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Mavis Villiers (born Mavis Clare Cooney; 18 January 1911, Sydney – March 1976, Paddington, London), was an Australian-born British actress of stage, film and television. Her parents were John and Clara (née Villiers) Cooney. Her brother, Cecil Cooney, was a camera operator and cinematographer.〔(Canadian Passenger Lists, 'Niagra' May 1921 ), Ancestry.com; accessed 25 July 2015.〕 Her stage name, Villiers, was taken from her maternal grandfather.〔(Profile ), omnilexica.com; accessed 25 July 2015〕〔(''Australia Marriage Index, Clara Smythe m.28/12/1904 ), Ancestry.com; accessed 25 July 2015.〕 ==Life and career== Mavis emigrated to the United States with her family in 1921, aged 11.〔 The family settled in Hollywood, where her father became a technician at a film company.〔(Ancestry.com ); accessed 25 July 2015.〕〔(Ancestry.com )〕 Both Mavis and her brother Cecil began their careers in the silent era; her first accredited film role was as 'the Girl' in a 1927 short comedy, (''The Bum's Rush'' ), imdb.com; accessed 25 July 2015., featuring expat Australian star Snub Pollard. Following her parents' divorce, Mavis and her mother Clara migrated to London in 1933.〔(Ancestry.com )〕 Her brother Cecil followed at some stage; her father remained in California where he died at Ventura in 1960.〔(Ancestry.com ); accessed 25 July 2015.〕 Her stage roles included that of Mrs Van Mier in the 1962 London production of Noël Coward's ''Sail Away'' at the Savoy Theatre.〔(Broadwayworld.com )〕 She was also in the cast of the 1957 West End production of ''Damn Yankees'' at the London Coliseum; this production featured Australian actor Bill Kerr as Mr. Applegate.〔(University of Kent Library-Theater Collection ), kent.ac.uk; accessed 25 July 2015.〕 Her sole appearance on the American Broadway stage, was in the role of Aunt Lizzy Sweeney, in the first Broadway production of Brian Friel's ''Philadelphia Here I Come!'' at the Helen Hayes Theatre in 1966;〔(Profile ), IBDb.com; accessed 25 July 2015.〕〔(Profile ), ''The Bridgeport Post'', 17 February 1966, Connecticut, p. 14], Ancestry.com; accessed 25 July 2015.〕 she also played the same role in the 1975 film version of that play, her last role before her death. She had appeared in films from 1927-75. Some of her more prominent film roles were in:(''The Bum's Rush'' ) (1927), ''Saloon Bar'' (1940), ''South American George'' (1941)(''One Exciting Night'' ) (1944), ''Suddenly, Last Summer'' (1959), ''Victim'' (1961), and (''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' ) (1975).〔(IMDb.com )〕 Her television appearances between 1938 and 1972, include roles in various productions, series and episodes. They include the BBC's ''Sunday Night Theatre'', ''Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents'', (''The Vise'' ), ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Saint (TV series)'', ''From a Bird's Eye View'' and ''Night Gallery''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mavis Villiers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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