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Ethel Griffies
Born: 25th Apr 1878 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK - Died 9th Sep 1975
Dept: Acting
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 83
Film: 78 (94%)
Television: 5 (6%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Western, Action, Reality, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Talk, Family
Filmography
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secre ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1965
Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants to resume their relationship. The only problem is s ... view
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Mrs. Spencer
1963
A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him ... view
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Grandma Florence
1963
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks. ... view
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Mrs. Bundy
Sep 1962 (first aired)
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries. ... view
Character:
Lulu (1 ep.)
Jul 1949 (first aired)
Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatura ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1948 (first aired)
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was ... view
Character:
Mrs. White (1 ep.)
Grandmother (1 ep.)
1947
A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's love of horses and the racetrack circuit. ... view
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Aunt Martha
1947
An errant mother tries to teach her daughter to avoid the same errors she made by choosing a different lifestyle. ... view
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Aunt Katherine
1946
Susan Kent, hoping to establish herself as a song-plugger, tries to obtain a second song from a young songwriter, Johnny Crane, after his first song b ... view
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Mrs. Abigail Smith
1946
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, E ... view
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Aunt Elizabeth Branwell
1945
An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostra ... view
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Clarissa Van Steed
1945
George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows si ... view
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Mrs. Nelson
1945
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs. ... view
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Mrs. Lamb
1945
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon. ... view
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Mrs. Fenway
1945
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactl ... view
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Lady Stover
1944
Six-year-old "Mike" goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José Iturbi's orchestra. And the orchestra is rapidly ... view
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Mrs. McGuff
1944
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whir ... view
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Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
1944
A high school bandleader captures the interest of a popular co-ed. ... view
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Mrs. Martha Dean
1944
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new ... view
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Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited)
1943
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee ... view
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Grace Poole
1943
An artist returning from years abroad takes the identity of his dead valet and gets married, but then there are complications. ... view
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Lady Vale
1943
Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies la ... view
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Nurse
1943
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, ... view
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Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter
1942
Lloyd Nolan is back as detective Michael Shayne who's in search of a stolen coin. ... view
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Mrs. Murdock
1942
In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of children and hopes for the return of her husband, who ... view
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Mrs. Graham
1942
A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own mother's 12-year-old daughter. ... view
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Gallagher
1942
Stolen way back in 1880, a sack of United States mail is discovered in an old attic in 1942. The letters are finally delivered, profoundly affecting t ... view
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Catherine Vandewater
1942
Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert ... view
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Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
1942
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While h ... view
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Matron (uncredited)
1942
John T. Bromley III is a young man from high society who is physically humiliated by a prizefighter before his socialite sweetheart, Jenny Killian. He ... view
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Minerva Bromley
1941
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Da ... view
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Undetermined Role
1941
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a ... view
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Mrs. Nicholas
1941
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer, (Dick Nelson) will need them now he's drafted. ... view
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Aunt Agatha
1941
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend. ... view
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Lady Fitzhugh
1941
Billy "The Kid" Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who postpones his life of crime when he is befriended and hired by peaceful cattle rancher Eric Keat ... view
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Mrs. Hanky
1941
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ... view
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Miss Patience Nodbury
1940
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death. ... view
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Mrs. Kane
1940
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ... view
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Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
1940
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charm ... view
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Princess Minetti
1940
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake. ... view
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Matron East
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Mabel Wilcox
1939
A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife. ... view
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Mrs. Raymond
1939
Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. In love with local doctor Freddie Jarvis, she sugg ... view
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Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)
1939
Sweeney Bliss, champion mule raiser in Missouri, takes his prize mule Samson to London, where the British government is trying to decide whether to bu ... view
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Miss Wildhack
1938
London has become enthralled by the antics of the contemporary Robin Hood, but when a band of bad guys start framing him for their misdeeds, the hero ... view
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Annie
1937
Kathleen O'Moore returns to her home in rural Ireland and becomes torn between the affections of Michael Rooney, a poor but honest man, and the wealth ... view
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Hannah O'Dwyer
1936
A young business man (James Mason) is being duped by business swindlers but his gaol bird father is determined to save him. ... view
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Mrs. Etta Hamilton
1935
The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by preventing a marriage that he knows will go wrong. ... view
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Mrs. Martha Bartholomew
1935
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to ... view
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Mme. Kartasoff
1935
A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster. ... view
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Mrs. Whack
1935
The Victorian wife of a mad baron waits years for a British soldier sent to Egypt. ... view
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Winifred Trent
1935
A choirmaster addicted to opium and obsessed with a beautiful young woman will stop at nothing to possess her. ... view
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Miss Twinkleton
1935
Mrs. Lotty Wilkins is an unhappily wife whom's life husband and romance have departed. In order to possibly salvage some of the missing elements in he ... view
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Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
1934
The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat. ... view
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Lady Coldchester (uncredited)
1934
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that h ... view
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Aunt Marie
1934
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee ... view
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Grace Poole
1934
Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed. Enlisti ... view
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Mrs. Field
1934
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house. ... view
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Woman in Subway (uncredited)
1934
Wealthy but unhappy Patricia Belmont meets fun-loving insurance salesman Bill Smith (and his fun-loving friends Sam Ragland and Betty Harkness)on a sh ... view
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Ship Passenger
1934
Malaya tropical island romantic love triangle adventure thriller, about a cruise ship where Bubonic plague breaks out. Four people are able to leave t ... view
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Mrs. Ainger's Mother
1933
In Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters. ... view
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Miss Simpson (uncredited)
1933
A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation. When she returns with him to his estate in Malaysia, she finds out that he is cruel, ... view
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Mrs. Chisholm
1933
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on. ... view
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Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
1933
In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portrays Dr. George Bull, a compassionate, highly regar ... view
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Miss Ace
1933
When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, ... view
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Agatha Alden
1933
With a sparkling script by Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint" - the latest crime wave has Scotland Yard baffled. Commissioner Hope (Sir Guy Stan ... view
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The Duchess
1933
Ranchowner Slim Perkins is in love with his neighbor's niece, Angelica Wayne, but her aunt and uncle throw him off their property because he is a poor ... view
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Emily
1933
Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff. ... view
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Miss Judd
1933
A couple of down-and-out British aristocrats buy an American roadhouse. ... view
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Lady McDougal
1933
A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman. ... view
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Zana
1932
A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there. ... view
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Second Aunt
1932
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried. ... view
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Lady Caverly
1932
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsor ... view
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Mrs. Peters
1932
A maid's dream comes true but are not quite what she expected. ... view
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Nurse Lovett
1932
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend S ... view
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Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
1931
Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop. ... view
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Mrs. Beacon
1931
A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to lea ... view
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Miss Bleeker
1931
A woman's life falls to pieces when she's caught cheating on her husband. ... view
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Mrs. Everard (uncredited)
1931
In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid s ... view
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Mrs. Hobley
1931
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom be ... view
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Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)
1930
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren. ... view
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Adela Heythorp