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Overview
Date of Birth:
24 October
1882
,
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Date of Death:
9 June
1976
, London, England, UK
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Mini Biography:
This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if...
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Trivia:
Sybil and husband Sir
Lewis Casson
were involved in the early days of...
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Awards:
1 win
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Alternate Names:
Dame Sybil Thorndike | Dame Sybil Thorndyke
Filmography
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Actress
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Soundtrack
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actress:
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
(1970) (TV)
"Join Jim Dale"
(1 episode, 1969)
-
Episode dated 7 August 1969
(1969)
TV episode
(as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
"ITV Playhouse"
.... The Nurse (1 episode, 1968)
-
The Father
(1968)
TV episode
.... The Nurse
"Armchair Theatre"
(1 episode, 1966)
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Dont Utter a Note
(1966)
TV episode
"BBC Play of the Month"
.... Mrs. Moore (1 episode, 1965)
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Passage to India
(1965)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Moore
"Armchair Mystery Theatre"
.... Isobel Manners (1 episode, 1965)
-
Man and Mirror
(1965)
TV episode
.... Isobel Manners
Uncle Vanya
(1963) .... Marina, the nurse
The Big Gamble
(1961) .... Aunt Cathleen
Riders to the Sea
(1960) (TV)
Hand in Hand
(1960) .... Lady Caroline
"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
.... Mrs. Whyte (1 episode, 1959)
-
Waters of the Moon
(1959)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Whyte
Jet Storm
(1959) .... Emma Morgan
... aka Killing Urge (UK: reissue title)
Shake Hands with the Devil
(1959) .... Lady Fitzhugh
Alive and Kicking
(1959) .... Dora
Smiley Gets a Gun
(1958) ....
Granny McKinley
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957) .... The Queen Dowager
"Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents"
.... Catherine / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
... aka Matinee (UK: informal short title)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
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Mr. Sampson
(1954)
TV episode
(as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Catherine
-
The Heirloom
(1954)
TV episode
(as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Miss Cicely
The Weak and the Wicked
(1954) .... Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
... aka Young and Willing (USA)
Melba
(1953) ....
Queen Victoria
The Wild Heart
(1952) .... Mrs. Marston
... aka Gypsy Blood
The Magic Box
(1952) .... Sitter in Bath Studio
The Lady with the Lamp
(1951) .... Miss Bosanquet
Gone to Earth
(1950) .... Mrs. Marston
Stage Fright
(1950) .... Mrs. Gill
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (UK: complete title)
Britannia Mews
(1949) (as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
... aka Affairs of Adelaide (USA)
... aka The Forbidden Street (USA)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
(1947) ....
Mrs. Squeers
... aka The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Major Barbara
(1941) .... The General
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)
Sun Up
(1939) (TV) .... Widow Cagle
Tudor Rose
(1936) .... Ellen
... aka Lady Jane Grey
... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA)
A Gentleman of Paris
(1931) .... Lola Duval
Hindle Wakes
(1931) .... Mrs. Hawthorne
To What Red Hell
(1929) .... Mrs. Fairfield
Dawn
(1928) ....
Nurse Edith Cavell
Saint Joan
(1927) ....
Joan of Arc
The Merchant of Venice
(1922) ....
Portia
Nancy
(1922) .... Nancy
Tense Moments from Great Plays
(1922) ....
Lady Macbeth
/ Lady Dedlock /
Jane Shore
/
Marguerite Gautier
/ Portice /
Esmeralda
/
Hester Prynne (segments "Macbeth", "Bleak House", "Jane Shore", "Lady of the Camelias, The", "Merchant of Venice, The", "Esmer
Macbeth
(1922/I) ....
Lady Macbeth
Esmeralda
(1922) ....
Esmeralda
... aka The Hunchback of Notre Dame (UK)
Bleak House
(1922) ....
Lady Dedlock
The Scarlet Letter
(1922) ....
Hester Prynne
Tense Moments with Great Authors
(1922) .... Nancy (segment "Nancy")
The Lady of the Camellias
(1922) ....
Marguerite Gautier
Jane Shore
(1922) ....
Jane Shore
Moth and Rust
(1921) .... Mrs Brand
Soundtrack:
Tudor Rose
(1936) (performer: "Aftime with Goode Companie" (uncredited))
... aka Lady Jane Grey
... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA)
Self:
1990s
1970s
1960s
This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's)
(1991) (TV) .... Herself
"The Dick Cavett Show"
(1 episode, 1971)
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Episode dated 12 May 1971
(1971)
TV episode
"That Was the Week That Was"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
... aka TW3
-
A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
"This Is Your Life"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
-
Dame Sybil Thorndike
(1960)
TV episode
.... Herself
Archive Footage:
The Prince, the Showgirl and Me
(2004) (TV) .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Starred in "The Potting Shed" on
Broadway
in 1957, for which she was nominated for a Tony
Award
for Best Dramatic Actress.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Articles
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Genres:
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Plot Keywords:
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Beautiful Woman
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