Tempe Pigott
Tempe Piggott was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Piggott started her acting career landing roles in such films as "Greed" (1924) with Gibson Gowland, "The Black Pirate" (1926) and the dramatic adaptation "Seven Days Leave" (1930) with Gary Cooper. She also appeared in "Devotion" (1931), the Fredric March horror feature "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1932) and the dramatic adaptation "Cavalcade" (1933) with Diana Wynyard. Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like "Doctor Bull" (1933), "If I Were Free" (1933) and "Man of the Forest" (1933). She also appeared in "Oliver Twist" (1933), "Limehouse Blues" (1934) and "Long Lost Father" (1934). In the latter half of her career, she continued to act in the dramatic adaptation "One More River" (1934) with Diana Wynyard, the comedy "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) with Boris Karloff and "The Devil Is a Woman" (1935). She also appeared in the Kay Francis biopic "The White Angel" (1936), "Fools for Scandal" (1938) and "Boys' Reformatory" (1939). Piggott last acted in "Forever Amber" (1947) with Linda Darnell. Piggott passed away in October 1962 at the age of 78.
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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71% |
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Arise, My Love | Woman in Irish Pub (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Fools for Scandal | Bessie (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One More River | Mrs. Purdy (Character) | - | 1934 |
64% |
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Cavalcade | Mrs. Snapper (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If I Were Free | Mrs. Gill (Character) | - | 1933 |
93% |
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A Study in Scarlet | Mrs. Hudson (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet |
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Oliver Twist | Mrs. Corney (Character) | - | 1933 |
91% |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Mrs. Hawkins (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Devotion | Tibby (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seven Days Leave | Mrs. Haggerty (Character) | - | 1930 |
100% |
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The Black Pirate | Duenna (Character) | - | 1926 |
96% |
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Greed | Mother McTeague (Character) | - | 1924 |