Dee Manoury

Dominique Danielle Manoury (March 1, 1914 - October 21, 2016) was an American actress. After a career in low-budget movies during the 1930s and 40s, she had a career resurrection of sorts after being cast in the role of Priscilla "Old Lady" Walker in the RKOx series It Ain't Easy.

A native of, she began working in films for Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. in 1933 on a trial basis.

Manoury married actor Ted Shea in 1936, the couple were married until Shea's 1982 death. The couple had one son, Michael Shea, born in 1951. Manoury's granddaughter, Danielle Shea, is a voice actress known for her anime dubbing work.

Manoury returned to acting in 1997 working in New Orleans on locally-shot films. She was attending a bingo game when casting director Gail Oberhauser told her of auditions for an "angry old lady" character in It Ain't Easy. She won the role of Priscilla "Old Lady" Walker and played the character on a regular basis for the next few years.

On October 21, 2016, Manoury died at in New Orleans, aged 102.