Watson, Lucile (1879–1962)
Watson, Lucile (1879–1962)
Canadian-born character actress. Born May 27, 1879, in Quebec, Canada; died June 24, 1962, in New York, NY; m. Louis Shipman (playwright, died 1934).
Made Broadway debut in Wisdom of the Wise (1902); other NY shows include Captain Jinks, The City, Under Cover, Heartbreak House, Yes My Darling Daughter, Dear Octopus, Ring Round the Moon, and the revival of The Bat (1953); films include What Every Woman Knows, Waterloo Bridge, Pride and Prejudice, Julia Misbehaves and Little Women (1949). Nominated for Academy Award for her performance as Bette Davis' mother in Watch on the Rhine (1943).
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