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Sybil Thorndike
Actor
Born October 22, 1882Died June 9, 1976 (93 years)
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike was an English actress who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970.
Known For
Filmography
2001 | The Scottish Play · as Lady Macbeth |
1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as The Nurse |
1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Mrs Moore |
1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Marina |
1963 | Uncle Vanya · as Marina, The Nurse |
1961 | The Big Gamble · as Aunt Cathleen |
1961 | Hand in Hand · as Lady Caroline |
1959 | Jet Storm · as Emma Morgan |
1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil · as Lady Fitzhugh |
1958 | Alive and Kicking · as Dora |
1958 | Smiley Gets a Gun · as Granny Mckinley |
1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Dame Sybil Thorndike |
1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl · as The Queen Dowager |
1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Florence Pringle |
1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Mrs. Whyte |
1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Blanche Skinner |
1954 | Young and Willing · as Mabel Wicks, Millie's Friend |
1953 | Melba · as Queen Victoria |
1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Catherine |
1951 | The Lady with a Lamp · as Miss Bosanquet |
1951 | The Magic Box · as Sitter In Bath Studio |
1950 | Gone to Earth · as Mrs. Marston |
1950 | Stage Fright · as Mrs. Gill |
1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Whyte |
1949 | The Forbidden Street · as Mrs. 'the Sow' Mounsey |
1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · as Mrs. Squeers |
1941 | Major Barbara · as The General |
1936 | Nine Days a Queen · as Ellen |
1931 | Hindle Wakes · as Mrs. Hawthorne |
1928 | Dawn · as Nurse Edith Cavell |
1922 | Esmeralda · as Esmeralda |
1922 | Macbeth · as Lady Macbeth |
1922 | The Merchant of Venice · as Portia |
1922 | Jane Shore · as Jane Shore |
1921 | Moth and Rust · as Mrs Brand |