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Kathleen Byron (1921–2009)

Actress

Kathleen Byron trained for the stage at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, beginning her work in the movies soon after she finished her training. Her early work with Michael Powell made her name in the UK. She went to Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s but found it difficult to break into the US productions... See full bio »

Born:

Kathleen Elizabeth Fell
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 88) in Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK
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2001 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Edith
– Episode #1.3 (2001) … Edith
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Edith
– Episode #1.1 (2001) … Edith
 
2001 In a Land of Plenty (TV series)
Agatha
– Episode #1.3 (2001) … Agatha
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Agatha
– Episode #1.1 (2001) … Agatha
 
2000 Heartbeat (TV series)
Molly Rysinski
– War Stories (2000) … Molly Rysinski
 
2000 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
Daphne
– Cunning Old Fox (2000) … Daphne
 
1989-1999 Casualty (TV series)
Avril Maitland / Lizzie Burnley / Mrs. Anderson
– To Have and to Hold (1999) … Lizzie Burnley
– Riders on the Storm (1993) … Mrs. Anderson
– Charity (1989) … Avril Maitland
 
1999 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Dorothea Pike
– Strangler's Wood (1999) … Dorothea Pike
 
1998 Saving Private Ryan
Old Mrs. Ryan
 
1998 Les Misérables
Mother Superior
 
1998 Diary (short)
 
1997 Frighteners (TV series)
Bessie Hammond
– Rose Cottage (1997) … Bessie Hammond
 
1996 Emma
Mrs. Goddard
 
1994 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mrs Marker
– The Golden Pince-Nez (1994) … Mrs Marker
 
1992 Moon and Son (TV series)
Agnes Burley
– Nearly Dearly Departed (1992) … Agnes Burley
 
1991 The Bill (TV series)
Mrs. MacInally
– A Corporal of Horse (1991) … Mrs. MacInally
 
1990 Portrait of a Marriage (TV mini-series)
Lady Carnock
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Lady Carnock
– Episode #1.2 (1990) … Lady Carnock
 
1985 Thunder Rock (TV movie)
 
1985 Howards' Way (TV series)
Laura Deverill
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Laura Deverill
 
1984 Love and Marriage (TV series)
Marian
– Dearly Beloved (1984) … Marian
 
1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV mini-series)
Madame Savinkova
– The Trust (1983) … Madame Savinkova
 
1982 Take Three Women (TV series)
Headmistress
 
1982 Masterpiece Theatre: Nancy Astor (TV mini-series)
Edith Cunard
 
1981 From a Far Country
Tadek's Mother
 
1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Daphne Martin
– Unity (1981) … Daphne Martin
 
1981 Hedda Gabler (TV movie)
Juliana Tesman
 
1976-1980 Angels (TV series)
Mrs. Sheppard
– Episode #6.23 (1980)
– Episode #6.21 (1980)
– Coming to Terms (1976) … Mrs. Sheppard
 
1980 The Elephant Man
Lady Waddington
 
1980 Together (TV series)
Martha Finch
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Martha Finch
 
1979 Emmerdale (TV series)
Irene Madden
 
1979 Minder (TV series)
Mrs. Hurst
– The Bounty Hunter (1979) … Mrs. Hurst
 
1979 Blakes 7 (TV series)
Clonemaster Fen
– Weapon (1979) … Clonemaster Fen
 
1978 An Englishman's Castle (TV series)
Mrs. Ingram
– Episode #1.3 (1978) … Mrs. Ingram
– Episode #1.2 (1978) … Mrs. Ingram
– Episode #1.1 (1978) … Mrs. Ingram
 
1968-1978 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Harvey / Mrs. Green
– Forty Weeks (1978) … Mrs. Green
– Countercrime (1968) … Miss Harvey
 
1978 The Professionals (TV series)
Mrs. Turner
– Everest Was Also Conquered (1978) … Mrs. Turner
 
1977 Secret Army (TV series)
Madame Celeste Lekeu / Mme. Celeste Lekeu
– Good Friday (1977) … Madame Celeste Lekeu
– Bait (1977) … Mme. Celeste Lekeu
 
