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Mavis Villiers, born Mavis Clare Cooney (18 January 1911, Sydney, Australia — died March 1976, Paddington, London, England), was a British actress of stage, film and television. Her brother was Cecil Cooney, a camera operator and cinematographer. Her stage name, Villiers, was taken from her maternal grandfather. She began her career as a child film actress in Australia, but no specific credits or references can be found. Mavis emigrated to the United States with her family in 1921, aged 11. The family settled in Hollywood, where her father became a technician at a film company. Both... MORE

Mavis Villiers, born Mavis Clare Cooney (18 January 1911, Sydney, Australia — died March 1976, Paddington, London, England), was a British actress of stage, film and television. Her brother was Cecil Cooney, a camera operator and cinematographer. Her stage name, Villiers, was taken from her maternal grandfather. She began her career as a child film actress in Australia, but no specific credits or references can be found. Mavis emigrated to the United States with her family in 1921, aged 11. The family settled in Hollywood, where her father became a technician at a film company. Both Mavis and her brother Cecil began their careers in the silent era; her first accredited film role was as 'the Girl' in a 1927 short comedy, The Bum's Rush, featuring expat Australian star Snub Pollard. Following her parents divorce, Mavis and her mother Clara migrated to London, England, in 1933. Her brother Cecil followed at some stage; her father remained in California where he died at Ventura in 1960. Her stage roles included that of Mrs Van Mier in the 1962 London production of Noel Coward's Sail Away (musical) at the Savoy Theatre. She was also in the Cast of the 1957 West End production of Damn LESS