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Ellen Pollock
Actor
Died March 29, 1997 (93 years)
Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions.
A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the stage."
Pollock's dedication to acting began as a seven-year-old, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt on stage; she knew then that she wanted to be an actress herself. Pollock was also a theatre director and a teacher of drama at RADA and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; and her varied television work included several appearances in The Forsyte Saga for the BBC.
She outlived both husbands, Captain Leslie Hancock and the artist James Proudfoot. She had one child with Captain Hancock. Pollock was the subject of TV's This Is Your Life in 1992.
Ellen Pollock's mother, Hedwig Kahn, was the sister of Otto Hermann Kahn (wealthy investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts) and composer Robert Kahn. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the stage."
Pollock's dedication to acting began as a seven-year-old, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt on stage; she knew then that she wanted to be an actress herself. Pollock was also a theatre director and a teacher of drama at RADA and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; and her varied television work included several appearances in The Forsyte Saga for the BBC.
She outlived both husbands, Captain Leslie Hancock and the artist James Proudfoot. She had one child with Captain Hancock. Pollock was the subject of TV's This Is Your Life in 1992.
Ellen Pollock's mother, Hedwig Kahn, was the sister of Otto Hermann Kahn (wealthy investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts) and composer Robert Kahn. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Filmography
| 1985 | Florence Nightingale · as Lady Monteagle |
| 1983 | The Wicked Lady · as Mrs. Munce |
| 1974 | The Pallisers (TV Series) · as Lady Baldock |
| 1973 | Horror Hospital · as Olga ("aunt Harris") |
| 1971 | Cousin Bette (TV Series) · as Madame Nourisson |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Madame Olga |
| 1968 | Father, Dear Father (TV Series) · as Marghanita |
| 1967 | Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (TV Series) · as Ruby Cohen |
| 1967 | The Forsyte Saga (TV Series) · as Madame Lamotte |
| 1966 | Finders Keepers · as Grandma |
| 1966 | Who Killed the Cat? · as Ruth Prendergast |
| 1966 | A Farewell to Arms (TV Series) · as Miss Van Campen |
| 1965 | Rapture · as Landlady |
| 1963 | Master Spy · as Dr. Morrell |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) · as Lady Melinda |
| 1962 | Suspense (1962) (TV Series) · as Miss Hobart |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Mrs. Sanders |
| 1961 | So Evil, So Young · as Miss Smith |
| 1959 | Maigret (1960) (TV Series) · as Lili Tosma |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman · as Haggard's Maid |
| 1957 | Scotland Yard Dragnet · as Miss Barbara Barton |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Francesca Galassi |
| 1956 | Not So Dusty · as Agatha |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Lady Sellenger |
| 1955 | The Time of His Life · as Lady Florence |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Celia |
| 1953 | The Fake · as Miss Fossett |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Sophia |
| 1951 | The Galloping Major · as Horsey Lady |
| 1951 | To Have and to Hold · as Roberta |
| 1950 | Something in the City · as Mrs. Holley |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Elise |
| 1949 | Warning to Wantons · as Baroness De Jammes |
| 1946 | Bedelia · as Mckelvey's Housekeeper |
| 1945 | Kiss the Bride Goodbye · as Gladys Dodd |
| 1940 | Spare a Copper · as Lady Hardstaff |
| 1939 | Sons of the Sea · as Margaret Hulls |
| 1937 | Non-Stop New York · as Miss Harvey |
| 1937 | Splinters in the Air · as Charles' Wife |
| 1936 | The Street Singer · as Gloria Weston |
| 1935 | The Loves of Madame Dubarry · as Cast |
| 1935 | Regal Cavalcade · as Wife |
| 1935 | It's a Bet · as Mrs. Joe |
| 1935 | Mister Cinders · as Donna Lucia |
| 1933 | Channel Crossing · as Actress |
| 1932 | |
| 1930 | Night Birds · as Flossie |
| 1930 | Too Many Crooks · as The Other Girl |
| 1929 | The Informer · as Prostitute |
| 1929 | Piccadilly · as Vamp (uncredited) |
| 1928 | Moulin Rouge · as Girl |