1977 The Upchat Line (TV series)
Mrs. Johnson
– One Good Turn (1977) … Mrs. Johnson
 
1977 Supernatural (TV series)
Elsbeth
– Night of the Marionettes (1977) … Elsbeth
 
1977 Z Cars (TV series)
Mrs. Moffat
– Domestic (1977) … Mrs. Moffat
 
1974-1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Margaret Ellen Povey / Mary Holt
– A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: Part 1 (1977) … Mary Holt
– A Case of Murder: Part 1 (1974) … Margaret Ellen Povey
 
1977 Jubilee (TV series)
Mrs. Hamilton
– Almost Tomorrow (1977) … Mrs. Hamilton
 
1977 Honey (TV movie)
Vera Forrester
 
1976 Within These Walls (TV series)
Sarah Westmore
– Invasion of Privacy (1976) … Sarah Westmore
– Islands in the Heartline (1976) … Sarah Westmore
 
1975 North and South (TV series)
Mrs. Hale
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … Mrs. Hale
– Episode #1.2 (1975) … Mrs. Hale
– Episode #1.1 (1975) … Mrs. Hale
 
1975 Comedy Premiere (TV series)
Vera Forrester
– Honey (1975) … Vera Forrester
 
1975 The Main Chance (TV series)
Amanda Retford
– We're the Bosses Now (1975) … Amanda Retford
 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Colonel's Wife
 
1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Wendy Keble
– Pie in the Sky (1975) … Wendy Keble
 
1975 Edward the King (TV series)
Queen Louise of Denmark
– The Invisible Queen (1975) … Queen Louise of Denmark
– A Hundred Thousand Welcomes (1975) … Queen Louise of Denmark
– Alix (1975) … Queen Louise of Denmark
 
1975 Anne of Avonlea (TV mini-series)
Miss Lavendar
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … Miss Lavendar
– Episode #1.4 (1975) … Miss Lavendar
 
1974 Notorious Woman (TV mini-series)
Jane Stirling
– Resolution (1974) … Jane Stirling
– Sonata (1974) … Jane Stirling
 
1974 Heidi (TV mini-series)
Brigitta
– Episode #1.6 (1974) … Brigitta
– Episode #1.5 (1974) … Brigitta
– Episode #1.2 (1974) … Brigitta
– Episode #1.1 (1974) … Brigitta
 
1974 The Abdication
Queen Mother
 
1974 Marked Personal (TV series)
Janice Maxwell-Brody
– Episode #1.64 (1974) … Janice Maxwell-Brody
– Episode #1.63 (1974) … Janice Maxwell-Brody
 
1974 Craze
Muriel Sharp
 
1973 The Brontes of Haworth (TV mini-series)
Miss Wooler
– Silent Is the House (1973) … Miss Wooler
 
1973 Sutherland's Law (TV series)
Mrs. Connolly
– The Family (1973) … Mrs. Connolly
 
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Miss Lyle
– The Mystery of the Amber Beads (1973) … Miss Lyle
 
1973 Away from It All (TV series)
Viv
– The New Life (1973) … Viv
 
1973 Menace (TV series)
Madame Ordine
– The Haunting (1973) … Madame Ordine
 
1973 Nothing But the Night
Dr. Rose
 
1972 The Edwardians (TV mini-series)
Agnes Baden-Powell
– Baden-Powell (1972) … Agnes Baden-Powell
 
1972 General Hospital (TV series)
Principal Nursing Officer Ruth Milner
 
1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Elizabeth
– On Call (1972) … Elizabeth
 
1972 The Golden Bowl (TV mini-series)
Fanny Assingham
– End Game (1972) … Fanny Assingham
– Maggie (1972) … Fanny Assingham
– Fanny (1972) … Fanny Assingham
– Charlotte (1972) … Fanny Assingham
– Mr. Verver (1972) … Fanny Assingham
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1972 The Moonstone (TV series)
Lady Verinder
– Episode #1.3 (1972) … Lady Verinder
– Episode #1.2 (1972) … Lady Verinder
– Episode #1.1 (1972) … Lady Verinder
 
1972 The Challengers (TV series)
Mrs. Exton
– History Does Not Pay the Rent … Mrs. Exton
– Who's Been Eating My Porridge? … Mrs. Exton
 
1971 Twins of Evil
Katy Weil
 
1971 Private Road
Mrs. Halpern
 
1965-1970 The Worker (TV series)
Her Ladyship / Miss Giles / Mother / …
– Ma Chandelle, Est Morte (1970) … Miss Giles
– Breed in for Speed, Breed Out for Stamina (1970) … Her Ladyship
– I Just Don't Want to Get Involved (1965) … Mother
– Little Tom (1965) … Mrs. Bullock
– Eight and Thrupence (1965) … Susan
 
1970 Paul Temple (TV series)
Mrs. Fairley
– Mr Wallace Predicts (1970) … Mrs. Fairley
 
1969 The Confessions of Marian Evans (TV movie)
 
1969 Take Three Girls (TV series)
Lily
– Stop Acting (1969) … Lily
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– That Woman Is Wrecking Our Marriage (1969)
 
1969 The Avengers (TV series)
Miss Faversham
– Pandora (1969) … Miss Faversham
 
1969 Callan (TV series)
Hannah Strickland
– You're Under Starter's Orders (1969) … Hannah Strickland
 
1969 Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood
Katherine of Locksley
 
1968 Hammerhead
Lady Calvert
 
1968 The Portrait of a Lady (TV series)
Countess Gemini
– Revelations (1968) … Countess Gemini
– Dissensions (1968) … Countess Gemini
– Decisions (1968) … Countess Gemini
– Schemes (1968) … Countess Gemini
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Woman
– The Playground (1967) … Woman
 
1967 Who Is Sylvia? (TV series)
Mrs. Proudpiece
– Our Lovers Meet (1967) … Mrs. Proudpiece
– The Man who Couldn't Hold his Peace (1967) … Mrs. Proudpiece
– The Man from C.L.U.N.K. (1967) … Mrs. Proudpiece
– I Am the Queen, All Bow Down (1967) … Mrs. Proudpiece
– Episode #1.3 (1967) … Mrs. Proudpiece
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1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Eve Price
– Play to Win (1966) … Eve Price
 
1959-1963 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Margaret de la Roux
– Episode #1.578 (1963) … Margaret de la Roux
– Episode #1.576 (1963) … Margaret de la Roux
– Episode #1.575 (1963) … Margaret de la Roux
– Episode #1.436 (1961) … Margaret de la Roux
– Episode #1.432 (1961) … Margaret de la Roux
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1962 Burn, Witch, Burn
Evelyn Sawtelle
 
1961 Hand in Hand
Mrs. O'Malley
 
1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Deirdre
– Name, Date and Place (1961) … Deirdre
 
1960 Theatre 70 (TV series)
– The Lonely World of Harry Braintree (1960)
 
1960 International Detective (TV series)
Nurse Lemoine
– The Whitley Case (1960) … Nurse Lemoine
 
1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Rhoda Blair
– Not Proven (1957) … Rhoda Blair
 
1955-1956 Patrol Car (TV series)
Helen Kervan / Janet Tetford
– Cocktail Girl (1956) … Helen Kervan
– Nell Gwynn's Tear (1955) … Janet Tetford
 
1955 Secret Venture
Renee l'Epine
 
1955 Othello
Dubbed voice of Desdemona in English version (voice)
 
1955 Handcuffs, London
Janet Tedford
 
1954 Profile
Margot Holland
 
1954 Star of My Night
Eve Malone
 
1954 Night of the Silvery Moon
Jane
 
1953 Young Bess
Ann Seymour
 
1952 The Gambler and the Lady
Pat
 
1952 My Death Is a Mockery
Helen Bradley
 
1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays
Mrs. Brown
 
1951 I'll Never Forget You
Duchess of Devonshire
 
1951 Four Days
Lucienne Templar
 
1951 Life in Her Hands
Ann Peters
 
1951 Hell Is Sold Out
Arlette de Balzamann
 
1951 Scarlet Thread
Josephine
 
1950 Prelude to Fame
Signora Anne Bondini
 
1950 The Inheritance
Mme. Annette de Chevreaux
 
1949 Madness of the Heart
Verite Faimont
 
1949 Hour of Glory
Susan
 
1947 Black Narcissus
Sister Ruth
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven
An Angel
 
1943 The Silver Fleet
Schoolmistress
 
1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
Millicent Grey (uncredited)
 
1938 Climbing High
Model on Sofa After Pie Fight (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Herself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
2007 Painting with Light (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 A Profile of 'Black Narcissus' (documentary short)
Herself
 
1997 Remembering Sister Ruth (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1993 Out (short)
Herself
 

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In the mid-'60s she suffered a broken pelvis and several ribs in a car accident which kept her out of British films. After recovering she was frequently cast in matriarchal roles predominantly on TV. See more »

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