About Molly Raynor
Lived 1905 – 1976 (aged 70). Molly Raynor was an actor.
Molly Raynor (6 May 1903 – 12 March 1976) was a New Zealand–born actress who also worked in the United Kingdom and Australian, known for early film roles in adaptations of Steele Rudd's On Our Selection and Grandad Rudd, and also the films The Hayseeds and Strike Me Lucky.
She married actor and playwright/dramatist John Warwick in 1929. She died in Sydney, Australia, on 12 March 1976.
Shortly after arriving in Sydney, she appeared as one of Mrs. Bennett-White's "Cheer-Oh Girls", a concert party that raised funds for charitable causes relating to soldiers and veterans. She appeared between 1921 and 1927, giving character sketches.
Filmography On Our Selection (1932) as Kate The Hayseeds (1933) as Pansy Regan (credited as Molly Rayner) Strike Me Lucky (1934) as Bates Grandad Rudd(1935) as Amelia Banks Jennifer Hale (1937) as Constance Hall Gaslight uncredited We'll Meet Again (1943) as Mrs. Summers Woman to Woman (1947) as Sylvia's Friend The Pleasure Garden 1947 (TV movie) Music Hall (1949) as herself Dinner at Eight (1951) The Scarlet Web (1954) as Miss Riggs Child's Play (1954) as Mrs Cannon Armchair Theatre (1964) as Mrs. Jordon Number 96 (1972) as Old Lady McManus MPB (1976) as Mrs. O'Rourke
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Who was Molly Raynor?
actor
When was Molly Raynor born?
Molly Raynor was born on 5 June 1905 in Dunedin.
When did Molly Raynor die?
Molly Raynor died on 12 March 1976 in Sydney.
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Molly Raynor was an actor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Molly Raynor. https://biography.guide/molly-raynor/
MLA: "Molly Raynor." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/molly-raynor/.
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