Cathleen Nesbitt

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The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Family Plot (1976)

The Parent Trap (1961)

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Actress (89 titles)

1970-1981 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Emma Sloane / The Countess

– The Perfect House (1981) … Emma Sloane

– The Style of the Countess (1970) … The Countess

1980 Never Never Land
Edith Forbes

1979 The Old Crowd (TV movie)
Old Lady

1978 Night Cries (TV movie)
Mrs. Delesande

1977 Julia
Grandmother

1977 The Haunting of Julia
Heather Rudge

1977 Great Performances (TV series)

– Abide with Me (1977)

1977 Supernatural (TV series)
Lady Sybil Manners

– Lady Sybil (1977) … Lady Sybil Manners

1977 Jubilee (TV series)

– The White Elephant (1977)

1976 Abide with Me (TV movie)
Mrs. Hollins

1976 Family Plot
Julia Rainbird

1975 Ten from the Twenties (TV series)
Mary Nosworthy

– The Anarchist (1975) … Mary Nosworthy

1975 French Connection II
The Old Lady

1974 Notorious Woman (TV mini-series)
Madame Dupin de Francueil

– The Misalliance (1974) … Madame Dupin de Francueil

1972-1973 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Lady Southwold

– Goodwill to All Men (1973) … Lady Southwold

– An Object of Value (1972) … Lady Southwold

1973 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV series)
Juliana Bordeaux

– The Mask of Love (1973) … Juliana Bordeaux

1972 Kate (TV series)
Lillian Huntsman

– The Woman Behind the Man (1972) … Lillian Huntsman

1971 Villain
Mrs. Dakin

1970 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Mrs. Carmichael

– Dead Fall (1970) … Mrs. Carmichael

1970 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)

– Separate Tables (1970)

1969 Staircase
Harry's Mother

1967 The Crucible (TV movie)
Rebecca

1967 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
Amelia Ferret

– The Blood-Red Night (1967) … Amelia Ferret

1966 The Trygon Factor
Livia Embarday

1963-1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Agatha Morley

– Is He or Isn't He? (1966) … Agatha Morley

– Anyone for Swindling? (1966) … Agatha Morley

– Alias Katy Morley (1966) … Agatha Morley

– Have You Ever Thought of Building (1966) … Agatha Morley

– The Fall and Rise of Steven Morley (1966) … Agatha Morley

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1965 Promise Her Anything
Mrs. Brock

1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Granny

– The American Dream (1965) … Granny

1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)

– Go Look at Roses (1963)

1956-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Cissie Hampshire / Mrs. Twymeley

– The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (1963) … Mrs. Twymeley

– The Many Ways of Heaven (1963) … Cissie Hampshire

– Fair Young Ghost (1963)

– A Time to Decide (1960)

– The Reward (1958)

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1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Charlotte Pope

– The Third Generation (1963) … Charlotte Pope

1962 Empire (TV series)
Hertie Burton

– Pressure Lock (1962) … Hertie Burton

1962 Playdate (TV series)
Miss Havisham

– The Aspern Papers (1962)

– Great Expectations: Part Two (1962) … Miss Havisham

– Great Expectations: Part One (1962) … Miss Havisham

1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Angelica / Mrs. Carstairs

– The Inheritance (1961) … Mrs. Carstairs

– Flamin' Lady (1961) … Angelica

1961 Theatre '62 (TV series)

– Notorious (1961)

1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Constance Meadows

– Sweet Bloom of Death (1961) … Constance Meadows

1961 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Louisa Humber

– A Million Dollar Property (1961) … Louisa Humber

1961 Feathertop (TV movie)
Madame Eau Charme

1961 Naked City (TV series)
Grandmaman

– Dead on the Field of Honor (1961) … Grandmaman

1961 The Parent Trap
Louise McKendrick

1959-1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Lady Hurf

– The Wingless Victory (1961)

– The House of Bernarda Alba (1960)

– Tiger at the Gates (1960)

