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Eleanor Summerfield (1921–2001)

Known for her small yet earthy Brit portrayals on film, Eleanor Summerfield was born in London on March 7, 1921, initially trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1937). The hard-looking, blue-eyed blonde began in films in 1947 but created some waves first on stage opposite Cicely Courtneidge in "Her Excellency" at the London Hippodrome in 1949... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (77 titles)
1998 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Elfrida Molfrey
Faithful unto Death (1998) … Elfrida Molfrey
 
1996 Family Money (TV series)
Alice
 
1996 The Upper Hand (TV series)
Joyce Pickering
The Chunnel of Love (1996) … Joyce Pickering
 
1995 Jake's Progress (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Rampton
Episode #1.6 (1995) … Mrs. Rampton
Episode #1.3 (1995) … Mrs. Rampton
 
1992 Casualty (TV series)
Dorothy
Will You Still Love Me? (1992) … Dorothy
 
1991 Lovejoy (TV series)
May Walker
Who Dares, Sings (1991) … May Walker
 
1980-1983 Pig in the Middle (TV series)
Mrs. Bligh
The Faint Aroma of Performing Seals (1983) … Mrs. Bligh
Breaking Out and Breaking In (1983) … Mrs. Bligh
But Soft: We Are Observed (1981) … Mrs. Bligh
A Man's Joy... and All His Confusion (1980) … Mrs. Bligh
 
1982 The Island of Adventure
Aunt Polly
 
1980 Hammer House of Horror (TV series)
Lady Strudwick
Rude Awakening (1980) … Lady Strudwick
 
1980 The Watcher in the Woods
Mrs. Thayer
 
1979 Murder at the Wedding (TV mini-series)
Gwen Russell
Episode #1.4 (1979) … Gwen Russell
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Woman on plane
The Overnight Bag (1976) … Woman on plane
 
1973 Armchair 30 (TV series)
Mrs. Selkirk
Simon Fenton's Story (1973) … Mrs. Selkirk
 
1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
La Baronne
Kept on a String (1973) … La Baronne
 
1972 Kate (TV series)
Delia
I Belong to Somebody (1972) … Delia
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Elsie Todd
Madly in Love (1972) … Mrs. Elsie Todd
 
1971 Now, Take My Wife (TV series)
Claire's Demo (1971)
 
1970 The Mating Machine (TV series)
Mrs. Twiss
Only Three Can Play (1970) … Mrs. Twiss
 
1970 UFO (TV series)
Muriel Thompson
The Cat with Ten Lives (1970) … Muriel Thompson
 
1970 Dear Mother... ...Love Albert (TV series)
Miss Elma Stokes
I'm Going to Be a Father (1970) … Miss Elma Stokes
 
1970 Department S (TV series)
Mrs. Evans
A Small War of Nerves (1970) … Mrs. Evans
 
1970 Foreign Exchange (TV movie)
Mrs. Roberts
 
1969 The Spy Killer (TV movie)
Mrs. Roberts
 
1968 The Root of All Evil? (TV series)
Mrs. Mortimore
West of Eden (1968) … Mrs. Mortimore
 
1968 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mrs. Justice Hammond
Who Gives This Woman (1968) … Mrs. Justice Hammond
 
1964-1968 The Dickie Henderson Show (TV series)
Maggie
The Mixed-Up Foursome (1968) … Maggie
The Hidden Accident (1965) … Maggie
The Shopper (1965) … Maggie
The Row (1965) … Maggie
The Moustache (1964) … Maggie
 
1967 Haunted (TV series)
Hyacinth Carrick
Many Happy Returns (1967) … Hyacinth Carrick
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Loretta Carter
The Suede Jacket (1967) … Loretta Carter
 
