Mary Taviner

Mary Taviner
Mary Taviner c. 1939
(from the archive of the British Library,
Add MS 89481/10, f. 50)
Born
Mary Russell Taviner

(1909-11-28)28 November 1909
Died21 September 1972(1972-09-21) (aged 62)
Other namesMara Russell-Tavernan
Mara Tavernan
Mary Tavernan
Myra Tavernan
Mary Russell-Tavernan
Mara Russell Tavernan
Mary Russell Tavernan
Mary Russell Taviner
Mary Russell Tavinor
Mara Tavanan
Mary Tavener
Mary Russell Tavener
Mary Taverner
Mara Tavana
Baroness Marovna
Mary Marovna
Mrs Alexis Marovonoff

Mary Taviner (also known as Mara Russell-Tavernan and by several other names; 28 November 1909 – 21 September 1972), was a British stage and film actress active during the early- and mid-20th century, known for her roles in British second feature ('B') drama and mystery films. She was also an active member of the far-right from the pre-Second World War days of British fascism and continuing into the late 1960s. She had an affair with Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Union of Fascists, sued him for slander, and British Intelligence concluded she was blackmailing him.