Doris Lloyd

Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1891 – 21 May 1968) was a British actress. She appeared in The Time Machine and The Sound of Music (1965).

Early life Lloyd's parents were church orgain builder Edward Franklin Lloyd and Hessy Jane McCappin. She was born in Liverpool, and she had a grandfather who was an amateur actor. Her father was born in 1855 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. Her mother was born in 1860. Actor George K. Arthur was her brother-in-law.

Career Lloyd began acting professionally when she was 16 years old, beginning with a four-week trial with a repertory company in Liverpool. She remained with the company for five years, and by age 21 she acted in nearly every role possible. Her film debut was in the 1920 British silent film The Shadow Between.

In 1924 she went to the United States to visit a sister already living there. What was supposed to be a visit she made permanent. She spent several years (1916–25) appearing in Broadway theatre plays, notably a number of Ziegfeld Follies editions, and probably spent some time on the road in touring companies. She decided on a film career, making her first US film in 1925. With the exception of returning to one Broadway play in 1947, her career was devoted to films and television.

Roles Patric Knowles, Lon Chaney Jr. and Doris Lloyd in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Lloyd appeared in more than 150 films in a 42-year career between 1925 and 1967, including the 1933 low-budget Monogram Pictures version of Oliver Twist, in which she played Nancy. Irving Pichel starred as Fagin and Dickie Moore as Oliver. Her roles ranged from the sinister Russian spy Mrs. Travers in the biopic Disraeli (1929) to the meek housekeeper Mrs. Watchett in The Time Machine (1960).

Her most famous film roles were in the Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller. She portrayed a nurse in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) with Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. She voiced one of the roses in Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951), later making small appearances in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, which both starred Julie Andrews.

Death Lloyd died on 21 May 1968, aged 76, in Santa Barbara, California. She is interred in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

