Mary Servoss
| Mary Servoss | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 2, 1888 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 1968 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | heart ailment |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1905-1949 |
Mary Servoss (June 2, 1888 – November 20, 1968) was an American stage and screen actress. Her main career was centered on the Broadway stage. She was born to Carlos A. Servoss and Mary (née Baker) in Chicago. She made her stage debut in 1905 in a stock company playing a small part in Lorna Doone. In 1922 Portia to David Warfield's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. In the 1929 play Street Scene later a 1931 film by King Vidor. Also in the 1931 play Counsellor-At-Law starring Paul Muni which was later filmed with John Barrymore. She appeared as the Queen Gertrude in performances of Hamlet by both Raymond Massey(1931) and Leslie Howard(1936).
She was a veteran stage actress when she made her first film in 1940 and made over 20 films by the time of her last film in 1949.
When not in the theatre her hobby was restoring old farmhouses.
Mary Servoss died in Los Angeles on November 20, 1968.
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