Edna Best Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied dramatic acting under Kate Rorke, the first Professor of Drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Tilly of Bloomsbury" in 1921
• First appeared in a revival of the play "Charley's Aunt" in 1919
• Became known in America after appearing in stage versions of "The Charming People" and "The High Road" in New York
• Appeared in the title role in a London stage production of "The Constant Nymph" in 1925
• Best known for her role as Jill in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and as Elizabeth Robinson in 1940's "Swiss Family Robinson․"
• Divorced actor Herbert Marshall in 1940 and married Hollywood agent Nat Wolff five minutes later