The Shadow Between (1920) as Marian West Love's Influence (1922) The Lady (1925) as Fannie Chair The Man from Red Gulch (1925) as Madame Le Blanc The Blackbird (1926) as Limehouse Polly Brown of Harvard (1926) as Nurse (uncredited) Black Paradise (1926) as Lillian Webster The Midnight Kiss (1926) as Ellen Atkins Exit Smiling (1926) as Olga The Auctioneer (1927) as Esther Levi The Broncho Twister (1927) as Teresa Brady Is Zat So? (1927) as Sue Parker Rich But Honest (1927) as Mrs. O'Grady Lonesome Ladies (1927) as Helen Wayne Two Girls Wanted (1927) as Mrs. Timoney Come to My House (1927) as Renee Parsons The Trail of '98 (1928) as Locasto's Procurer The Drake Case (1929) as Mrs. Drake The Careless Age (1929) as Mabs Disraeli (1929) as Mrs. Travers Sarah and Son (1930) as Mrs. Ashmore, Vanning's sister Our Blushing Brides (1930) as Miss Hartley, head of the lingerie department (uncredited) Old English (1930) as Mrs. Rosamond Lane Reno (1930) as Lola Fealey Way for a Sailor (1930) as Flossy Charley's Aunt (1930) as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez The Bachelor Father (1931) as Mrs. Julia Webb Transgression (1931) as Paula Vrain Bought! (1931) as Mrs. Barry Waterloo Bridge (1931) as Kitty Devotion (1931) as Pansy Once a Lady (1931) as Lady Ellen Somerville Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) as Mrs. Cutten The Washington Masquerade (1932) as Dinner Guest (uncredited) Back Street (1932) as Corinne Saxel, Walter's wife Payment Deferred (1932) as Woman exchanging foreign currency in bank (uncredited) A Farewell to Arms (1932) as Nurse (uncredited) Robbers' Roost (1932) as Prossie (uncredited) Oliver Twist (1933) as Nancy Sikes Secrets (1933) as Susan Channing Looking Forward (1933) as Mrs. Lil Benton A Study in Scarlet (1933) as Mrs. Murphy Peg o' My Heart (1933) as Mrs. Grace Brent Voltaire (1933) as Madame Clarion, actress Long Lost Father (1934) as Mrs. Bellwater, the blonde widow Glamour (1934) as Nana Sisters Under the Skin (1934) as Elinor Yates Madame Du Barry (1934) as Madame of Dear Park (uncredited) Kiss and Make-Up (1934) as Madame Durand She Was a Lady (1934) as Alice Vane One Exciting Adventure (1934) as Customer British Agent (1934) as Lady Carrister Dangerous Corner (1934) as Maude Mockridge Strange Wives (1934) as Mrs. Sleeper The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) as Lulu, woman in theatre box (uncredited) Clive of India (1935) as Mrs. Nixon A Shot in the Dark (1935) as Lucille Coates The Woman in Red (1935) as Mrs. Casserly Straight from the Heart (1935) as Miss Carter Chasing Yesterday (1935) as Madame De Gabry (uncredited) Motive for Revenge (1935) as Mrs. Fleming Becky Sharp (1935) as Duchess of Richmond Two for Tonight (1935) as Lady Ralston (uncredited) A Feather in Her Hat (1935) as Liz Vining Peter Ibbetson (1935) as Mrs. Dorian Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Cockney Moll (uncredited) The Perfect Gentleman (1935) as Kate Kind Lady (1935) as Lucy Weston Don't Get Personal (1936) as Mrs. Charles van Ronesoleer Follow the Fleet (1936) as Mrs. Courtney (uncredited) Too Many Parents (1936) as Mrs. Downing Brilliant Marriage (1936) as Mrs. Madeleine Allison Mary of Scotland (1936) as Fisherman's Wife The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936) (uncredited) A Woman Rebels (1936) as Mrs. Seaton, Party Guest (uncredited) The Plough and the Stars (1936) as Woman at barricades Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) as Nurse The Soldier and the Lady (1937) as Shepherdess (uncredited) Alcatrez Island (1937) as Miss Marquand Tovarich (1937) as Madame Chauffourier-Dubleff Murder Is News (1937) as Pauline Drake The Black Doll (1938) as Laura Leland The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Lady at charity party (uncredited) Lord Jeff (1938) as Party Hostess (uncredited) Port of Seven Seas (1938) as Customer (uncredited) Letter of Introduction (1938) as Charlotte in play (uncredited) They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Mrs. Williamson (uncredited) Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) as Guest (uncredited) I'm from Missouri (1939) as Mrs. Arthur, Duchess of Cricklewood The Spellbinder (1939) as Mrs. Raymond, School Headmistress (uncredited) Chicken Wagon Family (1939) as Mrs. McGinty (uncredited) The Old Maid (1939) as Miss Ford (uncredited) The Under-Pup (1939) as Mrs. Binns The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as Handmaiden (uncredited) Intermezzo (1939) as Schoolteacher at accident scene (uncredited) First Love (1939) as Mrs. Parker We Are Not Alone (1939) as Mrs. Jaeggers (uncredited) Barricade (1939) as Mrs. Ward Vigil in the Night (1940) as Mrs. Martha Bowley 'Til We Meet Again (1940) as Louise The Boys from Syracuse (1940) as Woman Life with Henry (1940) as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited) The Letter (1940) as Mrs. Cooper Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Teacher at Miss Humbert's school (uncredited) The Great Plane Robbery (1940) as Mrs. Jamison Scotland Yard (1941) as Miss Harcourt, nurse (uncredited) The Great Lie (1941) as Bertha, Sandra's maid (uncredited) Shining Victory (1941) as Mrs. Foster Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) as Mrs. Marley (uncredited) International Squadron (1941) as Mother (uncredited) Appointment for Love (1941) as Woman Spectator (uncredited) Keep 'Em Flying (1941) as Lady with lipstick (uncredited) The Wolf Man (1941) as Mrs. Williams (uncredited) On the Sunny Side (1942) as Mrs. Whitaker (uncredited) The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) as Martha This Above All (1942) as WAAF Sergeant (uncredited) Night Monster (1942) as Sarah Judd Journey for Margaret (1942) as Mrs. Barrie Forever and a Day (1943) as Trimble Maid No Place for a Lady (1943) as Evelyn Harris Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Dr. Mannering's Nurse (uncredited) Mission to Moscow (1943) as Mrs. Churchill (uncredited) Two Tickets to London (1943) as Emmie (uncredited) The Constant Nymph (1943) as Miss Hamilton Flesh and Fantasy (1943) as Mrs. Carrington (uncredited) What a Woman! (1943) as Drama Coach (uncredited) The Lodger (1944) as Jennie Phantom Lady (1944) as Kettisha Follow the Boys (1944) as Nurse (uncredited) The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as Plump Lady at boardinghouse (uncredited) The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) as Maud Frenchman's Creek (1944) The Conspirators (1944) as Mrs. Benson (uncredited) The House of Fear (1945) as Bessie (uncredited) Molly and Me (1945) as Mrs. Graham Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) as Emma Todworthy Kitty (1945) as Fishhawker (uncredited) My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) as Mrs. Mackie Allotment Wives (1945) as Alice Van Brook Three Strangers (1946) as Mrs. Proctor Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) as Miss Wetherby, School Superintendent (uncredited) To Each His Own (1946) as Miss Pringle Devotion (1946) as Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited) Of Human Bondage (1946) as Landlady G.I. War Brides (1946) as Beatrice Moraski Holiday in Mexico (1946) as Cady Millicent Owen (uncredited) Sister Kenny (1946) as Matron (uncredited) The Imperfect Lady (1947) as Woman in theater balcony (uncredited) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Mrs. Leticia Follinebee Escape Me Never (1947) as Mrs. Cooper (uncredited) The Sign of the Ram (1948) as Mrs. Woolton (uncredited) The Red Danube (1949) as Mrs. Omicron (uncredited) Challenge to Lassie (1949) as Landlady (uncredited) Adam's Rib (1949) as Lady with Attinger kids in court (uncredited) Tyrant of the Sea (1950) as Elizabeth Blake Kind Lady (1951) as Rose Alice in Wonderland (1951) as Rose (voice) The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) as Lottie Sorelle (uncredited) The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) as Lady Topham (uncredited) Young Bess (1953) as Mother Jack The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) as Dame Ellen A Man Called Peter (1955) as Miss Hopkins (uncredited) Interrupted Melody (1955) as Volunteer Worker (uncredited) The Swan (1956) as Countess Sibenstoyn Jeanne Eagels (1957) as Mrs. Corliss (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 35: "Dip in the Pool") as Emily's Mother Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 38: "The Impromptu Murder") as Miss Wilkinson Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 8: "Safety for the Witness") as Mrs. Jefferson Crawpit, the Gun Store Customer Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 35: "The Schartz-Metterklume Method") as Nannie The Time Machine (1960) as Mrs. Watchett Midnight Lace (1960) as Nora Stanley, the Housekeeper The Notorious Landlady as Lady Fallott Thriller (1960) as Edith Pringle Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 13: "Silk Petticoat") as Mrs. Boyd The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 29: "The Dark Pool") as Andrina Gibbs The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 31: "Isabel") as Martha Mary Poppins (1964) as Depositor (uncredited) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 16: "One of the Family") as Callendars' Maid The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Thou Still Unravished Bride") as Mother The Sound of Music (1965) as Baroness Ebberfeld Rosie! (1967) as Sedalia