Biography
Tempe Pigott was an Australian-born character actress who appeared in numerous silent and sound films, often in supporting or uncredited roles as elderly or working-class women.
She had a stage career in England, Australia, Canada and the United States before entering motion pictures in the 1920s. Among her notable screen roles were Mother McTeague in Greed (1924) and Mrs Hawkins in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). She played Mrs Snapper in Cavalcade (1933).
Pigott died on 6 October 1962 in Woodland Hills, California.
