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Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976)

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This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if only for the fact George Bernard Shaw wrote his classic "Saint Joan" work specifically for her. Her over six-decade career allowed for a gallery of sterling, masterful portrayals, both classic and contemporary, performing all over the world including Australia... See full bio »

Born:

Agnes Sybil Thorndike
in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 93) in London, England, UK
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1970 The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (TV movie)
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
The Nurse
– The Father (1968) … The Nurse
 
1967 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Marina
– Uncle Vanya (1967) … Marina
 
1966 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Dont Utter a Note (1966)
 
1965 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Mrs. Moore
– Passage to India (1965) … Mrs. Moore
 
1965 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Isobel Manners
– Man and Mirror (1965) … Isobel Manners
 
1964 Alive and Kicking
Dora
 
1963 Uncle Vanya
Marina, the nurse
 
1961 The Big Gamble
Aunt Cathleen
 
1961 Hand in Hand
Lady Caroline
 
1960 Riders to the Sea (TV movie)
Maurya
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Whyte
– Waters of the Moon (1959) … Mrs. Whyte
 
1959 Jet Storm
Emma Morgan
 
1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
Lady Fitzhugh
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Before the Party (1958)
 
1958 Smiley Gets a Gun
Granny McKinley
 
1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
The Queen Dowager
 
1956 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mrs. Whyte
– Waters of the Moon (1956) … Mrs. Whyte
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Catherine / Miss Cicely
– Mr. Sampson (1954) … Catherine (as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
– The Heirloom (1954) … Miss Cicely (as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
 
1954 Young and Willing
Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
 
1953 Melba
Queen Victoria
 
1952 The Wild Heart
Mrs. Marston
 
1951 The Magic Box
Sitter in Bath Studio
 
1951 The Lady with the Lamp
Miss Bosanquet
 
1950 Gone to Earth
Mrs. Marston
 
1950 Stage Fright
Mrs. Gill
 
1949 The Forbidden Street
Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey (as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
 
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mrs. Squeers
 
1941 Major Barbara
The General
 
1939 Sun Up (TV movie)
Widow Cagle
 
1936 Nine Days a Queen
Ellen
 
1931 A Gentleman of Paris
Lola Duval
 
1931 Hindle Wakes
Mrs. Hawthorne
 
1929 To What Red Hell
Mrs. Fairfield
 
1928 Dawn
Nurse Edith Cavell
 
1927 Saint Joan (short)
Joan of Arc
 
1922 The Scarlet Letter
Hester Prynne
 
1922 The Merchant of Venice
Portia
 
1922 The Lady of the Camellias
Marguerite Gautier
 
1922 Jane Shore
Jane Shore
 
1922 Esmeralda
Esmeralda
 
1922 Bleak House
Lady Dedlock
 
1922/I Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
 
1922 Tense Moments from Great Plays
Lady Macbeth / Lady Dedlock / Jane Shore / …
 
1922 Nancy
Nancy
 
1922 Tense Moments with Great Authors
Nancy (segment "Nancy")
 
1921 Moth and Rust
Mrs Brand
 
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1964 Alive and Kicking (performer: "What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor"" - uncredited)
 
1936 Nine Days a Queen (performer: "Aftime with Goode Companie" - uncredited)
 
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1991 This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's) (TV movie)
Herself
 
1972 Greenwich Village (TV series)
Herself
 
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 12 May 1971 (1971)
 
1969 Join Jim Dale (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1969) … Herself (as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
 
1968 Tempo (TV series)
Medea
– The Actor and the Role: Sybil Thorndike (1968) … Medea
 
1963 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
Herself
– A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1963) … Herself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) … Herself
 
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2010 Time to Remember (TV series documentary)
 
2004 The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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Alternate Names:

Dame Sybil Thorndike | Dame Sybil Thorndyke

Height:

5' 4¾" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

It's only people who are hysterical who can play hysterical parts. See more »

Trivia:

In 1940, during WWII, her son John, who was in the military, was reported missing and presumed dead. She and her husband had no further news about him until the war ended in 1945 and they found out he had been captured and was still alive. He was home within a few weeks. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio