Actress. She was best known for playing the roles of well-bred, upper-crust ladies. She will be best remembered for her role of 'Belle' in the classic holiday film, "Scrooge" (1935), which was based on the book by Charles Dickens. The film also starred Sir Seymour Hicks as the crotchety title character, the miser, 'Ebenezer Scrooge.' She was born as Mary Addison Aitken (some sources say Mary Glynne Aitken), in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, to Dr. Charles Aitken and his wife Ada Blanche Renwick Aitken on January 25, 1895, (some sources say January 25, 1898). She began her acting career by appearing in stage productions most notably in the role of the 'Little Stranger' in the play, "The Dairymaids," at the New Prince's Theatre in Manchester, England, in 1908. She also appeared n "The Dairymaids," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England, also in 1908. She also appeared in numerous other stage productions and in many West End stage productions during her career including as 'Little Rosalie' in "The Merry Peasant," as 'Cinderella' in "The Golden Land Of Fairy Tales" (1911), as 'Wendy' in "Peter Pan" (1912), and as 'Felicia Lady Grandison' in "Lady Noggs" (1913). Her many other stage credits include "Disraeli," "Tilly Of Bloomsbury," "Carnival," "Then and Now," "The Crooked Friday," "The Terror," "No Other Tiger," "The Highwayman," and "Time And The Conways." She also toured provinces and several countries including South Africa. She made her actual film debut in the role of 'Jeannette' in the film crime-drama, "The Cry For Justice" (1919), which was directed by Albert G. Frenguelli, and which also starred Amy Brandon Thomas and Norman Page. The film tells the story of an inventor who is jailed when his assistant fakes his own murder to steal his plans and his wife. Besides, "The Cry For Justice" (1919), and "Scrooge" (1935), her many other film credits include, "His Last Defence" (1919), "Unmarried" (1920), "The Hundredth Chance" (1920), "The White Hen" (1921), "Appearances" (1921), "The Princess Of New York" (1921), "Candytuft, I Mean Veronica" (1921), "The Mystery Road" (1921), "Dangerous Lies" (1921), "The Bonnie Brier Bush" (1921), "The Call Of Youth" (1921), "Inquest" (1931), "The Good Companions" (1933), "The Lost Chord" (1933), "Flat Number Three" (1934), "The Outcast" (1934), "Emil And The Detectives" (1935), "Grand Finale" (1936), "The Heirloom Mystery" (1936), "The Angelus" (1937), "Inquest" (1939), "The Breadwinner" (1948), "Tilly Of Bloomsbury" (1948), and "Myself A Stranger" (1949). She was married twice, first to John Mannell and then to actor Dennis Neilson-Terry (1895-1932, of the famous acting family), from April 3, 1917, until his death in Rhodesia (now Bulawayo, Zimbabwe), on July 14, 1932. She had at least two children including her daughter the actress Hazel Mary Neilson-Terry (1918-1974), who later married the actor Geoffrey Keen (1916-2005), who played the role of 'British Defence Minister Sir Frederick Gray' in the James Bond series of films. She continued to act in both films and on stage until her death. She passed away in London, England, on September 19, 1954, at the age of 59, and was buried in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Kensal Green, England, where several other famous British personalities are also laid to rest. Her husband the actor Dennis Neilson-Terry is buried at Hampstead Cemetery in Hampstead, London, England, and her daughter the actress Hazel Mary Neilson-Terry who passed away in London, England, on October 12, 1974, at the age of 56, her funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium in Golders Green, London, England. Her granddaughter Jemma Hyde (1941-2017), was also an actress but her final resting place is currently unknown.