– Thieves Carnival (1959) … Lady Hurf

1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Granny Mermaid

– The Little Mermaid (1961) … Granny Mermaid

1961 Vanity Fair (TV series)
Miss Crawley

– Part 1 (1961) … Miss Crawley

1960 Mrs. Miniver (TV movie)
Lady Beldon (as Kathleen Nesbitt)

1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Rebecca Pruitt

– The Matthew Lowry Story (1959) … Rebecca Pruitt

1958 Separate Tables
Lady Matheson

1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Old Woman

– Heart of Darkness (1958) … Old Woman

1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Ellen

– Wuthering Heights (1958) … Ellen

1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)

– The Velvet Glove (1958)

1955-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Grandma / Hazel Lockman / Julia Harrington / …

– Bend in the Road (1957) … Hazel Lockman

– The Playwright and the Stars (1957) … Julia Harrington

– Split Level (1955) … Veronica Vermilyea

– Strange Companion (1955) … Miss Hardwick

– Grandma Roller Her Own (1955) … Grandma

1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Aunty B

– Hand in Glove (1957) … Aunty B

1957 An Affair to Remember
Grandmother Janou

1955-1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Angelica / Mother Hallock / Mrs. Miller Sr.

– No License to Kill (II) (1956) … Mrs. Miller Sr.

– Sister (1956) … Angelica

– Undertow (1955) … Mother Hallock

1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)

– The Primary Colors (1956)

1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Frau Lucher / Mrs. Moorehead

– Reunion in Vienna (1955) … Frau Lucher

– The Women (1955) … Mrs. Moorehead

1955 Omnibus (TV series)
Mrs. Grose

– The Turn of the Screw (1955) … Mrs. Grose

1954 Désirée
Mme. Bonaparte

1954 Black Widow
Lucia Colletti

1954 Three Coins in the Fountain
Principessa

1954 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Old Lady

– The Mother (1954) … Old Lady

1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series)
Mrs. Applegate

– The Applegate Case (1954) … Mrs. Applegate

1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)

– Candles for Theresa (1952)

1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)

– Riders to the Sea (1952)

1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Alving

– Ghosts (1951) … Mrs. Alving

1950 So Long at the Fair
Madame Hervé

1949 Madness of the Heart
Mother Superior

1947 Jassy
Elizabeth Twisdale

1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Miss Knag

1946 Men of Two Worlds
Mrs. Upjohn

1945 Caesar and Cleopatra
Egyptian Lady (uncredited)

1945 Man of Evil
Kate Somerford

1945 The Agitator
Mrs. Montrose

1943 The Lamp Still Burns
The Matron

1940 Chamber of Horrors
Ann Cody

1938 Pygmalion
Old Lady (as Kathleen Nesbitt)

1938 The Case of the Frightened Lady (TV movie)
Lady Lebanon

1938 The Gay Lord Quex (TV movie)

1938 A Dream of Love (short)
Baroness St. Cricq

1938 Little Dolly Daydream
Miss Parker

1937 Against the Tide
Margaret Leigh

1937 Knights for a Day
Lady Agatha

1936 The Beloved Vagabond
Mme. Boin

1936 Hearts of Humanity
Mrs. Bamford

1936 Well Done, Henry
Mrs. McNab

1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Mrs. Tomkin (as Catherine Nesbitt)

1935 Trouble Ahead
Mother

1932 Criminal at Large
Lady Lebanon

1930 Canaries Sometimes Sing
Anne Lymes

1922 The Faithful Heart
Diana Oughterson

1919 A Star Over Night (short)

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Other Works:

(1916). Stage Play: Hush! Written by Violet Pearn. Little Theatre: 3 Oct 1916- Nov 1916 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Eric Blind, Katherine Brook, Myra Brook, Kate De Becker, Edward Douglas, Louie Emery, Robert Entwistle, Cecil Fletcher, Winifred Fraser, Ruby Hallier, Augusta Haviland, Cathleen Nesbitt... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Cathleen Nesbit | Catherine Nesbitt | Kathleen Nesbitt

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Her daughter by Cecil Ramage, Jennifer Ramage (born 24th September 1928, London) was a famous radio actress, character-impressionist and comedienne, as well as a thriller novelist under a pseudonym. See more »

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Sagittarius

Cathleen Nesbitt (1888–1982)

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