Selena Royle
Highest Rated: 100% The Heiress (1949)
Lowest Rated: 36% Robot Monster (1953)
Birthday: Nov 6, 1904
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Though not a household name, Selena Royle was a mainstay in Hollywood movies during the 1940s. The daughter of noted playwright Edward Milton Royle, she gravitated toward theater before appearing in films. Royle proved to be adept with maternal parts, an ability that she showcased in the 1944 war drama "The Fighting Sullivans," where she portrayed the mother of five brothers serving in World War II. Royle also turned up as matriarchs in "Courage of Lassie," starring a young Elizabeth Taylor, and "Joan of Arc," featuring Ingrid Bergman. During the early 1950s, Royle became a target of the House Un-American Activities Committee, leading to the end of her screen career.
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Filmography
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | 42% | Murder Is My Beat | Beatrice Abbott (Character) | - | 1955 |
| 36% | 36% | Robot Monster | Mother (Character) | - | 1953 |
| 88% | 69% | He Ran All the Way | Mrs. Dobbs (Character) | - | 1951 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Come Fill the Cup | Mrs. Dolly Copeland (Character) | - | 1951 |
| 80% | 55% | Branded | Mrs. Lavery (Character) | - | 1950 |
| 67% | 36% | The Big Hangover | Kate Mahoney (Character) | - | 1950 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bad Boy | Judge Florence Prentiss (Character) | - | 1949 |
| 100% | 93% | The Heiress | Elizabeth Almond (Character) | - | 1949 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | My Dream Is Yours | Freda Hofer (Character) | - | 1949 |
| 90% | 54% | Joan of Arc | Isabelle d'Arc (Character) | - | 1948 |
| 57% | 51% | A Date With Judy | Mrs. Foster (Character) | - | 1948 |
| 71% | 43% | Summer Holiday | Mrs. Essie Miller (Character) | - | 1948 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Sairy MacBean (Character) | - | 1947 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | Cass Timberlane | Louise Wargate (Character) | - | 1947 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Courage of Lassie | Mrs. Merrick (Character) | - | 1946 |
| 100% | 82% | The Harvey Girls | Miss Bliss (Character) | - | 1946 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Leave, No Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 1946 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gallant Journey | Mrs. Zachary Montgomery (Character) | - | 1946 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | The Green Years | Mama Leckie (Character) | - | 1946 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Man's Navy | Maude Weaver (Character) | - | 1945 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Mrs. Parkington | Mattie Trounson (Character) | - | 1944 |
| 100% | 87% | The Fighting Sullivans | Mrs. Alleta Sullivan (Character) | - | 1944 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Main Street After Dark | "Ma" Abby Dibson (Character) | - | 1944 |