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Ursula Howells (1922–2005)

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Ursula Howells was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in London, where her father Herbert Howells, a doyen of English church music taught music for 26 years. Following the death of her brother Michael from polio in 1935, her father composed his great choral masterpiece "Hymnus Paradisi". She was evacuated to Scotland during the Second World War and made her stage debut in 1940 with Dundee rep... See full bio »

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Ursula Elizabeth Howells
in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 83) in Petworth, West Sussex, England, UK
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2001 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Lady Isabel Aubrey
– The Electric Vendetta (2001) … Lady Isabel Aubrey
 
2001 The Cazalets (TV series)
Kitty Cazalet
– Episode #1.6 (2001) … Kitty Cazalet
– Episode #1.5 (2001) … Kitty Cazalet
– Episode #1.4 (2001) … Kitty Cazalet
– Episode #1.3 (2001) … Kitty Cazalet
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Kitty Cazalet
See all 6 episodes »
 
1998 A Rather English Marriage (TV movie)
Mary
 
1998 The Tichborne Claimant
Lady Doughty
 
1993-1997 Casualty (TV series)
Erica Chisnall / Hilda
– Perfect Blue (1997) … Erica Chisnall
– Getting Involved (1993) … Hilda
 
1995 Dangerfield (TV series)
Violet Trevelyn
– The Norfolk Holiday: Part 2 (1995) … Violet Trevelyn
– The Norfolk Holiday: Part 1 (1995) … Violet Trevelyn
 
1995 Heartbeat (TV series)
Miriam Wakefield
– Vigilante (1995) … Miriam Wakefield
 
1995 Class Act (TV series)
Nanny Robbins
– Episode #2.7 (1995) … Nanny Robbins
– Episode #2.5 (1995) … Nanny Robbins
 
1995 She's Out (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Lawson
– Episode #1.5 (1995) … Mrs. Lawson
– Episode #1.2 (1995) … Mrs. Lawson
 
1994 Just William (TV series)
Lady Markham
– William and the Russian Prince (1994) … Lady Markham
 
1994 Lovejoy (TV series)
Olive Nettleton
– Somewhere - Over the Rainbow? (1994) … Olive Nettleton
 
1994 A Pinch of Snuff (TV movie)
Alice Andover
 
1994 Under the Hammer (TV series)
Mrs. Roper
– Treasure Trove (1994) … Mrs. Roper
 
1992-1993 The Good Guys (TV series)
Miss Johnson
– Old School Ties (1993) … Miss Johnson
– Dog Days (1992) … Miss Johnson
 
1992 Jewels (TV movie)
The Duchess
 
1992 Downtown Lagos (TV mini-series)
Ticker Dawson
 
1992 The Mixer (TV series)
Elvira
– The Mixer's Masterpiece … Elvira
 
1985-1991 Bergerac (TV series)
Elizabeth Fouchet / Laura Atherton
– Warriors (1991) … Laura Atherton
– Sins of the Fathers (1985) … Elizabeth Fouchet
 
1990 Alleyn Mysteries (TV series)
Lady Alleyn
– Artists in Crime (1990) … Lady Alleyn
 
1986 Screen Two (TV series)
May Swift
– Time After Time (1986) … May Swift
 
1985 Bon Voyage (TV movie)
Lady Bland
 
1985 Bulman (TV series)
Dr. Scobie Beasley
– One of Our Pigeons Is Missing (1985) … Dr. Scobie Beasley
 
1985 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (TV movie)
Miss Blacklock
 
1984 The Cold Room (TV movie)
Headmistress
 
1982 The Barchester Chronicles (TV mini-series)
Miss Thorne
– Part 7 (1982) … Miss Thorne
– Part 6 (1982) … Miss Thorne
 
1982 Something in Disguise (TV series)
May Browne-Lacey
– An Old Devil (1982) … May Browne-Lacey
– Jamaica (1982) … May Browne-Lacey
– One Fine Day (1982) … May Browne-Lacey
– First Sight (1982) … May Browne-Lacey
– A New Life (1982) … May Browne-Lacey
See all 6 episodes »
 
1981 Goodbye Darling (TV series)
Lady Alison Cleland
– Maude (1981) … Lady Alison Cleland
 
1981 Sunday Night Thriller (TV series)
Woman opposite
– I Thought They Died Years Ago (1981) … Woman opposite
 
1980 A Question of Guilt (TV series)
Lady Uredale
– Adelaide Bartlett: Part 7 (1980) … Lady Uredale (voice)
 
1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
– The Enigma (1980)
 
1976-1978 The Many Wives of Patrick (TV series)
Elizabeth Woodford
– Four Down Two to Go (1978) … Elizabeth Woodford
– One Decree Under (1978) … Elizabeth Woodford
– Temporary Bliss (1978) … Elizabeth Woodford
– One of the Smart Set in a Smart Setting (1978) … Elizabeth Woodford
– The Sheikh of Saudi Kensington (1978) … Elizabeth Woodford
See all 15 episodes »
 
1978 Father, Dear Father in Australia (TV series)
Barbara
– Once More with Feeling (1978) … Barbara
 
1978 Play for Today (TV series)
Sarah Chandler
– Destiny (1978) … Sarah Chandler
 
1974-1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Audrey Taylor / Sarah Leigh
– Safe as Houses: Part 1 (1977) … Audrey Taylor
– Falling Stars: Part 1 (1974) … Sarah Leigh
 
1977 Hard Times (TV series)
Mrs. Gradgrind
– Episode #1.3 (1977) … Mrs. Gradgrind
– Episode #1.2 (1977) … Mrs. Gradgrind
– Episode #1.1 (1977) … Mrs. Gradgrind
 
1976 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Julia
– The Nicest Man in the World (1976) … Julia
 
1975 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Duchess of Buckminster
– Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) … Duchess of Buckminster
– Noblesse Oblige (1975) … Duchess of Buckminster
 
1975 Ten from the Twenties (TV series)
– The Orsini Emeralds (1975)
 
1974 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Lady Evelyn Dixon
– The Final Chapter (1974) … Lady Evelyn Dixon
 
1974 Late Night Theatre (TV series)
The older woman
– Little Fears (1974) … The older woman
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Empress Maria Fyodorovna
– The Last Tsar (1974) … Empress Maria Fyodorovna
 
1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
Madame Pontagnac
– Paying the Piper (1973) … Madame Pontagnac
 
1973 Father Dear Father
Barbara
 
1973 Special Branch (TV series)
Mrs. Sumner
– All the King's Men (1973) … Mrs. Sumner
 
1968-1973 Father Dear Father (TV series)
Barbara / Barbara Mossman / Barbara, Patrick's ex-wife
– Pop Around the Clock (1973) … Barbara
– Home and away (1973) … Barbara
– The Opposite Sex (1972) … Barbara
– Cardboard Cassonova (1972) … Barbara
– The Life of the Party (1971) … Barbara
See all 14 episodes »
 
1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Clissold
– Sarah (1973) … Mrs. Clissold
 
1972 Kate (TV series)
Elaine Duncan
– Back to Square One (1972) … Elaine Duncan
– The Woman Behind the Man (1972) … Elaine Duncan
– A Step in the Right Direction (1972) … Elaine Duncan
 
1957-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Margaret / Nurse Judith / Prue
– Franklin's Farm (1972) … Prue
– The Long Nightmare (1966) … Margaret
– China Doll (1960)
– Now Let Him Go (1957) … Nurse Judith
 
1971 Cousin Bette (TV mini-series)
Adeline
– Family Angel (1971) … Adeline
– Bitter Harvest (1971) … Adeline
– Delilah and Her Handmaid (1971) … Adeline
– The House for Pleasure (1971) … Adeline
– Poor Relations (1971) … Adeline
 
1970 Ryan International (TV series)
Madame Bersac
 
1970 Girly
Mumsy
 
1969 The Root of All Evil? (TV series)
Angela
– Floating Man (1969) … Angela
 
1969 Crossplot
Maggi Thwaites
 
1969 Judge Dee (TV series)
Madame Yee
– The Day of the Scavengers (1969) … Madame Yee
 
1968 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Number 30, Approximately (1968)
 
1968 Assignment K
Estelle
 
1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Mrs. Arnoldson
– Why They Killed Nolan (1968) … Mrs. Arnoldson
 
1967 Torture Garden
Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
 
1967 The Informer (TV series)
Lady Tregunter
– No Further Questions (1967) … Lady Tregunter
 
1967 Half Hour Story (TV series)
Peggy
– Between Men (1967) … Peggy
 
1959-1967 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Elaine Warner / Mrs. Adams
– It's All Happening (1967) … Mrs. Adams
– Who Is Gustav Varnia? (1959) … Elaine Warner
 
1959-1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Eva Ardsley / Liz Essendine / Mary Armstrong / …
– Dr. De Waldo's Therapy (1967) … Simone de Waldo
– A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter (1964) … Liz Essendine
– Celebration Dinner (1964) … Mary Armstrong
– For Services Rendered (1959) … Eva Ardsley
 
1967 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series)
Mrs. Buckley
– Only Three Can Play (1967) … Mrs. Buckley
 
1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
Frances Forsyte
– The Pursuit of Happiness (1967) … Frances Forsyte
– A Family Scandal (1967) … Frances Forsyte
– A Family Festival (1967) … Frances Forsyte
 
1966 Love Story (TV series)
Joan Randolph
– Another Name from Nowhere (1966) … Joan Randolph
 
1966 The Liars (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1966)
– Episode #1.1 (1966)
 
1966 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Laura Dexter
– Episode dated 21 January 1966 (1966) … Laura Dexter
 
