Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull (MGM) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Moyna Macgill interests me as a figure too easily reduced to a footnote in someone else's story. Yes, she was Angela Lansbury's mother and grandmother to a line of performers, but the 2020 ranking placing her 35th among Ireland's greatest film actors tells me the talent ran in her own right, not just through her children. Belfast-born, working across stage and screen across decades, she represents the kind of artist history nearly forgets until her name is rightly recalled. I admire performers who anchor a dynasty yet still deserve their own spotlight, and she clearly does.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Moyna Macgill
- Name (Japanese)
- モイナ・マクギル
- Reading
- もいな・まくぎる
- Born
- December 10, 1895 – November 25, 1975
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyna%20Macgill
Frequently asked questions
When was Moyna Macgill born?
December 10, 1895 – November 25, 1975.
Where is Moyna Macgill from?
Moyna Macgill is from Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What does Moyna Macgill do?
Moyna Macgill works as actor, stage actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.