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Yvonne Mitchell (I) (1915–1979)

Actress | Writer

Britisher Yvonne Mitchell was first and foremost a stage actress who began her career quite early as a teen. By the time of her death, she had performed under the theatre lights for over four decades. Her output in films and TV paled in comparison, but the work she put out in those mediums were of unusually high quality with mature themes... See full bio »

Born:

Yvonne Frances Joseph
in Brent, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 63) in Westminster, London, England, UK
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1978 1990 (TV series)
Kate Smith
– What Pleases the Prince (1978) … Kate Smith
– Young Sparks (1978) … Kate Smith
– You'll Never Walk Alone (1978) … Kate Smith
– Hire and Fire (1978) … Kate Smith
– Trapline (1978) … Kate Smith
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1977 Nido de viudas
Elvira
 
1976 The Incredible Sarah
Mam'selle
 
1975 The Legend of Robin Hood (TV mini-series)
Queen Eleanor
– Part 6 (1975) … Queen Eleanor
– Part 5 (1975) … Queen Eleanor
– Part 2 (1975) … Queen Eleanor
 
1973 Cheri (TV movie)
Lea
 
1972 Demons of the Mind
Hilda
 
1972 The Great Waltz
Anna Strauss
 
1972 Suspicion (TV series)
Martha
– Old Man's Hat (1972) … Martha
 
1971 The Corpse
Edith Eastwood
 
1969 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Freda Parker
– Murder: Nobody Knows (1969) … Freda Parker
 
1968 The Jazz Age (TV series)
Mother
– The Youngest Comrade (1968) … Mother
 
1956-1968 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Esther Brodsky
– You and Me (1968)
– The Same Sky (1956) … Esther Brodsky
 
1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Vashti
– The Machine Stops (1966) … Vashti
 
1957-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Anna / Janet Spence
– Ivanov (1966) … Anna
– The Gioconda Smile (1957) … Janet Spence
 
1965 Love Story (TV series)
Ann Jones
– End of Term (1965) … Ann Jones
 
1965 Genghis Khan
Katke
 
1962 The Main Attraction
Elenora Moreno
 
1961 Johnny Nobody
Miss Floyd
 
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Constance Wilde
 
1960 Conspiracy of Hearts
Sister Gerta
 
1959 Sapphire
Mildred
 
1959 Tiger Bay
Anya
 
1958 Storm Over Jamaica
Mrs. Pawley
 
1957/II Escapade
Mrs. Stella Hampden
 
1957 Woman in a Dressing Gown
Amy Preston
 
1956 Blonde Sinner
Matron Hilda MacFarlane
 
1956 Afternoon Film Festival (TV series)
– Turn the Key Softly (1956)
 
1955 Appointment with Drama (TV series)
Celia
– The Birthday Present (1955) … Celia
 
1952-1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Cathy / Esther Brodsky / Julia
– Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) … Julia
– Wuthering Heights (1953) … Cathy
– The Same Sky (1952) … Esther Brodsky
 
1954 The Divided Heart
Sonja Slavko
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Martha
– Leave to Die (1954) … Martha
 
1953 Turn the Key Softly
Monica Marsden
 
1952 The Dybbuk (TV movie)
Leah
 
1952 The Infinite Shoeblack (TV movie)
Mary
 
1949 Children of Chance
Australia
 
1949 The Queen of Spades
Lizaveta Ivanova
 
1941 Love on the Dole
Factory Worker at Gate (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
– The Same Sky (1964) (writer)
 
1956 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Same Sky (1956) (writer)
 
1952 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Same Sky (1952) (writer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1973 Whose Baby? (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.3 (1973) … Herself - Guest
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1958) She acted in John Osborne and Anthony Creighton's play, "Epitaph for George Dillon", at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Robert Stephens, Wendy Craig, Alison Leggatt, Avril Elgar, Toke Townley, Philip Locke and Nigel Davenport in the cast. William Gaskill was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia:

The first thing she wrote was the play "The Same Sky" which was first produced at Nottingham Playhouse and which she thought was the best of all it's versions. Upto 1978 it was the only play she wrote although she did translate two French plays - "A Measure of Cruelty" in which Wendy Hiller starred... See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer