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Parents were players Samuel Rupert Woods and Lillie Roberts. more
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actress, Archive Footage
Actress:
- "The Trials of O'Brien" .... Gypsy Woman (1 episode, 1966)
- A Horse Called Destiny (1966) TV episode .... Gypsy Woman - Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) .... Mrs. Spencer
- "The Nurses" .... Mrs. Jameson Pierce (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- A Question of Murder (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Jameson Pierce - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Lulu (1 episode, 1964)
- Bed of Roses (1964) TV episode .... Lulu - Billy Liar (1963) .... Florence, Billy's grandmother
- "The United States Steel Hour" .... Mrs. McEwan (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Don't Shake the Family Tree (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. McEwan - The Birds (1963) .... Mrs. Bundy, elderly ornithologist
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title) - "The Clock" (1 episode, 1950)
- The Old Woman (1950) TV episode - "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1948-1950)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Romantic Young Lady (1950) TV episode
- Wuthering Heights (1948) TV episode - "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Mrs. White (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- The Gambler (1950) TV episode
- The Druid Circle (1949) TV episode .... Mrs. White - "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1950)
- The Determined Lady (1950) TV episode - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (2 episodes, 1948-1949)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- Her Majesty, the King (1949) TV episode
- The Purple Doorknob (1948) TV episode - The Homestretch (1947) .... Aunt Martha
- Millie's Daughter (1947) .... Aunt Katherine
- The Brasher Doubloon (1947) (uncredited)
... aka The High Window (UK) - Sing While You Dance (1946) .... Mrs. Abigail Smith
- Devotion (1946) .... Aunt Branwell
- Saratoga Trunk (1945) .... Clarissa Van Steed
- The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Nelson
... aka Guilty of Murder? (USA: reissue title)
... aka Uncle Harry (UK) - Molly and Me (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Lamb
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Mrs. Sarah Fenway
- The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) .... Lady Stover
- Music for Millions (1944) .... Mrs. McGuff
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (scenes deleted) .... Mrs. Glennie
- Pardon My Rhythm (1944) .... Mrs. Dean
- It Happened Tomorrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Connor, Boardinghouse Tenant
... aka René Clair's It Happened Tomorrow (USA: complete title) - The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (uncredited) .... Woman on Train Opening Window
- Jane Eyre (1944) (uncredited) .... Grace Poole
- Holy Matrimony (1943) .... Lady Vale
- First Comes Courage (1943) (uncredited) .... Nurse
- Forever and a Day (1943) .... Wife of man in Air Raid Shelter
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Time to Kill (1942) .... Mrs. Murdock
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Graham
- Between Us Girls (1942) .... Gallagher
... aka Love and Kisses, Caroline (USA: reissue title) - The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) .... Catherine Vandewater
- Castle in the Desert (1942) .... Lily, Mme. Saturnia
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) (uncredited) .... Matron
... aka The Story of Benjamin Blake - Right to the Heart (1942) .... Minerva Bromley
- Remember the Day (1941) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) .... Mrs. Nicholas
... aka Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (USA: complete title) - Great Guns (1941) .... Aunt Agatha
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) .... Lady Fitzhugh
... aka A Yank in the RAF (Australia: video catalogue title) (International: English title: alternative spelling)
... aka A Yank in the Royal Air Force (International: English title: informal title) - Man at Large (1941) .... Mrs. Zagra
- Billy the Kid (1941) .... Mrs. Hanky (Keating's housekeeper)
- Dead Men Tell (1941) .... Miss Patience Nodbury
- Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) .... Mrs. Kane, Michael's Landlady
- Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) .... Hester Pringle
... aka Anne of Windy Willows (UK) - Waterloo Bridge (1940) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Clark (landlady)
- Irene (1940) .... Princess Minetti
- Vigil in the Night (1940) .... Matron East
- We Are Not Alone (1939) .... Mrs. Raymond
- Over the Moon (1939) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
- The Star Maker (1939) (uncredited) .... Voice Teacher
- I'm from Missouri (1939) .... Miss Wildhack
- Crackerjack (1938) .... Annie
... aka The Man with 100 Faces (USA) - Kathleen Mavourneen (1937) .... Hannah O'Dwyer
... aka Kathleen (USA) - Guilty Melody (1936) .... Lady Rochester
- Not So Dusty (1936) .... Miss Miller
- Twice Branded (1936) .... Mrs. Hamilton
- The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) .... Mrs. Martha Bartholomew
- Anna Karenina (1935) .... Mme. Kartasoff
- Werewolf of London (1935) .... Mrs. Whack
... aka Unholy Hour - Hold 'Em Yale (1935) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Peavey
... aka Uniform Lovers (UK) - Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) .... Winifred Trent
... aka Vanessa (UK) - Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) .... Miss Twinkleton
... aka Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title) - Enchanted April (1935) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hawkins
- The Painted Veil (1934) (uncredited) .... Lady Coldchester
- We Live Again (1934) .... Aunt Marie
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) .... Mrs. Field
- Jane Eyre (1934) .... Grace Poole
- Call It Luck (1934) (uncredited) .... Lady Poindexter
- Sadie McKee (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman in Subway
- Stolen Sweets (1934) (uncredited) .... Ship Passenger
- The House of Rothschild (1934) .... Guest at Reception Hall
- Four Frightened People (1934) .... Mrs. Ainger's mother
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Simpson the Governess
- White Woman (1933) .... Mrs. Chisholm
- Bombshell (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Talley, Orphanage Representative
... aka Blonde Bombshell (UK) - Doctor Bull (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Ace
- Torch Singer (1933) .... Agatha Alden
... aka Broadway Singer - Midnight Club (1933) .... The Duchess
- Horseplay (1933) .... Emily
- Looking Forward (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Judd
... aka The New Deal - A Lady's Profession (1933) .... Lady McDougal
- Tonight Is Ours (1933) .... Zana
- Evenings for Sale (1932) (uncredited) .... Boat Passenger
- Payment Deferred (1932) (uncredited) .... Customer in Madame Collins' Dress Shop
- Love Me Tonight (1932) .... Second Aunt
- Westward Passage (1932) .... Lady Caverly
- Devil's Lottery (1932) (uncredited) .... Nurse
- Are You Listening? (1932) .... Mrs. Peters
- The Impatient Maiden (1932) .... Nurse Lovett
- Union Depot (1932) (uncredited) .... Cross Woman at Magazine Stand
... aka Gentleman for a Day (UK) - Manhattan Parade (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Beacon
- Once a Lady (1931) .... Miss Bleeker
- The Road to Singapore (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Everard
- Waterloo Bridge (1931) .... Mrs. Hobley, Landlady
- Chances (1931) (uncredited) .... Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub
... aka Changes (UK) - The Millionaire (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Andrews
- Old English (1930) .... Miss Adela Heythorp
- Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) (uncredited) .... Gossip
- Hard Cash (1921) .... Mrs. Hardie
- The Cost of a Kiss (1917)
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1960): Played Florence Boothroyd in the original cast of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's stage play "Billy Liar" at the Cambridge Theatre, London.
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