archdeacon's Wife
Demetria Riffle
Mrs. McLaughlin
Aunt Martha
Mrs. Barryman
Cook
1938 Sarah
Mrs. Campbell
Mrs. Turner
1937 Mrs. Farnold
Irish Woman with Dead Child (uncredited)
Irish Woman with Dead Child
Nurse
1936 Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)
Miss Brinkerhoff
Miss Burns
Mother Superior
Laundry Supervisor (uncredited)
Sister Colomba
President of Public Morals Society
Miss Peabody
Landlady
1935 Mrs. Cruncher
Mrs. Edwards
Ship's Clothing Clerk (uncredited)
Organist
Sister Maria
Murdock
N/A
Mother Superior
Fredericka
Mrs. Clifford
Miss Evans
1934 Evalina
Mrs. Gordon (Uncredited)
Sarah Pocket
Jenny
1933 Mrs. Munsey
Wendy, the Maid (uncredited)
1932 Woman Yelling 'Blessed Among Women!' (uncredited)
Hungry Woman in Court (uncredited)
Irish Drunk's Wife (uncredited)
Landlady (uncredited)
1931 Nurse (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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