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Sonia Dresdel (1909–1976)

Actress

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Sharp-featured Shakespearean stage actress of commanding presence. She first made headlines on the London stage as "Hedda Gabbler" at the Westminster Theatre in 1943. Her subsequent roles confined her to intense or neurotic characters in classic plays, often at the Old Vic. On screen, she was typically cast as villainesses - most memorably as Ralph Richardson's evil wife in The Fallen Idol... See more trivia »

Born:

Lois Obee
in Hornsea, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 66) in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
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1973-1975 Sykes (TV series)
Lady Dorothy
– Reporter (1975)
– Rolls (1973) … Lady Dorothy
 
1973-1975 Lizzie Dripping (TV series)
The Witch
– Lizzie Dripping Says Good-bye (1975) … The Witch
– Lizzie Dripping by the Sea (1975) … The Witch
– Lizzie Dripping Tries a Spell (1975) … The Witch
– Lizzie Dripping and the Little Angel (1975) … The Witch
– Lizzie Dripping and a Wish (1975) … The Witch
See all 8 episodes »
 
1974 The Pallisers (TV series)
Marchioness of Auld Reekie
– Episode #1.4 (1974) … Marchioness of Auld Reekie
– Episode #1.3 (1974) … Marchioness of Auld Reekie
– Episode #1.2 (1974) … Marchioness of Auld Reekie
– Episode #1.1 (1974) … Marchioness of Auld Reekie
 
1973 Owen, M.D. (TV series)
Threnody Piper
– The Witch of Addington (1973) … Threnody Piper
 
1973 Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Pont
 
1972 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Lady Lazenby
– Goodbye, Goodbye (1972) … Lady Lazenby
 
1972 The Strauss Family (TV mini-series)
Lucari
– Schanni (1972) … Lucari
 
1971 Wives and Daughters (TV mini-series)
Lady Cumnor
– Marriages (1971) … Lady Cumnor
– Rivals (1971) … Lady Cumnor
– The Daughters (1971) … Lady Cumnor
– The Bride (1971) … Lady Cumnor
– The Widower (1971) … Lady Cumnor
 
1970-1971 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Mother
– Gently Does It (1971) … Mother
– Name This Child (1971) … Mother
– Not in Front of the Children (1971) … Mother
– Economy Class (1971) … Mother
– First of the Many (1970) … Mother
See all 6 episodes »
 
1971 Paul Temple (TV series)
Agnes Armadyne
– Cue Murder! (1971) … Agnes Armadyne
 
1970 Wicked Women (TV series)
Mrs. Boding
– Christiana Edmund (1970) … Mrs. Boding
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Miss Despencer
– Hester Lilly (1969) … Miss Despencer
 
1968 Boy Meets Girl (TV series)
Principessa di San Fernande
– Up at the Villa (1968) … Principessa di San Fernande
 
1968 The Caesars (TV series)
Livia
– Tiberius (1968) … Livia
– Augustus (1968) … Livia
 
1968 The Man in the Iron Mask (TV series)
Duchesse de Chevreuse
– The Grand Design (1968) … Duchesse de Chevreuse
 
1968 Marty (TV series)
Guest
– Episode #1.2 (1968) … Guest
 
1968 City 68' (TV series)
– The Old Country (1968)
 
1967-1968 George and the Dragon (TV series)
Priscilla
– The 10:15 Train (1968)
– The Old Flame (1967) … Priscilla
 
1968 Public Eye (TV series)
Mrs. Briggs
– Memories of Meg (1968) … Mrs. Briggs
 
1968 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mrs. Dewar
– The Attack (1968) … Mrs. Dewar
 
1968 Last of the Long-haired Boys
Mrs. Dearborn
 
1967 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Headmistress
– Girls in Uniform (1967) … Headmistress
 
1964-1967 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Lydia / Sister McKay
– A Question of Conflict (1967) … Sister McKay
– My Late Dear Husband (1964) … Lydia
 
1967 Mr. Rose (TV series)
Lady Prentiss
– The Noble Roman (1967) … Lady Prentiss
 
1966 Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Countess
– Carmilla (1966) … Countess
 
