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Eily Malyon

Acting
81 years oldLondon, England, UK

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.

Personal Details

Born
October 30, 1879 - September 26, 1961 (age 81)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Eily S. Lees-Craston
Eily Malyan
Ely Malyon
Ely Melyon

Movies (50)

The Challenge
6.0

The Challenge

as Kitty Fyffe

1948

The Secret Heart
6.3

The Secret Heart

as Miss Hunter

1946

She-Wolf of London
5.5

She-Wolf of London

as Hannah, the Housekeeper

1946

Devotion
6.0

Devotion

as Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)

1946

Paris Underground
5.4

Paris Underground

as Madame Martin

1945

Scared Stiff
4.0

Scared Stiff

as Mrs. Cooke

1945

Son of Lassie
6.0

Son of Lassie

as Washwoman

1945

Grissly's Millions
6.0

Grissly's Millions

as Mattie

1945

The Seventh Cross
6.7

The Seventh Cross

as Fraulein Bachmann

1944

Going My Way
6.7

Going My Way

as Mrs. Carmody

1944

Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Skatcher

1943

The Man from Down Under
6.5

The Man from Down Under

as Sarah

1943

Above Suspicion
6.1

Above Suspicion

as Walmer Hotel Proprietess (Uncredited)

1943

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

as Mrs. Cochran (uncredited)

1943

The Undying Monster
5.7

The Undying Monster

as Mrs. Walton (uncredited)

1942

I Married a Witch
6.8

I Married a Witch

as Tabitha Wooley (uncredited)

1942

Scattergood Survives a Murder
4.5

Scattergood Survives a Murder

as Mrs. Grimes

1942

The Man in the Trunk

The Man in the Trunk

as Abbie Addison

1942

You're Telling Me

You're Telling Me

as Mrs. Appleby

1942

Hit the Road

Hit the Road

as Cathy Crookshank

1941

Man Hunt
6.9

Man Hunt

as Postmistress

1941

Reaching for the Sun
6.0

Reaching for the Sun

as Landlady

1941

Arkansas Judge

Arkansas Judge

as Mrs. Smithers

1941

Flowing Gold
7.0

Flowing Gold

as Cashier (uncredited)

1940

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

Foreign Correspondent

as College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)

1940

Untamed
4.2

Untamed

as Mrs. Sarah McGavity

1940

Young Tom Edison
5.8

Young Tom Edison

as Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher

1940

Barricade
5.3

Barricade

as Mrs. Little

1939

We Are Not Alone
6.1

We Are Not Alone

as Archdeacon's Wife

1939

On Borrowed Time
7.5

On Borrowed Time

as Demetria Riffle

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.0

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Mrs. McLaughlin

1939

The Night Riders
5.5

The Night Riders

as Aunt Martha

1939

The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Mrs. Barryman

1939

The Little Princess
6.7

The Little Princess

as Cook

1939

The Young in Heart
6.5

The Young in Heart

as Sarah

1938

Kidnapped
4.7

Kidnapped

as Mrs. Campbell

1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
6.7

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Mrs. Turner

1938

Another Dawn
6.2

Another Dawn

as Mrs. Farnold

1937

Parnell
4.1

Parnell

as Irish Woman with Dead Child (uncredited)

1937

Night Must Fall
6.9

Night Must Fall

as Nurse

1937

Camille
6.9

Camille

as Therese the Maid in Country House (uncredited)

1936

Career Woman
6.0

Career Woman

as Miss Brinkerhoff

1936

Three Men on a Horse
6.2

Three Men on a Horse

as Miss Burns

1936

Anthony Adverse
5.7

Anthony Adverse

as Mother Superior

1936

The Devil-Doll
6.8

The Devil-Doll

as Laundry Supervisor (uncredited)

1936

The White Angel
7.2

The White Angel

as Sister Colomba

1936

One Rainy Afternoon
4.8

One Rainy Afternoon

as President of Public Morals Society

1936

Dracula's Daughter
5.9

Dracula's Daughter

as Miss Peabody (uncredited)

1936

Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.7

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Landlady

1936

A Tale of Two Cities
6.8

A Tale of Two Cities

as Mrs. Cruncher

1935