Athene Seyler
- Recitazione
- 31 maggio 1889 · Hackney, London, England, UK
- 12 settembre 1990
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- 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
- Nurse on Wheels · Miss Farthingale
- Il delitto della signora Allerson · Aunt Heather Chandler
- The Girl on the Boat · Mrs Adelaide Hignett
- Two and Two Make Six · Aunt Phoebe Tonks
- Storia cinese · Sister Agness
- Francesco d'Assisi · Aunt Buona
- Agente speciale
- Passaporto per Canton · Mao Tai Tai
- A French Mistress · Beatrice Peake
- A me il visone · Dame Beatrice Appleby
- A Woman of No Importance · Lady Hunstanton
- The Third Man
- La locanda della sesta felicità · Jeannie Lawson
- Happy Is the Bride · Aunt Harriet
- Verso la città del terrore · Miss Pross
- La notte del demonio · Mrs. Karswell
- La dinastia del petrolio · Miss Abigail
- Come uccidere uno zio ricco · Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
- Dottore a spasso · Lady Hawkins
- Armchair Theatre · Lady Corm, Nellie Pringle
- Gli uomini condannano · Miss Bligh
- La pace torna in casa Bentley · Mrs. Arbuthnot
- Sposi in rodaggio · Miss Mainbrace
- Penitenziario, braccio femminile · Millie Williams
- Il masnadiero · Mrs. Trapes
- The Pickwick Papers · Miss Witherfield
- Made in Heaven · Miss Honeycroft
- Treasure Hunt · Consuelo Howard
- Secret People · Mrs. Reginald Kellick
- Racconto di giovani mogli · Nanny Gallop
- The Franchise Affair · Aunt Lin
- La donna di picche · Princess Ivashin
- The First Gentleman · Miss Knight
- Jassy la zingara
- I misteri di Londra · 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
- La cittadella · Lady Raebank
- Jane Steps Out · Grandma
- Sailing Along · Victoria Gulliver
- La tragedia del K2 · Aunt Veronica
- The Lilac Domino · Madame Alary
- Il mulino sulla 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
- La vita privata di Don Giovanni · 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