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Evelyn Laye, CBE was an English actress who was active on the London light opera stage, and later in New York and Hollywood. Her first husband, actor Sonnie Hale, left her for Jessie Matthews, earning much public sympathy for Laye. Her second husband was actor Frank Lawton, with whom she often appeared in stage productions.
Birth Name
Elsie Evelyn Lay
Born
Tuesday, 10 July 1900
Died
Saturday, 17 February 1996
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Woman He Loved | Lady Cunard | 1988 |
My Family and Other Animals | Mrs. Kralefsky | 1987 |
Number 10 | Lady Chesterfield | 1983 |
Never Never Land | Millie | 1980 |
Tales of the Unexpected | Mrs. Standing | 1979 |
Say Hello to Yesterday | Woman's mother | 1971 |
Un estate con sentimento | Cynthia Pitman | 1970 |
Theatre of Death | Madame Angelique | 1967 |
BBC Play of the Month | The Countess of Owbridge | 1965 |
Make Mine a Million | Self - Cameo appearance | 1959 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Woman He Loved | Lady Cunard | 1988 |
My Family and Other Animals | Mrs. Kralefsky | 1987 |
Number 10 | Lady Chesterfield | 1983 |
Never Never Land | Millie | 1980 |
Tales of the Unexpected | Mrs. Standing | 1979 |
Say Hello to Yesterday | Woman's mother | 1971 |
Un estate con sentimento | Cynthia Pitman | 1970 |
Theatre of Death | Madame Angelique | 1967 |
BBC Play of the Month | The Countess of Owbridge | 1965 |
Make Mine a Million | Self - Cameo appearance | 1959 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Mrs. Parsons | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
I'll Turn to You | Herself / Self | 1946 |
The Night Is Young | Elizabeth Katherine Anne 'Lisl' Gluck | 1935 |
Evensong | Madame Irela (Maggie O'Neil) | 1934 |
Alexandra | Princess Elaine | 1934 |
Waltz Time | Rosalinde Eisenstein | 1933 |
One Heavenly Night | Lilli | 1931 |
The Luck of the Navy | Cynthia Eden | 1927 |