Mary Glynne was born Mary Aitken in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, on 25th January 1895. She became a stage and screen actress whose career ran from the Edwardian era through to the early 1950s, making her one of the most enduring British performers to come out of Wales in that generation.
Glynne made her professional stage debut in 1908 in 'The Dairymaids' at the Princes Theatre, Manchester, transferring to the Queen's Theatre in London the following month. She went on to appear in numerous West End and touring productions across more than four decades. On screen she appeared in twenty-four films between 1919 and 1939, beginning in the British silent era with titles such as 'Unmarried' (1920), 'The Call of Youth' (1921), 'The Bonnie Brier Bush' (1921) and 'Dangerous Lies' (1921).
After a decade focused mainly on theatre work, Glynne returned to the screen in the sound era, appearing in 'Inquest' (1931), J.B. Priestley's 'The Good Companions' (1933) alongside Jessie Matthews and John Gielgud, 'Scrooge' (1935) as Belle, and 'Emil and the Detectives' (1935).
She was married to the actor Dennis Neilson-Terry, a member of the celebrated Terry acting dynasty, who died in Rhodesia in 1932. Mary Glynne died in London on 19th September 1954, aged 59.