Grayce Hampton Explained

Grayce Hampton
Birth Date:28 March 1876
Birth Place:Devon, United Kingdom
Death Date:20 December 1963 (aged 87)
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Othername:Grace Hampton
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1916–1953 (film)
Spouse:Charles Dodsworth

Grayce Hampton (28 March 1876 – 20 December 1963) was a British film and stage actress. Her name was often seen as Grace Hampton.[1]

Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to Augustus Harris, who arranged for her to perform in one of his productions. After that, she acted in other Harris productions at the Drury Lane Theater in London.[2]

Hampton emigrated to the United States with Henry Irving's production of Robespierre. She found work on Broadway and then in Hollywood as a film actress in generally character roles such as the 1932 comedy The Unexpected Father.[3]

Broadway plays in which Hampton appeared included Suspect (1940), Point Valaine (1935), Her Majesty the Widow (1934), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1926), Easy Virtue (1925), Antony and Cleopatra (1924), Pelleas and Melisande (1923), Romeo and Juliet (1923), Malvaloca (1922), and Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox (1920).[4]

Hampton performed in vaudeville with Otis Skinner.

Hampton was married to English comedian Charles Dodsworth.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1916The Pursuing Vengeance Countess Simone
1930The Bat Whispers Miss Cornelia van Gorder
1931Ex-Bad Boy Mrs. Simmons
1931Broadminded Aunt Polly
1932The Unexpected Father Mrs. Smythe
1932Stepping Sisters Mrs. Donaldston Uncredited
1932Almost Married Aunt Mathilda Uncredited
1933Looking Forward Woman Buying Dog Basket Uncredited
1935Gigolette Mrs. Emerson
1936Piccadilly Jim Mrs. Brede
1937Souls at Sea Old Knitting Woman Uncredited
1939The Women Dowager in Powder Room Uncredited
1939Rio Minor Role Uncredited
1941The Shanghai Gesture The Social Leader
1943Heaven Can Wait Albert's Mother Uncredited
1944Standing Room Only Guest at Ritchie Home Uncredited
1944Ministry of Fear Lady with Floppy Hat Uncredited
1944Abroad with Two Yanks Stuart's Party Guest Uncredited
1944Three Sisters of the Moors Martha Short
1944Nothing but Trouble Mrs. Herkheimer Uncredited
1944The Suspect Margaret Uncredited
1945Her Highness and the Bellboy Mrs. Chudduster Uncredited
1945Confidential Agent Woman on Road Uncredited
1945Hold That Blonde Mrs. Case Uncredited
1946Johnny Comes Flying Home Mrs. Bixler Uncredited
1946Without Reservations Lois Uncredited
1946Lady Luck Woman in Bookshop Uncredited
1947Love and Learn Mrs. Bronson Uncredited
1947Fun on a Weekend Hotel Stenographer Uncredited
1947Down to Earth Dowager Uncredited
1947The Exile First Court Lady
1948Sitting Pretty Mrs. Appleton Uncredited
1948April Showers Dowager Uncredited
1948Silver River Woman Uncredited
1948The Snake Pit Inmate Countess
1948Trouble Preferred Mrs. McGinnis - Landlady Uncredited
1949A Kiss in the Dark Mrs. Stuyvedant Uncredited
1949Anna Lucasta Queenie Uncredited
1949The Girl from Jones Beach Party Guest Uncredited
1949Bride for Sale Harriet Jonathan Uncredited
1950Kill the Umpire Dowager Uncredited
1950Caged Woman Uncredited
1950Love That Brute Dowager Uncredited
1950Harvey Mrs. Strickleberger Uncredited
1951The Mating Season Mrs. Fahnstock
1953Forever Female Olga O'Brien Uncredited, (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson . Scott . Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. . 19 August 2016 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-2599-7 . 313 . 25 October 2020 . en.
  2. News: About Grace Hampton . 25 October 2020 . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 10 April 1927 . 66. Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: Stumpf . Charles . ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career . 2010 . McFarland . 136.
  4. Web site: Grace Hampton . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 25 October 2020 . https://archive.today/20201025222215/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/grace-hampton-43975 . 25 October 2020 . live .