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Ethel Griffies (1878–1975)

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The daughter of actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods and actress Lillie Roberts, Ethel Griffies began her own stage career at the age of 3. She was 21 when she finally made her London debut in 1899, and 46 when she made her first Broadway appearance in "Havoc" (1924). Discounting a tentative stab at filmmaking in 1917... See full bio »

Born:

Ethel Woods
in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 97) in London, England, UK
Ethel Griffies and Lauritz Melchior
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1966 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Gypsy Woman
– A Horse Called Destiny (1966) … Gypsy Woman
 
1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town
Mrs. Spencer
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Mrs. Jameson Pierce
– A Question of Murder (1965) … Mrs. Jameson Pierce
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Lulu
– Bed of Roses (1964) … Lulu
 
1963 Billy Liar
Grandma Florence
 
1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Mrs. McEwan
– Don't Shake the Family Tree (1963) … Mrs. McEwan
 
1963 The Birds
Mrs. Bundy - Ornithologist
 
1950 The Clock (TV series)
– The Old Woman (1950)
 
1948-1950 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Romantic Young Lady (1950)
– Wuthering Heights (1948)
 
1949-1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. White
– The Gambler (1950)
– The Druid Circle (1949) … Mrs. White
 
1950 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Determined Lady (1950)
 
1948-1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– Her Majesty, the King (1949)
– The Purple Doorknob (1948)
 
1947 The Homestretch
Aunt Martha
 
1947 Millie's Daughter
Aunt Katherine
 
1947 The Brasher Doubloon
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1946 Sing While You Dance
Mrs. Abigail Smith
 
1946 Devotion
Aunt Branwell
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
Clarissa Van Steed
 
1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Mrs. Nelson (uncredited)
 
1945 Molly and Me
Mrs. Lamb (uncredited)
 
1945 Thrill of a Romance
Mrs. Fenway
 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Lady Stover
 
1944 Music for Millions
Mrs. McGuff
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
Mrs. Glennie (scenes deleted)
 
1944 Pardon My Rhythm
Mrs. Dean
 
1944 It Happened Tomorrow
Mrs. O'Connor, Boardinghouse Tenant (uncredited)
 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
 
1943 Jane Eyre
Grace Poole (uncredited)
 
1943 Holy Matrimony
Lady Vale
 
1943 First Comes Courage
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter
 
1942 Time to Kill
Mrs. Murdock
 
1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Graham (uncredited)
 
1942 Between Us Girls
Gallagher
 
1942 The Postman Didn't Ring
Catherine Vandewater
 
1942 Castle in the Desert
Madame Saturnia
 
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Matron (uncredited)
 
1942 Right to the Heart
Minerva Bromley
 
1941 Remember the Day
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley
Mrs. Nicholas
 
1941 Great Guns
Aunt Agatha
 
1941 Man at Large
Mrs. Zagra
 
1941 A Yank in the R.A.F.
Lady Fitzhugh
 
1941 Billy the Kid
Mrs. Hanky (Keating's housekeeper)
 
1941 Dead Men Tell
Miss Patience Nodbury
 
1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
Mrs. Kane, Michael's Landlady
 
1940 Anne of Windy Poplars
Hester Pringle
 
1940 Waterloo Bridge
Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
 
1940 Irene
Princess Minetti
 
1940 Vigil in the Night
Matron East
 
1939 We Are Not Alone
Mrs. Raymond
 
1939 The Star Maker
Voice Teacher
 
1939 I'm from Missouri
Miss Wildhack
 
1939 Over the Moon
Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)
 
1938 The Man with 100 Faces
Annie
 
1938 Kathleen
Hannah O'Dwyer
 
1936 Guilty Melody
Lady Rochester
 
1936 Not So Dusty
Miss Miller
 
1936 Twice Branded
Mrs. Etta Hamilton
 
1935 The Return of Peter Grimm
Mrs. Martha Bartholomew
 
1935 Anna Karenina
Mme. Kartasoff
 
1935 Werewolf of London
Mrs. Whack
 
1935 Hold 'Em Yale
Mrs. Peavey (uncredited)
 
1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
Winifred Trent
 
1935 Mystery of Edwin Drood
Miss Twinkleton
 
1935 Enchanted April
Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
 
1934 The Painted Veil
Lady Coldchester (uncredited)
 
1934 We Live Again
Aunt Marie
 
1934 Jane Eyre
Grace Poole
 
1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Mrs. Field
 
1934 Call It Luck
Lady Poindexter (uncredited)
 
1934 Sadie McKee
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
 
1934 Stolen Sweets
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
 
1934 The House of Rothschild
Guest at Reception Hall
 
1934 Four Frightened People
Mrs. Ainger's mother
 
1933 Alice in Wonderland
Miss Simpson the Governess (uncredited)
 
1933 White Woman
Mrs. Chisholm
 
1933 Bombshell
Miss Talley - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
 
1933 Doctor Bull
Miss Ace (uncredited)
 
1933 Torch Singer
Agatha Alden
 
1933 Midnight Club
The Duchess
 
1933 Horse Play
Emily
 
1933 Looking Forward
Miss Judd (uncredited)
 
1933 A Lady's Profession
Lady McDougal
 
1933 Tonight Is Ours
Zana
 
1932 Evenings for Sale
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
 
1932 Payment Deferred
Customer in Madame Collins' Dress Shop (uncredited)
 
1932 Love Me Tonight
Second Aunt
 
1932 Westward Passage
Lady Caverly
 
1932 Devil's Lottery
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1932 Are You Listening?
Mrs. Peters
 
1932 The Impatient Maiden
Nurse Lovett
 
1932 Union Depot
Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
 
1931 Manhattan Parade
Mrs. Beacon (uncredited)
 
1931 Once a Lady
Miss Bleeker
 
1931 The Road to Singapore
Mrs. Everard (uncredited)
 
1931 Waterloo Bridge
Mrs. Hobley, Landlady
 
1931 Chances
Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)
 
1931 The Millionaire
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
 
1930 Old English
Adela Heythorp
 
1930 Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Gossip (uncredited)
 
1921 Hard Cash
Mrs. Hardie
 
1917 The Cost of a Kiss
 
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1932 Love Me Tonight (performer: "Mimi" 1932 - uncredited, "The Son Of A Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor" 1932 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1968) … Herself
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.41 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #3.2 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.35 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.9 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.4 (1965) … Herself
 
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2000 All About 'The Birds' (video documentary)
Mrs. Bundy
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1/18/24-4/24) Stage: Appeared in "Havoc" by Harry Wall. Haymarket Theatre, London, England. Also in cast: Frances Carson, Leslie Faber, Norah Robinson, Richard Bird and Henry Kendall. See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

They get to know your face too well out there in Hollywood, and you're finished. See more »

Trivia:

Parents were players Samuel Rupert Woods and Lillie Roberts. See more »

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