Athene Seyler
- Schauspiel
- 31. Mai 1889 · Hackney, London, England, UK
- 12. September 1990
Biografie
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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Filmografie
- Don't Utter a Note · Nellie Pringle
- BBC Play of the Month · Lucy Amorest, Mrs. Whyte
- The World of Wooster · Aunt Isbel
- The Invasion · Lady Corm
- Krankenschwester auf Rädern · Miss Farthingale
- I Thank a Fool · Aunt Heather Chandler
- The Girl on the Boat · Mrs Adelaide Hignett
- Two and Two Make Six · Aunt Phoebe Tonks
- China-Story · Sister Agness
- Franz von Assisi · Aunt Buona
- Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone
- Einmal China und zurück · Mao Tai Tai
- Das französische Fräulein · Beatrice Peake
- Ein Nerz an der Angel · Dame Beatrice Appleby
- A Woman of No Importance · Lady Hunstanton
- The Third Man
- Die Herberge zur 6. Glückseligkeit · Jeannie Lawson
- Wenn zwei Hochzeit machen · Aunt Harriet
- Zwei Städte · Miss Pross
- Der Fluch des Dämonen · Mrs. Karswell
- Gefährliches Erbe · Miss Abigail
- Onkel George und seine Mörder · Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
- Hilfe, der Doktor kommt · Lady Hawkins
- Armchair Theatre · Lady Corm, Nellie Pringle
- Yield to the Night · Miss Bligh
- As Long As They're Happy · Mrs. Arbuthnot
- Glück auf Raten · Miss Mainbrace
- The Weak and the Wicked · Millie Williams
- The Beggar's Opera · Mrs. Trapes
- The Pickwick Papers · Miss Witherfield
- Made in Heaven · Miss Honeycroft
- Treasure Hunt · Consuelo Howard
- Die Verblendeten · Mrs. Reginald Kellick
- Mit Küchenbenutzung · Nanny Gallop
- The Franchise Affair · Aunt Lin
- The Queen of Spades · Princess Ivashin
- The First Gentleman · Miss Knight
- Zigeunerblut
- Nicholas Nickleby · Miss La Creevy
- Dear Octopus · Aunt Belle
- Letter from Home · Mrs Ashford
- Quiet Wedding · Aunt Mary
- Young Man's Fancy · Milliner
- The Saint in London · Mother Buckley
- The Ware Case · Mrs Pinto
- Die Zitadelle · Lady Raebank
- Jane Steps Out · Grandma
- Sailing Along · Victoria Gulliver
- Non-Stop New York · Aunt Veronica
- The Lilac Domino · Madame Alary
- The Mill on the Floss · Mrs. Pullet
- The Sky’s the Limit · Miss Prinny
- Sensation · Madame Henry
- Irish for Luck · The Duchess
- Southern Roses · Mrs. Rowland
- It's Love Again · Mrs. Durland
- Scrooge · Scrooge's Charwoman
- Drake of England · Queen Elizabeth
- Moscow Nights · Madame Anna Sabine
- Blossom Time · Archduchess Maria Victoria
- Das Privatleben des Don Juan · Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
- Early to Bed · Frau Waiser
- Tell Me Tonight · Mrs. Pategg
- The Perfect Lady · Lady Westhaven
- The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick · Rachel Wardle