Margaret Moffat born Margaret Liddell Linck (7 January 1873 – 19 February 1943) was a British actress and suffragette. She was amongst the first Scottish suffragettes to be arrested. She appeared in several films including a minor part in Alfred Hitchcock's film Saboteur.

Maggie Moffat
Moffat in 1912
Born
Margaret Liddell Linck

7 January 1873
Died19 February 1943
NationalityBritish
Other namesMargaret Moffat
OccupationActor
Known forthe first of two Scottish suffragettes to be arrested 21st December 1906 along with Annie Miller Fraser also and actress.
SpouseGraham Moffat
ChildrenOne

Life

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Unlike many of her Scottish-born siblings, Moffatt was born in Spittal in northern England. She was the last but one of seven children born to Gottlob and Margaret Liddell (Dowie) Linck. Moffat had a talent for singing. After leaving school, she was a drapery salesperson before deciding to become an actress.[1] Moffat was sent as a Scottish delegate to the "Women's Parliament". She was amongst over 50 who were arrested in February 1907 after the suffragettes demonstrated at the House of Commons. She and Annie Fraser were the first and second suffragettes to be arrested who were Scottish. Moffat and others were arrested and were given a fine. Moffat refused to pay and was sentenced to two weeks in Holloway Prison.

Later that year, her husband Graham Moffat, who, like her, was also an active suffragette and actor, founded an organisation for men who supported women's suffrage Men's League for Women's Suffrage .[2]

Moffat appeared in a number of films, including My Gal Sal and Ringside Maisie under the name "Margaret Moffat".

Moffatt and her husband emigrated to South Africa in 1933, but she continued to appear in US films including a minor part in Alfred Hitchcock's film Saboteur. She died in Cape Town in February 1943.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1926 Till the Bells Ring Jenny Struthers
1933 Just Smith
1935 Rolling Home Mrs. McGregor
1936 Keep Your Seats, Please Mrs. O'Flaherty Uncredited
The End of the Road Maggie
1937 Farewell Again Mrs. Billings
1939 The Spy in Black Kate

References

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  1. ^ a b Elizabeth L. Ewan; Sue Innes; Sian Reynolds; Rose Pipes (27 June 2007). Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 269–. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1.
  2. ^ Sarah Pedersen (3 July 2017). The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-1-137-53834-5.
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