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Athene Seyler
Hackney, London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress. Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress. Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace. Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels. She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career. Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.
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1966
Don't Utter a Note
Movie Nellie Pringle
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Lucy Amorest
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1965
The World of Wooster
TV show Aunt Isbel
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1963
The Invasion
Movie Lady Corm
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1963
Nurse on Wheels
Movie Miss Farthingale
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1962
I Thank a Fool
Movie Aunt Heather Chandler
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1962
The Girl on the Boat
Movie Mrs Adelaide Hignett
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1962
Two and Two Make Six
Movie Aunt Phoebe Tonks
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1962
Satan Never Sleeps
Movie Sister Agness
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1961
Francis of Assisi
Movie Aunt Buona
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1961
The Avengers
TV show
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1960
Visa to Canton
Movie Mao Tai Tai
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1960
A French Mistress
Movie Beatrice Peake
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1960
Make Mine Mink
Movie Dame Beatrice Appleby
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1960
A Woman of No Importance
Movie Lady Hunstanton
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1959
The Third Man
TV show
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1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Movie Jeannie Lawson
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1958
Happy Is the Bride
Movie Aunt Harriet
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1958
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie Miss Pross
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1957
Night of the Demon
Movie Mrs. Karswell
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1957
Campbell's Kingdom
Movie Miss Abigail
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1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Movie Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
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1957
Doctor at Large
Movie Lady Hawkins
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show Lady Corm
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1956
Yield to the Night
Movie Miss Bligh
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1955
As Long as They're Happy
Movie Mrs. Arbuthnot
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1954
For Better, for Worse
Movie Miss Mainbrace
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1954
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie Millie Williams
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1953
The Beggar's Opera
Movie Mrs. Trapes
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1952
The Pickwick Papers
Movie Miss Witherfield
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1952
Made in Heaven
Movie Miss Honeycroft
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1952
Treasure Hunt
Movie Consuelo Howard
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1952
Secret People
Movie Mrs. Reginald Kellick
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1951
Young Wives' Tale
Movie Nanny Gallop
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1951
The Franchise Affair
Movie Aunt Lin
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1949
The Queen of Spades
Movie Princess Ivashin
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1948
The First Gentleman
Movie Miss Knight
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1947
Jassy
Movie
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1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Movie Miss La Creevy
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1943
Dear Octopus
Movie Aunt Belle
