Mona Washbourne

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Mona Washbourne (November 27, 1903 - November 15, 1988) was a British film and stage actress.

Washbourne began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. While performing on stage in the early 1920s, she found that she liked acting and began a long career as a character actor.

In 1948, after numerous stage musical performances, Washbourne began appearing in films. Some of her credits include Billy Liar (1963) and The Collector (1965). She also played Henry Higgins's prim housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in 1964's My Fair Lady, starring Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn and Gladys Cooper.

Washbourne appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in David Storey's play Home in 1970. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.

Washbourne won the 1981 New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie.

In 1981, Washbourne appeared in Granada television's adaptation of Brideshead Revisited.