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Jessie Matthews (I) (1907–1981)

Actress | Soundtrack | Director

Born to a huge, poor family in Soho in Londons West End, Jessie became a big stage star in the late 1920s and 1930s, enjoying some cross over success in musical films. Her career never quite relaunched after the war though, but she staged a comeback replacing the lead actress in radio soap "Mrs Dale's Diary" in the 1960s... See full bio »

Born:

Jessie Margaret Matthews
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 74) in Eastcote, Middlesex, England
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1980 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Hazel
– A Picture of a Place (1980) … Hazel
 
1979 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Lady Bluett
– The Winter Ladies (1979) … Lady Bluett
 
1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV mini-series)
Aunt Bessie Merryman
– The Abdication (1978) … Aunt Bessie Merryman
– Proposals (1978) … Aunt Bessie Merryman
– The Decision (1978) … Aunt Bessie Merryman
– Venus at the Prow (1978) … Aunt Bessie Merryman
 
1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Mrs. Tinsdale
 
1977 Jubilee (TV series)
Nanny Webster
– Nanny's Boy (1977) … Nanny Webster
 
1976 Angels (TV series)
Mrs. Toomey
– My Patient (1976) … Mrs. Toomey
 
1976 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Mrs. Heppley
– The Nicest Man in the World (1976) … Mrs. Heppley
 
1973 Dolly (TV series)
Mrs. Wiggins
– The Other Lady (1973) … Mrs. Wiggins
 
1973 The Dolly Dialogues (TV series)
Mrs. Wiggins
 
1964 The Kathy Kirby Show (TV series)
Guest.
– Episode #1.1 (1964) … Guest.
 
1962 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Postmistress General
– The Apple Cart (1962) … Postmistress General
 
1958 tom thumb
Anne
 
1955 A Connecticut Yankee (TV movie)
 
1944 Victory Wedding (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Candles at Nine
Dorothea Capper the Heiress
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Mildred Trimble
 
1938 Climbing High
Diana Castle
 
1938 Sailing Along
Kay Martin
 
1937 Gangway
Pat Wayne
 
1937 Head Over Heels in Love
Jeanne Colbert
 
1936 It's Love Again
Elaine Bradford aka Mrs. Smythe-Smythe
 
1935 First a Girl
Elizabeth
 
1934 Evergreen
Harriet Green
 
1934 Strauss' Great Waltz
Rasi
 
1933 Friday the Thirteenth
Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl
 
1933 The Good Companions
Susie Dean
 
1933 The Man from Toronto
Leslie Farrar
 
1932 Midshipmaid Gob
Celia Newbiggin
 
1932 There Goes the Bride
Annette Marquand
 
1931 Out of the Blue
Tommy Tucker
 
1924 Straws in the Wind
The Village Maiden (uncredited)
 
1923 The Beloved Vagabond
Pan
 
1923 This England
Edward, Prince of Wales
 
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1976 Angels (TV series)
– My Patient (1976) (performer: "You'll Never Know")
 
1958 tom thumb (performer: "After All These Years" - uncredited)
 
1938 Sailing Along (performer: "Trusting My Luck", "Souvenir of Love", "My River", "Your Heart Skips a Beat")
 
1937 Head Over Heels in Love (performer: "Head Over Heels" - uncredited, "May I Have the Next Romance with You" - uncredited, "Don't Give a Good Gosh Darn" - uncredited, "Looking Around Corners for You" - uncredited, "There's That Look in Your Eyes Again" - uncredited, "Through the Courtesy of Love" - uncredited, "Advertising Jingles - Gents Outfitters, Dental Cream, Chewing Gum" - uncredited)
 
1936 It's Love Again (performer: "It's Love Again", " I Nearly Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers", "Got To Dance My Way To Heaven")
 
1935 First a Girl (performer: "It's Written All Over Your Face", "Say The Word And It's Yours", "Every thing's In Rhythm With My Heart", "Half and Half")
 
1934 Evergreen (performer: "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow" 1892 - uncredited, "I Wouldn't Leave My Little Wooden Hut for You" 1905 - uncredited, "When You've Got a Little Springtime in Your Heart" 1934 - uncredited, "If I Give In to You" 1930 - uncredited, "Dear, Dear" 1930 - uncredited, "Dancing on the Ceiling" 1930 - uncredited, "Over My Shoulder" 1934 - uncredited / "When You've Got a Little Springtime in Your Heart" 1934 - uncredited, "Over My Shoulder" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1933 The Good Companions (performer: "Three Wishes" - uncredited, "Let Me Give My Happiness to You" - uncredited)
 
1932 Midshipmaid Gob (performer: "One Little Kiss from You")
 
1932 There Goes the Bride (performer: "I'll Stay With You", "I'm looking For You")
 
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1944 Victory Wedding (short)
 
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1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1970-1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 April 1980 (1980) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.0 (1970) … Herself - Guest
 
1977 The Good Old Days (TV series)
Herself - Performer
– Episode dated 7 June 1977 (1977) … Herself - Performer
 
1977 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1965 Stars and Garters (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.10 (1965) … Herself
 
1961 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jessie Matthews (1961) … Herself
 
1947 Life Is Nothing Without Music (short)
Herself
 
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2007 BBC London News (TV series)
 
1999 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1987 Forty Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
1980 On the Road (TV special documentary)
Susie Dean
 
1964 Highlight: The Singing Cinema
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1978) She acted in Oscar Wilde's play, "Lady Windermere's Fan", at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey, England with Jessie Matthews, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Moira Lister, Ian Hendry, Jenny Quayle and Michael Cochrane in the cast. Val May was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If I ceased to be a star, all that interest in my home life would evaporate, I believe. Perhaps it is the price one has to pay for being a star. See more »

Trivia:

Plans for her to sing and dance on the silver screen with Fred Astaire never came to fruition. See more »

Nickname:

The English Ginger Rogers See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces