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Actress:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. "The Trials of O'Brien" .... Gypsy Woman (1 episode, 1966)
       - A Horse Called Destiny (1966) TV episode .... Gypsy Woman
2. Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) .... Mrs. Spencer
3. "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
4. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Lulu (1 episode, 1964)
       - Bed of Roses (1964) TV episode .... Lulu
5. Billy Liar (1963) .... Florence, Billy's grandmother
6. "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
7. The Birds (1963) .... Mrs. Bundy, elderly ornithologist
   ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title)
   
   
8. "The Clock" (1 episode, 1950)
       - The Old Woman (1950) TV episode
9. "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
10. "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
11. "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Determined Lady (1950) TV episode
    
    
12. "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
13. The Homestretch (1947) .... Aunt Martha
14. Millie's Daughter (1947) .... Aunt Katherine
15. The Brasher Doubloon (1947) (uncredited)
    ... aka The High Window (UK)
16. Sing While You Dance (1946) .... Mrs. Abigail Smith
17. Devotion (1946) .... Aunt Branwell
18. Saratoga Trunk (1945) .... Clarissa Van Steed
19. The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Nelson
    ... aka Guilty of Murder? (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Uncle Harry (UK)
20. Molly and Me (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Lamb
21. Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Mrs. Sarah Fenway
22. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) .... Lady Stover
23. Music for Millions (1944) .... Mrs. McGuff
24. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (scenes deleted) .... Mrs. Glennie
25. Pardon My Rhythm (1944) .... Mrs. Dean
26. It Happened Tomorrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Connor, Boardinghouse Tenant
    ... aka René Clair's It Happened Tomorrow (USA: complete title)
27. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (uncredited) .... Woman on Train Opening Window
28. Jane Eyre (1944) (uncredited) .... Grace Poole
29. Holy Matrimony (1943) .... Lady Vale
30. First Comes Courage (1943) (uncredited) .... Nurse
31. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Wife of man in Air Raid Shelter
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
32. Time to Kill (1942) .... Mrs. Murdock
33. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Graham
34. Between Us Girls (1942) .... Gallagher
    ... aka Love and Kisses, Caroline (USA: reissue title)
35. The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) .... Catherine Vandewater
36. Castle in the Desert (1942) .... Lily, Mme. Saturnia
37. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) (uncredited) .... Matron
    ... aka The Story of Benjamin Blake
38. Right to the Heart (1942) .... Minerva Bromley
39. Remember the Day (1941) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
40. How Green Was My Valley (1941) .... Mrs. Nicholas
    ... aka Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (USA: complete title)
41. Great Guns (1941) .... Aunt Agatha
42. 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)
43. Man at Large (1941) .... Mrs. Zagra
44. Billy the Kid (1941) .... Mrs. Hanky (Keating's housekeeper)
45. Dead Men Tell (1941) .... Miss Patience Nodbury
46. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) .... Mrs. Kane, Michael's Landlady
47. Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) .... Hester Pringle
    ... aka Anne of Windy Willows (UK)
48. Waterloo Bridge (1940) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Clark (landlady)
49. Irene (1940) .... Princess Minetti
50. Vigil in the Night (1940) .... Matron East
    
    
51. We Are Not Alone (1939) .... Mrs. Raymond
52. Over the Moon (1939) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
53. The Star Maker (1939) (uncredited) .... Voice Teacher
54. I'm from Missouri (1939) .... Miss Wildhack
55. Crackerjack (1938) .... Annie
    ... aka The Man with 100 Faces (USA)
56. Kathleen Mavourneen (1937) .... Hannah O'Dwyer
    ... aka Kathleen (USA)
57. Guilty Melody (1936) .... Lady Rochester
58. Not So Dusty (1936) .... Miss Miller
59. Twice Branded (1936) .... Mrs. Hamilton
60. The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) .... Mrs. Martha Bartholomew
61. Anna Karenina (1935) .... Mme. Kartasoff
62. Werewolf of London (1935) .... Mrs. Whack
    ... aka Unholy Hour
63. Hold 'Em Yale (1935) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Peavey
    ... aka Uniform Lovers (UK)
64. Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) .... Winifred Trent
    ... aka Vanessa (UK)
65. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) .... Miss Twinkleton
    ... aka Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title)
66. Enchanted April (1935) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hawkins
67. The Painted Veil (1934) (uncredited) .... Lady Coldchester
68. We Live Again (1934) .... Aunt Marie
69. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) .... Mrs. Field
70. Jane Eyre (1934) .... Grace Poole
71. Call It Luck (1934) (uncredited) .... Lady Poindexter
72. Sadie McKee (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman in Subway
73. Stolen Sweets (1934) (uncredited) .... Ship Passenger
74. The House of Rothschild (1934) .... Guest at Reception Hall
75. Four Frightened People (1934) .... Mrs. Ainger's mother
76. Alice in Wonderland (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Simpson the Governess
77. White Woman (1933) .... Mrs. Chisholm
78. Bombshell (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Talley, Orphanage Representative
    ... aka Blonde Bombshell (UK)
79. Doctor Bull (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Ace
80. Torch Singer (1933) .... Agatha Alden
    ... aka Broadway Singer
81. Midnight Club (1933) .... The Duchess
82. Horseplay (1933) .... Emily
83. Looking Forward (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Judd
    ... aka The New Deal
84. A Lady's Profession (1933) .... Lady McDougal
85. Tonight Is Ours (1933) .... Zana
86. Evenings for Sale (1932) (uncredited) .... Boat Passenger
87. Payment Deferred (1932) (uncredited) .... Customer in Madame Collins' Dress Shop
88. Love Me Tonight (1932) .... Second Aunt
89. Westward Passage (1932) .... Lady Caverly
90. Devil's Lottery (1932) (uncredited) .... Nurse
91. Are You Listening? (1932) .... Mrs. Peters
92. The Impatient Maiden (1932) .... Nurse Lovett
93. Union Depot (1932) (uncredited) .... Cross Woman at Magazine Stand
    ... aka Gentleman for a Day (UK)
94. Manhattan Parade (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Beacon
95. Once a Lady (1931) .... Miss Bleeker
96. The Road to Singapore (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Everard
97. Waterloo Bridge (1931) .... Mrs. Hobley, Landlady
98. Chances (1931) (uncredited) .... Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub
    ... aka Changes (UK)
99. The Millionaire (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Andrews
100. Old English (1930) .... Miss Adela Heythorp
101. Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) (uncredited) .... Gossip
     
     
102. Hard Cash (1921) .... Mrs. Hardie
     
     
103. The Cost of a Kiss (1917)
     

Archive Footage:

1. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) .... Mrs. Bundy
2. The Horror Show (1979)