Iris Hoey

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title: "Iris Hoey" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1885-births", "1979-deaths", "english-stage-actresses", "english-film-actresses", "actresses-from-london", "20th-century-english-actresses"] description: "British actress (1885–1979)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Hoey" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British actress (1885–1979) ::

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Wilhelmina Iris Winifred Hasbach (17 July 1885 – 13 May 1979), known as Iris Hoey, was a British actress in the first half of the twentieth century, both on stage and in movies. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Weedon_Grossmith,_Iris_Hoey_and_Lilias_Waldegrave_in_Baby_Mine_1911.jpg" caption="Iris Hoey (left), Lilias Waldegrave, and [[Weedon Grossmith]] in ''Baby Mine'', [[Criterion Theatre]], 1911"] ::

Early life

Iris Hoey was born in London, daughter of Wilhelm Anton Hasbach, a professor of political economy.

Career

In the early part of her career, Hoey alternated performances in straight theatre alongside Beerbohm Tree with musical comedy with George Edwardes; she appeared in minor musical roles in Les P'tites Michu and the 1906 revival of The Geisha.

Her first film appearance was in East Lynne (1922), an adaptation of the 1861 sensation novel by Mrs Henry Wood; during her busiest period of film work (the 1930s), in 1934 she appeared in the West End in the play Mary Read. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Iris_Hoey_child.jpg" caption="Iris Hoey as a child wearing a sailor suit"] ::

Personal life

Hoey married first, in 1911, Mashiter ("Max") Leeds (1883-1937), of Spring Grove, Bishopstoke, Hampshire, grandson of Sir Joseph Edward Leeds, 2nd baronet; they were divorced in 1922, having had a son, Joseph Mashiter Leeds (born 1912).

She married Cyril Raymond in 1922; on 4 December 1923, their son, John North Blagrave Raymond (1923-1977), was born in Bristol; he was a journalist and literary editor of the New Statesman.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1922	East Lynne	Isabel Carlyle	Short
1922	Tense Moments with Great Authors	Isabel Carlyle	(segment "East Lynne")
1931	Her Reputation	Dultitia Sloane
1934	Those Were the Days	Agatha Poskett
1935	Royal Cavalcade	Waitress	Uncredited
1936	Living Dangerously	Lady Annesley
1936	One in a Million	Mrs. Fenwick
1936	A Star Fell from Heaven	Frau Heinmeyer
1936	The Tenth Man	Lady Etchingham
1936	The Limping Man	Mrs. Paget
1937	The Perfect Crime	Mrs. Pennypacker
1937	Let's Make a Night of It	Laura Boydell
1938	Jane Steps Out	Mrs. Wilton
1938	Edgar Wallace's The Terror	Mrs. Elvery
1938	Pygmalion	Ysabel Social Reporter
1940	The Midas Touch	Ellie Morgan
1940	Just William	Mrs. Brown
1949	Poet's Pub	Lady Keith
1950	The Girl Who Couldn't Quite	Janet
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References

References

1. The Encyclopaedia of the Musical Theatre, Gi - N, Kurt Ganzl, Schirmer Books, 2001, p. 938
2. League, The Broadway. "Iris Hoey – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB".
3. "Iris Hoey - Theatricalia".
4. "Iris Hoey".
5. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, p. 2279
6. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, Kelly's Directories, 1920, p. 420
7. The Encyclopaedia of the Musical Theatre, Gi - N, Kurt Ganzl, Schirmer Books, 2001, p. 938
8. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, p. 2279
9. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, Kelly's Directories, 1920, p. 420
10. McFarlane, Brian. (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press.
11. Johnson, Paul. (3 June 2010). "Brief Lives". Random House.
12. "John Raymond".

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