1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Annie
– Brothers (1966) … Annie
 
1965 This Year's Girl (TV movie)
Ruth Delahunty
 
1960-1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Bernarda Alba / Ruth Delahunty
– Four of Hearts #3: This Year's Girl (1965) … Ruth Delahunty
– The House of Bernarda Alba (1960) … Bernarda Alba
 
1965 The Mill on the Floss (TV series)
Mrs. Glegg
– Flood (1965) … Mrs. Glegg
– Turn of the Tide (1965) … Mrs. Glegg
– Ebb Tide (1965) … Mrs. Glegg
– High Tide (1965) … Mrs. Glegg
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Agnes
– Skeleton in the Cupboard (1964) … Agnes
 
1963 Jane Eyre (TV series)
Mrs. Reed
– Episode #1.3 (1963) … Mrs. Reed
– Episode #1.1 (1963) … Mrs. Reed
 
1963 The Break
Sarah
 
1962 Maigret (TV series)
Mme Moncin
– The Trap (1962) … Mme Moncin
 
1962 Saki (TV mini-series)
Mrs. de Ropp
– Episode #1.1 (1962) … Mrs. de Ropp
 
1962 Compact (TV series)
Mrs. Beatty
 
1961 Solitaire (TV movie)
 
1960 The Mystery of Edwin Drood (TV mini-series)
Old opium woman
– The Strangler (1960) … Old opium woman
– The Last Meeting (1960) … Old opium woman
– A Strange Power (1960) … Old opium woman
– A Dream of Murder (1960) … Old opium woman
 
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Lady Wilde
 
1958 Death Over My Shoulder
Miss Upton
 
1951-1957 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Constance / Countess Larisch / Mrs. Danvers / …
– The Magnificent Egotist (1957) … Sophie
– The Mayerling Affair (1956) … Countess Larisch
– Rebecca (1954) … Mrs. Danvers
– The Life and Death of King John (1952) … Constance
– Festival Drama: The Way of the World (1951) … Mrs. Millamant
 
1957 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Olivia Russell
– Possession (1957)
– This Was a Woman (1957) … Olivia Russell
 
1956 David Copperfield (TV series)
Miss Betsey Trotwood
– Part 13 (1956) … Miss Betsey Trotwood
– Part 12 (1956) … Miss Betsey Trotwood
– Part 11 (1956) … Miss Betsey Trotwood
– Part 9 (1956) … Miss Betsey Trotwood
– Part 8 (1956) … Miss Betsey Trotwood
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1956 The Secret Tent
Miss Mitchum-Browne
 
1956 Now and Forever
Miss Fox
 
1954 Crime on Our Hands (TV series)
Enid Lundgren / Mrs. Mavis Curzon
– Episode #1.6 (1954) … Enid Lundgren
– Episode #1.5 (1954) … Enid Lundgren
– Episode #1.4 (1954) … Enid Lundgren
– Episode #1.1 (1954) … Mrs. Mavis Curzon
 
1951 The Third Visitor
Steffy Millington
 
1950 The Clouded Yellow
Jess Fenton
 
1950 Mrs. Dot (TV movie)
Mrs. Dot
 
1950 Thérèse Raquin (TV movie)
Thérèse Raquin
 
1948 This Was a Woman
Sylvia Russell
 
1948 The Fallen Idol
Mrs. Baines
 
1947 While I Live
Julia Trevelyan
 
1945 The World Owes Me a Living
Eve Heatherley
 
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(1939-1940) She acted in George Bernard Shaw's play, "The Devil's Disciple," at the Golders Green Hippodrome in Golders Green, London, England in an Old Vic Theatre production with Robert Donat, Stewart Granger, Andrew Cruickshank, and Max Adrian in the cast. Esme Church was director. See more »
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Trivia:

Sharp-featured Shakespearean stage actress of commanding presence. She first made headlines on the London stage as "Hedda Gabbler" at the Westminster Theatre in 1943. Her subsequent roles confined her to intense or neurotic characters in classic plays, often at the Old Vic. On screen, she was typically cast as villainesses - most memorably as Ralph Richardson's evil wife in The Fallen Idol... See more »

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