Mary Forbes was born on January 1, 1883 in Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England as Ethel Louise Young. She was an actress, known for Lebenskünstler (1938), Die schreckliche Wahrheit (1937) and Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1945). She was married to Wesley Wall, Charles Quatermaine and Ernest J. Taylor. She died on July 22, 1974 in Beaumont, California, USA.