Anne Seymour

Anne Seymour (September 11, 1909 – December 8, 1988) was an American film and television character actress. Personal life Anne Seymour Eckert was born in Manhattan to William Stanley and May Davenport (née Seymour) Eckert (1883–1967) an actress and later curator of the Museum of the City of New York. She was the seventh generation of a theatrical family traceable to 18th century Ireland. Seymour, her mother (May Davenport Seymour), and her brother (Bill Seymour) were all active in radio concurrently. Her great-uncle was character actor Harry Davenport, and her cousins were writer James Seymour and actor John Seymour. Seymour never married, and had no children. Education After attending St. Mary's for "her conventional education", Seymour studied at the American Laboratory Theatre.