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Ethel Barrymore (1879–1959)

Actress

Ethel Barrymore was the second of three children seemingly destined for the actor's life of their parents Maurice and Georgiana. Maurice Barrymore had emigrated from England in 1875, and after graduating from Cambridge in law had shocked his family by becoming an actor. Georgiana Drew of Philadelphia acted in her parents' stage company... See full bio »

Born:

Ethel Mae Blythe
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Filmography

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1957 Johnny Trouble
Katherine Chandler AKA Nana
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Mother
– Prosper's Old Mother (1955) … Mother
 
1954 Young at Heart
Aunt Jessie Tuttle
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
Mme. Rosalie La Grange
– The Thirteenth Chair (1954) … Mme. Rosalie La Grange
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
– Lord Byron's Love Letter (1953)
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves
Mrs. Hazel Pennicott (segment "Mademoiselle")
 
1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Mysterious Ways (1952)
 
1952 Just for You
Alida De Bronkhart
 
1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
Margaret Garrison
 
1951 It's a Big Country
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
 
1951 The Secret of Convict Lake
Granny
 
1951 Kind Lady
Mary Herries
 
1950 NBC Television Opera Theatre (TV series)
Narrator
– Die Fledermaus (1950) … Narrator
 
1949 Pinky
Miss Em
 
1949 That Midnight Kiss
Abigail Trent Budell
 
1949 The Red Danube
Mother Superior ('Mother Auxilia')
 
1949 The Great Sinner
Grandmother Ostrovsky
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Miss Spinney
 
1948 Moonrise
Grandma
 
1947 The Paradine Case
Lady Sophie Horfield
 
1947 Night Song
Miss Willey
 
1947 Moss Rose
Lady Margaret Drego
 
1947 The Farmer's Daughter
Agatha Morley
 
1945 The Spiral Staircase
Mrs. Warren
 
1944 None But the Lonely Heart
Ma Mott (as Miss Ethel Barrymore)
 
1933/I All at Sea (short)
 
1932 Rasputin and the Empress
The Czarina
 
1926/II Camille (short)
Olympe
 
1919 The Divorcee
Lady Frederick Berolles
 
1918 Our Mrs. McChesney
Emma McChesney
 
1917 National Red Cross Pageant
Flanders/Belgium - Flemish & Final episodes
 
1917 An American Widow
Elizabeth Carter
 
1917 The Eternal Mother
Maris
 
1917 Life's Whirlpool
Esther Carey
 
1917 The Lifted Veil
Clorinda Gildersleeve
 
1917 The Greatest Power
Miriam Monroe
 
1917 The Call of Her People
Egypt
 
1917 The White Raven
Nan Baldwin
 
1916 The Awakening of Helena Ritchie
Helena Richie
 
1916 The Kiss of Hate
Nadia Turgeneff
 
1915 The Final Judgment
Jane Carleson, Mrs. Murray Campbell
 
1914 The Nightingale
Isola Franti, 'The Nightingale'
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Winter and Spring (1956) … Herself - Host
– Dear Miss Lovelace (1956) … Herself - Host
– Lady Investigator (1956) … Herself - Host
– Funny Money (1956) … Herself - Host
– Justice for All (1956) … Herself - Host
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1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Herself-
– Eloise (1956) … Herself-
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #2.36 (1955) … Herself
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Herself
 
1952 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 12 October 1952 (1952) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1951-1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Actress
– Episode #3.6 (1952) … Herself
– Episode #2.13 (1951) … Herself - Guest Actress
 
1951 Daphni: Virgin of the Golden Laurels (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1951 Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (documentary short)
Herself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1922 Starland Review No. 13 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1913 Popular Players Off the Stage (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Herself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1895- 1945). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 8 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miss Ethel Barrymore

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

[last words] Is everybody happy? I want everybody to be happy. I know I'm happy. See more »

Trivia:

Aunt of John Drew Barrymore and 'Diana Barrymore (I)'. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo