Mavis Villiers

Mavis Villiers was born on Dec 10, 1909 in Australia. Mavis Villiers's big-screen debut came with Tess of the Storm Country directed by John S. Robertson in 1922. Mavis Villiers is known for The Haunting directed by Robert Wise, Julie Harris stars as Eleanor Lance and Claire Bloom as Theodora. The upcoming new movie Mavis Villiers plays is Philadelphia, Here I Come! which will be released on Jan 01, 1984.

Mavis Villiers was born Mavis Clare Cooney on December 10, 1909 at Neurtal Bay; a suburb of Sydney Harbour's 'north shore', where her father was a milk vendor. Her parents relocated to the mountain-resort town of Katoomba when she was aged four. She began performing at the age of seven and quickly showed a prodigious talent. At age ten she was being tutored to become a professional actress. In 1919 she was invited to perform solo at Sydney's Tivoli Theatre.