1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV series)
Hilda
– The Cellar (1965) … Hilda
 
1965 Six Shades of Black (TV series)
Netta Bartholomew
– The Finer Things of Life (1965) … Netta Bartholomew
– A Touch of Uplift (1965) … Netta Bartholomew
 
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
 
1964 Crane (TV series)
Stella
– Moving Target (1964) … Stella
 
1964 A Choice of Coward (TV series)
Liz Essendine
– Present Laughter (1964) … Liz Essendine
 
1964 The Hidden Truth (TV series)
Miss Jessup
– Under Cross Examination (1964) … Miss Jessup
 
1963 80,000 Suspects
Joanna Duten
 
1963 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Julia Gray
– The Lost Hours (1963) … Julia Gray
 
1963 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Jean Baker Ellis
– A Strange Affair (1963) … Jean Baker Ellis
 
1963 The Madhouse on Castle Street (TV movie)
Martha Tompkins
 
1963 The Sicilians
Mme. Perrault
 
1962 Death and the Sky Above
Louise
 
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Mrs. Hillary
– Death and the Sky Above (1961) … Mrs. Hillary
 
1960 Theatre 70 (TV series)
– Full Circle (1960)
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Janet Ormund
– The Chopping Block (1960)
– Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here Before (1960) … Janet Ormund
 
1956-1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Effie Sheldrake / Mary Terriford
– The Mirror Maze (1960)
– The Winds of Love (1957) … Effie Sheldrake
– The Burning Glass (1956) … Mary Terriford
 
1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Miki
– Ascent to Murder (1960) … Miki
 
1959 Mine Own Executioner (TV movie)
Patricia Milne
 
1950-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Emma / Libby Harrison / Maureen Dartington / …
– The Small Back Room (1959) … Susan
– The Voices (1955) … Libby Harrison
– Portrait by Peko (1953) … Emma
– Number Three (1953) … Maureen Dartington
– Holiday in Berlin (1952) … Shelagh Millar
See all 7 episodes »
 
1957 Account Rendered
Lucille Ainsworth
 
1957 Joyous Errand (TV series)
Ruth Blair
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Ruth Blair
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Ruth Blair
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Ruth Blair
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Ruth Blair
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Ruth Blair
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 The Fighting Wildcats
Eileen
 
1956 The Third Key
Mrs. Elliott (Mrs. Gilson)
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Mary
– Episode in Paris (1956) … Mary
– Night Call (1956)
 
1956 Keep It Clean
Pat Anstey
 
1956 London Playhouse (TV series)
Ann
– Margaret Moves On (1956) … Ann
 
1955 They Can't Hang Me
Antonia Pitt
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Nora McElroy
– Another Day (1955) … Nora McElroy
 
1955 Track the Man Down
Mary Dennis
 
1955 Terminus (TV series)
Anna Exing
– Margin for Error (1955) … Anna Exing
 
1955 Marriage a la Mode
Miss Pargiter
 
1955 The Gilded Cage
Brenda Lucas
 
1955 Handcuffs, London
Madelaine Perry
 
1954 Patrol Car (TV series)
Ellie Stafford
– The Unwanted Man (1954) … Ellie Stafford
 
1954 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Joan
– The Case of the Cunningham Heritage (1954) … Joan
 
1954 Gravelhanger (TV series)
Monica Hervey
 
1954 Young and Willing
Pam Vickers
 
1953 The Horse's Mouth
Peggy
 
1953 The Blakes Slept Here (short)
Emily
 
1952 Without the Prince (TV movie)
Madeleine Lees
 
1952 The Man with the Gun (TV movie)
Diana Rylands
 
1952 Back to Methuselah (TV series)
Savvy Barnabas / Zoo
– Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman (1952) … Zoo
– The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas (1952) … Savvy Barnabas
 
1952 I Believe in You
Hon Ursula
 
1952 The Cocktail Party (TV movie)
Celia Coplestone
 
1951 Flesh & Blood
Harriet Marshall
 
1949 The Queen of Spades (TV movie)
Lizaveta Ivanovna
 
1948 King Lear (TV movie)
Cordelia
 
1946 Frieda (TV movie)
Mrs. Judy Dawson
 
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1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
 

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(1967-1968) She acted in Dodie Smith's play, "Dear Octopus," at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England in 1967 and at the Strand Theatre in London, England in 1968 with Cicely Courtneidge, Richard Todd, Joyce Carey, and Jack Hulbert in the cast. Frith Banbury was director. See more »

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Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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I wanted to go on stage, and had a scholarship to a school which closed down, then to another one which was bombed. See more »

Trivia:

Was an active supporter of the annual Petworth Festival. See more »

Trademark:

Played upper-class English ladies See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo