Beryl Mercer

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Beryl Mercer

Born	(1882-08-13)13 August 1882 Seville, Spain
Died	28 July 1939(1939-07-28) (aged 56) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1916–1939
Spouse(s)	Maitland Paisley (1896-19??; divorced); 1 child Holmes Herbert; 1 child

Beryl Mercer (13 August 1882 – 28 July 1939) was a Spanish-born American-based actress of the 1920s and 1930s.

Born to British parents in Seville, Mercer was best known for her motherly roles in film and regularly appeared as a grandmother or cook or maid in some high profile films. She appeared in more than fifty films between 1916 and 1939 but her career was at a peak in the 1930s when she regularly starred in between five and ten films a year. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1933 Mercer appeared in Cavalcade, as a cook, and the following year made appearances in Jane Eyre, The Little Minister, and The Richest Girl in the World. In 1939, she appeared in The Little Princess as Queen Victoria.

Death

Mercer died in Santa Monica, California in 1939, aged 56, following surgery for an undisclosed ailment. She was married to actor Holmes Herbert.

External links

Beryl Mercer at the Internet Movie Database
Beryl Mercer at the Internet Broadway Database
Beryl Mercer at Find a Grave

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Persondata
Name	Mercer, Beryl
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	13 August 1882
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Date of death	28 July 1939 (aged 56)
Place of death	Santa Monica, California, U.S.

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