Mona Washbourne (born 27 November 1903, Birmingham - died 15 November 1988, London) was an English actress of stage, film and television.
Mona Washbourne began her entertaining career training as a concert pianist. While performing on stage in the early 1920s, she found that she liked acting and became an actor. In 1948, after numerous stage musical performances, Washbourne began appearing in films. Her film credits include Billy Liar (1963) and The Collector (1965). She played Mrs. Pearce in 1964's My Fair Lady and the Matron in the 1968 film, If.
She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970 in David Storey's Home. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. She won the 1981 New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Stevie.
In 1981, Mona Washbourne appeared in Granada television's adaptation of Brideshead Revisited.
Her husband and brother-in-law, Basil Dignam and Mark Dignam, were noted stage actors.
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