Nora Swinburne

Known For

The River (1951)

Quo Vadis (1951)

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

The Citadel (1938)

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Actress (88 titles)

1974 The Early Life of Stephen Hind (TV movie)
Mary Duquesne

1974 Notorious Woman (TV mini-series)
Comtesse de Musset

– Conflict (1974) … Comtesse de Musset

1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Katharina Schratt

– Indian Summer of an Emperor (1974) … Katharina Schratt

1969-1972 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Dora Randolph / Lavender Collingham

– Dear Octopus (1972) … Dora Randolph

– Murder: Return to Yesterday (1969) … Lavender Collingham

1972 Dead of Night (TV series)
Mariella Jubb

– Death Cancels All Debts (1972) … Mariella Jubb

1972 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mrs. Raven

– Mrs. Raven (1972) … Mrs. Raven

1972 Man at the Top (TV series)
Lady Belmont

– Living Like a Lord (1972) … Lady Belmont

1971 Kate (TV series)
May Barnett

– The Great Female Rebellion (1971) … May Barnett

1971 The Chastity Belt
The Mistress of the Bed Chamber/Lady-in-Waiting

1970 Manhunt (TV series)
The Countess

– What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1970) … The Countess

1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
Lady Kingston

1968 The Jazz Age (TV series)
Lady Cavan

– Post Mortem (1968) … Lady Cavan

1968 Interlude
Mary

1968 A Man of our Times (TV series)
Mrs. Prentice

– Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? (1968) … Mrs. Prentice

1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

– In the Web (1967) … 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

– A Man of Property (1967) … 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

– Dinner at Swithin's (1967) … 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

– A Family Scandal (1967) … 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

– A Family Festival (1967) … 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

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1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series)
Lady Crabbe

– The Brown Hand (1967) … Lady Crabbe

1966 A Man Could Get Killed
Lady Frazier (uncredited)

1966 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Mrs. Herriton

– Where Angels Fear to Tread (1966) … Mrs. Herriton

1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Julia Shuttlethwaite

– The Cocktail Party (1964) … Julia Shuttlethwaite

1964 The Hidden Truth (TV series)
Mrs. Pargeter

– One of the Hampshire Pargeters (1964) … Mrs. Pargeter

1963 Decision at Midnight
Margaret

1961 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Mrs. Phillips

– Drama '61: The Dinner Party (1961) … Mrs. Phillips

1960 The Small House at Allington (TV series)
Mrs. Dale

– Part 6 (1960) … Mrs. Dale

– Part 5 (1960) … Mrs. Dale

– Part 4 (1960) … Mrs. Dale

– Part 3 (1960) … Mrs. Dale

– Part 2 (1960) … Mrs. Dale

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1960 Conspiracy of Hearts
Sister Tia

1959 Third Man on the Mountain
Frau Matt

1959 Fool's Paradise (TV movie)
Catherine Hayling

1958 Female Fiends
Mrs. Friend

1958 The Winslow Boy (TV movie)
Grace Winslow

1958 The Veil (TV series)
Mrs. Myra Willowden

– Jack the Ripper (1958) … Mrs. Myra Willowden

1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mrs. Hartley

– The Guinea Pig (1957) … Mrs. Hartley

1957 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Mrs. Mostovoy

– The Diamond Chips (1957) … Mrs. Mostovoy

1957 A Woman of Property (TV movie)
Mrs. Lucy Penfold

1957 O.S.S. (TV series)
Madame Latour

– Operation Dagger (1957) … Madame Latour

1954-1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Alice / Grace Stevens / Mary / …

– A Train to the Sea (1956) … Mary

– The Long White Line (1955) … Grace Stevens

– The Heirloom (1954) … Mrs. Stratton

– Second Wind (1954) … Alice

1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Carla Grahame

– The Lady Asks for Help (1956) … Carla Grahame

1956 Helen of Troy
Hecuba

1955 The End of the Affair
Mrs. Bertram

1954 Betrayed
The Scarf's Mother

1951 Quo Vadis
Pomponia

1951 The River
The Mother

1950 Operation X
Ava Constantin

1949 Landfall
Admiral's Wife

1949 Christopher Columbus
Joanna de Torres

1949 Marry Me
Enid Lawson

1949 Fools Rush In
Angela Dickson

1949 The Bad Lord Byron
Lady Jersey

1948 Quartet
Mrs. Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

1948 The Blind Goddess
Lady Dearing

1948 Good-Time Girl
Miss Mills

1947 Jassy
Mrs. Hatton

1946 They Knew Mr. Knight
Celia Blake

1945 Man of Evil
Mrs. Hopwood

1943 Dear Octopus
Edna

1943 The Man in Grey
Mrs. Fitzherbert (as Norah Swinburne)

1942 Wings and the Woman
ATA Commandant

1941 The Farmer's Wife
Araminta Grey

1940 It Happened to One Man
Alice Quair

1938 The Citadel
Mrs. Thornton

1938 Lily of Laguna
Gloria Grey

1937 Dinner at the Ritz
Lady Railton

1936 Scotland Yard Commands
Lady Anne

1936 The Gay Adventure
Fay d'Allary

1936 Jury's Evidence
Mary Trent

1935 Lend Me Your Husband
Virgie Green

1934 The Office Wife (short)
Anne

1934 Boomerang
Elizabeth Stafford

1933 Too Many Wives
Hilary Wildely

1933 Perfect Understanding
Lady Stephanie Fitzmaurice

1932 Edgar Wallace's White Face the Fiend
Inez Landor

1932 The Man Who Won
Diana Trenchard

1932 A Voice Said Goodnight (short)
Joan Creighton

1931 A Man of Mayfair
Elaine Barclay

1931 These Charming People
Julia Berridge

1931 Potiphar's Wife
Lady Diana Bromford

1930 Caste
Esther Eccles

1930 The Royal Four-Flusher (short)
The Queen

1930 Alf's Button
Lady Isobel Fitzpeter

1930 Nay, Nay, Nero (short)

1926 One Colombo Night
Jean Caldicott

1925 A Girl of London
Vee-Vee

1924 The Unwanted
Joyce Mannering

1924 His Grace Gives Notice
Cynthia Bannock

1923 Hornet's Nest
Lady Rona

1922 Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
Jessie Mary

1921 Branded
Doris Jerningham

1921 The Autumn of Pride
Peggy Naylor

1921 The Fortune of Christina McNab
Christina McNab

1920 Saved from the Sea
Nancy Brooks

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1926) She acted in David Gray and Avery Hopwood's play, "The Best People," at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Ian Hunter and Olga Lindo in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Norah Swinburne

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)

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Died within months of death of friends Joan Marion and Jane Welsh. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo

Nora Swinburne (1902–2000)

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