1966 The Yellow Hat
Lady Xenia
 
1966 David Copperfield (TV series)
Mrs. Micawber
Home at Last (1966) … Mrs. Micawber
 
1965 The World of Wooster (TV series)
Aunt Dahlia
 
1965 Night Train to Surbiton (TV mini-series)
Hester Pilbeam
Episode #1.6 (1965) … Hester Pilbeam
Episode #1.5 (1965) … Hester Pilbeam
Episode #1.4 (1965) … Hester Pilbeam
Episode #1.3 (1965) … Hester Pilbeam
Episode #1.2 (1965) … Hester Pilbeam
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man
Hilda Tanner
 
1962 On the Beat
Sgt. Lucilla Wilkins
 
1962 Guns of Darkness
Mrs. Bastian
 
1961 Petticoat Pirates
Chief Wren Mabel Rawlins
 
1961 Operation Snafu
Flora McNaughton
 
1961 Why Bother to Knock
Mother
 
1961 Spare the Rod
Mrs. Harkness
 
1960 The Millionairess
Mrs. Willoughby
 
1960 Dentist in the Chair
Ethel
 
1959 The Two Charleys (TV series)
Ethel Charles
 
1958 Red Peppers (TV movie)
Lily Pepper
 
1958 A Cry from the Streets
Gloria
 
1957 No Road Back
Marguerite
 
1956 It's Great to Be Young!
Barmaid
 
1956 My Wife's Sister (TV series)
Ellie Martin
Episode dated 11 December 1956 (1956) … Ellie Martin
 
1956 Odongo
Celia Watford
 
1955-1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Esther Williams / Marjorie / Sarah Tearie
Mrs. Inspector Jones (1956) … Sarah Tearie
The Facts of Life (1955) … Marjorie
 
1956 Tears for Simon
Sgt. Cook
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Elinor (friend)
The Triumphant (1956) … Elinor (friend)
 
1955 London Playhouse (TV series)
Betty Day
Fighting Chance (1955) … Betty Day
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Genevieve Crain / Grace Turner
The Sound of Your Voice (1955) … Grace Turner
Blue Murder (1955) … Genevieve Crain
 
1954 Tons of Money (TV movie)
Louise Allington
 
1954 Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop
Aunt Kate
 
1954 Blackout
Margaret 'Maggie' Doone
 
1954 The Black Glove
Barbara Quigley
 
1953 Both Sides of the Law
Edna Hurran
 
1952 Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow
Cecilia
 
1952 Crash of Silence
Lily Tabor
 
1952 Man Bait
Vi
 
1951 Scrooge
Miss Flora
 
1951 Kaleidoscope (TV series)
Fiona in 'Fools Rush In'
Episode dated 15 June 1951 (1951) … Fiona in 'Fools Rush In'
 
1951 The Third Visitor
Vera Kurton
 
1949 No Way Back
Beryl
 
1949 Man on the Run
May Baker, Anchor Hotel
 
1949 All Over the Town
Beryl Hopper
 
1948 The Weaker Sex
Clippie (uncredited)
 
1948 Dulcimer Street
The Blonde
 
1947 Take My Life
Miss Carteret
 
1947 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (TV movie)
Daisy
 
1947 Pinwright's Progress (TV series)
 
1946 A Phoenix Too Frequent (TV movie)
Doto
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1978 Golden Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967-1969 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 October 1969 (1969) … Herself
Episode dated 26 June 1969 (1969) … Herself
Episode dated 17 March 1968 (1968) … Herself
Episode dated 22 October 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1968 The Tennis Elbow Foot Game (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.12 (1968) … Herself
Episode #1.11 (1968) … Herself
Episode #1.10 (1968) … Herself
Episode #1.9 (1968) … Herself
Episode #1.8 (1968) … Herself
 
1953 Why? (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #1.3 (1953) … Herself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1997 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 

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(July 10,1950) She acted in John Tore's musical, "Golden City," in a Michael Benthall and Robert Helpmann production at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Edmund Purdom, Julia Shelley, Muriel Brunskill, John Warren, Emile Belcourt, Moyra Fraser, and Anita Phillips in the cast. See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Mother of Toby Sachs. See more »

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