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Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne

Actor · Died November 15, 1988, aged 84 · Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the film Stevie (1978), late in her career, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Mona Washbourne was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. In 1948, after several years acting professionally on stage, and numerous stage musical performances, she began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie The Brides of Dracula (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and The Collector (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of Night Must Fall (also 1964), and the matron in the film If.... (1968). She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. In 1975 she appeared on the West End stage with James Stewart in a revival of Mary Chase's play Harvey, in the role originally taken by Josephine Hull. Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie (1978). In 1981 Washbourne appeared in Granada Television's TV miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins. One of her last television appearances was in Where's the Key? (1983), a BBC play about Alzheimer's disease. Mona Washbourne was married to actor Basil Dignam (1905-1979), whom she wed in 1940. She died in 1988, aged 84, in London.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 27, 1903
Died
November 15, 1988 (aged 84)
From
Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Mona Washbourne's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Power
18%
Survival
17%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
9%
Morality
8%
Society
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
8
Warm
6
Contemplative
7
Absurd
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mona Washbourne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mona Washbourne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Making of 'My Fair Lady'(1995)

    as Mrs. Pearce

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • December Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mary Grey

  • Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story(1982)

    as Queen Mother

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Pygmalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mrs. Pearce

  • Celebrity Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Pearce

  • Brideshead Revisited(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nanny Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Shillingbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Marjorie Cavendish

  • Therese Raquin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · as Madame Raquin

  • The London Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Aunt Lydia

  • Stevie(1978)

    as Aunt

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethel Duckworth

  • The Blue Bird(1976)

    as Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Quilp(1975)

    as Mrs. Jarley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Driver's Seat(1974)

    as Mrs. Helen Fiedke

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilda

  • O Lucky Man!(1973)

    as Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • I Spy a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mrs. Hudson

  • What Became of Jack and Jill? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gran Alice Tallent

  • Six Days of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Chairman of the Bench

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kathleen

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Poor Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Sister

  • Fragment of Fear(1970)

    as Mrs. Gray

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Games(1970)

    as Mrs. Hayes

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mrs. Jarley

  • Wicked Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Mama

  • The Bed Sitting Room(1969)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fumble

  • If....(1968)

    as Matron

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Number Ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Julia Pryton

  • Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mrs. Brown

  • Two a Penny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia Pyrton · as Mary

  • Casino Royale(1967)

    as Tea Lady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hudson

  • The Third Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Catherine Parsons

  • The Collector(1965)

    as Aunt Annie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ferry Cross the Mersey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Aunt Lil

  • One Way Pendulum(1965)

    as Aunt Mildred

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • My Fair Lady(1964)

    as Mrs. Pearce

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Night Must Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mrs. Bramson

  • Billy Liar(1963)

    as Alice Fisher

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Operation Stogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Lady Cormorant

  • No Love for Johnnie(1961)

    as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Brides of Dracula(1960)

    as Helga Lang

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Knight Errant Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Mathilda Lawson-Hardy

  • Count Your Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Nanny

  • A Cry from the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mrs. Daniels

  • Son of a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Stranger in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Agnes Smith

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mrs. Joe

  • It's Great to be Young! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress

  • Circus Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Miss Linstead

  • Loser Takes All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet

  • Yield to the Night(1956)

    as Mrs. Thomas, landlady

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Librarian

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cast a Dark Shadow(1955)

    as Monica Bare

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • John and Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Miss Rendlesham

  • To Dorothy, a Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Midwife Appleby

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Lydia

  • Betrayed(1954)

    as Waitress (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Adventure in the Hopfields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Mrs. McBain

  • Monsieur Ripois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Landlady

  • Doctor in the House(1954)

    as Midwifery Sister (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Man with a Million(1954)

    as Mum with Pram

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Johnny on the Run(1953)

    as Mrs MacGregor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Gambler and the Lady(1952)

    as Miss Minter

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Probation Officer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mrs. Mead

  • Dark Interval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Double Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Fussy Mother

  • Adam and Evelyne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mrs. Salop, Lady Gambler (uncredited)

  • Maytime in Mayfair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lady Levenson

  • Once Upon a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Vicar's Wife

  • The Winslow Boy(1948)

    as Miss Barnes

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles from 1948 to 1984; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

My Fair Lady (1964)

$73M worldwide

Highest rated

My Fair Lady (1964)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19481984

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1948Screen debut· The Winslow Boy
  • 1965Career best· The Collector
  • 1981Career best· Brideshead Revisited

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 75 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s27 · acting1960s19 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s7 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
4863

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mona Washbourne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)

85th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Fair Lady (1964)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mona Washbourne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles5–48 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mona Washbourne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mona Washbourne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wilfrid Hyde-White shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers