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Videos (see all 8 NEW)
We Live Again (1934) -- Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime...
The Birds (1963) -- A wealthy San Francisco playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness
The Birds (1963) -- A wealthy San Francisco playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness
The Birds (1963) -- ZuGuide.com - Trailer (Flash)
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Overview

Date of Birth:
26 April 1878, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
9 September 1975, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
Parents were players Samuel Rupert Woods and Lillie Roberts. more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Archive Footage
Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Trials of O'Brien" (1965)   Gypsy Woman (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.2 (15)
- 2. Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) Mrs. Spencer 1965 - 6.0 (112)
- 3. "The Nurses" (1962)   Mrs. Jameson Pierce (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.8 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   Lulu (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.6 (318)
- 5. Billy Liar (1963) Florence, Billy's grandmother 1963 - 7.5 (1,827)
- 6. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   Mrs. McEwan (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- 7. The Birds (1963)   Mrs. Bundy, elderly ornithologist 1963 - 7.9 (47,926)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title)
- 8. "The Clock" (1949)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
- 9. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)   (2 episodes, 1948-1950) 1950 - 8.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- 10. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)   Mrs. White (2 episodes, 1949-1950) 1950 - 8.0 (19)
AKAs:
  • Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
  • The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- 11. "Lights Out" (1946)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 6.9 (24)
- 12. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1948)   (2 episodes, 1948-1949) 1949 - 8.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
  • The Broadway Playhouse
- 13. The Homestretch (1947) Aunt Martha 1947 - 7.9 (16)
- 14. Millie's Daughter (1947) Aunt Katherine 1947 - -
- 15. The Brasher Doubloon (1947)   (uncredited) 1947 - 6.9 (105)
AKAs:
  • The High Window (UK)
- 16. Sing While You Dance (1946) Mrs. Abigail Smith 1946 - 7.8 (5)
- 17. Devotion (1946) Aunt Branwell 1946 - 6.6 (217)
- 18. Saratoga Trunk (1945) Clarissa Van Steed 1945 - 6.2 (371)
- 19. The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)   (uncredited) Mrs. Nelson 1945 - 6.8 (171)
AKAs:
  • Guilty of Murder? (USA: reissue title)
  • Uncle Harry (UK)
- 20. Molly and Me (1945) (uncredited) Mrs. Lamb 1945 - 6.8 (54)
- 21. Thrill of a Romance (1945) Mrs. Sarah Fenway 1945 - 6.5 (188)
- 22. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) Lady Stover 1945 - 6.8 (461)
- 23. Music for Millions (1944) Mrs. McGuff 1944 - 6.5 (161)
- 24. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (scenes deleted) Mrs. Glennie 1944 - 7.2 (696)
- 25. Pardon My Rhythm (1944) Mrs. Dean 1944 - 5.7 (6)
- 26. It Happened Tomorrow (1944)   (uncredited) Mrs. O'Connor, Boardinghouse Tenant 1944 - 7.3 (536)
AKAs:
  • René Clair's It Happened Tomorrow (USA: complete title)
- 27. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (uncredited) Woman on Train Opening Window 1944 - 6.9 (510)
- 28. Jane Eyre (1944) (uncredited) Grace Poole 1944 - 7.7 (2,575)
- 29. Holy Matrimony (1943) Lady Vale 1943 - 7.3 (80)
- 30. First Comes Courage (1943) (uncredited) Nurse 1943 - 6.5 (48)
- 31. Forever and a Day (1943)   Wife of man in Air Raid Shelter 1943 - 7.4 (242)
AKAs:
  • The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
- 32. Time to Kill (1942) Mrs. Murdock 1942 - 6.7 (23)
- 33. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) (uncredited) Mrs. Graham 1942 - -
- 34. Between Us Girls (1942)   Gallagher 1942 - 6.9 (11)
AKAs:
  • Love and Kisses, Caroline (USA: reissue title)
- 35. The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) Catherine Vandewater 1942 - 6.4 (10)
- 36. Castle in the Desert (1942) Lily, Mme. Saturnia 1942 - 7.6 (544)
- 37. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)   (uncredited) Matron 1942 - 7.1 (421)
AKAs:
  • The Story of Benjamin Blake
- 38. Right to the Heart (1942) Minerva Bromley 1942 - -
- 39. Remember the Day (1941) (uncredited) Undetermined Role 1941 - 7.2 (134)
- 40. How Green Was My Valley (1941)   Mrs. Nicholas 1941 - 7.9 (6,683)
AKAs:
  • Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (USA: complete title)
- 41. Great Guns (1941) Aunt Agatha 1941 - 5.9 (313)
- 42. A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)   Lady Fitzhugh 1941 - 6.5 (332)
AKAs:
  • A Yank in the RAF (Australia: video catalogue title) (International: English title: alternative spelling)
  • A Yank in the Royal Air Force (International: English title: informal title)
- 43. Man at Large (1941) Mrs. Zagra 1941 - 6.2 (6)
- 44. Billy the Kid (1941) Mrs. Hanky (Keating's housekeeper) 1941 - 5.8 (328)
- 45. Dead Men Tell (1941) Miss Patience Nodbury 1941 - 7.7 (442)
- 46. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) Mrs. Kane, Michael's Landlady 1940 - 6.9 (898)
- 47. Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)   Hester Pringle 1940 - 6.2 (51)
AKAs:
  • Anne of Windy Willows (UK)
- 48. Waterloo Bridge (1940) (uncredited) Mrs. Clark (landlady) 1940 - 7.7 (2,610)
- 49. Irene (1940) Princess Minetti 1940 - 6.7 (140)
- 50. Vigil in the Night (1940) Matron East 1940 - 6.5 (220)
- 51. We Are Not Alone (1939) Mrs. Raymond 1939 - 6.8 (168)
- 52. Over the Moon (1939) (uncredited) Bit Role 1939 - 5.7 (22)
- 53. The Star Maker (1939) (uncredited) Voice Teacher 1939 - 6.5 (13)
- 54. I'm from Missouri (1939) Miss Wildhack 1939 - -
- 55. Crackerjack (1938)   Annie 1938 - 6.0 (32)
AKAs:
  • The Man with 100 Faces (USA)
- 56. Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)   Hannah O'Dwyer 1937 - -
AKAs:
  • Kathleen (USA)
- 57. Guilty Melody (1936) Lady Rochester 1936 - -
- 58. Not So Dusty (1936) Miss Miller 1936 - -
- 59. Twice Branded (1936) Mrs. Hamilton 1936 - -
- 60. The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) Mrs. Martha Bartholomew 1935 - 6.2 (76)
- 61. Anna Karenina (1935) Mme. Kartasoff 1935 - 7.2 (1,680)
- 62. Werewolf of London (1935)   Mrs. Whack 1935 - 6.4 (1,313)
AKAs:
  • Unholy Hour
- 63. Hold 'Em Yale (1935)   (uncredited) Mrs. Peavey 1935 - -
AKAs:
  • Uniform Lovers (UK)
- 64. Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)   Winifred Trent 1935 - 6.3 (19)
AKAs:
  • Vanessa (UK)
- 65. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)   Miss Twinkleton 1935 - 6.3 (87)
AKAs:
  • Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title)
- 66. Enchanted April (1935) (uncredited) Mrs. Hawkins 1935 - 6.4 (101)
- 67. The Painted Veil (1934) (uncredited) Lady Coldchester 1934 - 6.6 (360)
- 68. We Live Again (1934) Aunt Marie 1934 - 6.2 (151)
- 69. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) Mrs. Field 1934 - 7.1 (113)
- 70. Jane Eyre (1934) Grace Poole 1934 - 5.1 (112)
- 71. Call It Luck (1934) (uncredited) Lady Poindexter 1934 - -
- 72. Sadie McKee (1934) (uncredited) Woman in Subway 1934 - 7.0 (282)
- 73. Stolen Sweets (1934) (uncredited) Ship Passenger 1934 - -
- 74. The House of Rothschild (1934) Guest at Reception Hall 1934 - 6.8 (186)
- 75. Four Frightened People (1934) Mrs. Ainger's mother 1934 - 6.3 (138)
- 76. Alice in Wonderland (1933) (uncredited) Miss Simpson the Governess 1933 - 6.6 (450)
- 77. White Woman (1933) Mrs. Chisholm 1933 - 6.2 (42)
- 78. Bombshell (1933)   (uncredited) Miss Talley, Orphanage Representative 1933 - 7.5 (694)
AKAs:
  • Blonde Bombshell (UK)
- 79. Doctor Bull (1933) (uncredited) Miss Ace 1933 - 6.9 (155)
- 80. Torch Singer (1933)   Agatha Alden 1933 - 6.9 (172)
AKAs:
  • Broadway Singer
- 81. Midnight Club (1933) The Duchess 1933 - 8.3 (13)
- 82. Horseplay (1933) Emily 1933 - -
- 83. Looking Forward (1933)   (uncredited) Miss Judd 1933 - 6.8 (86)
AKAs:
  • The New Deal
- 84. A Lady's Profession (1933) Lady McDougal 1933 - -
- 85. Tonight Is Ours (1933) Zana 1933 - 7.8 (18)
- 86. Evenings for Sale (1932) (uncredited) Boat Passenger 1932 - -
- 87. Payment Deferred (1932) (uncredited) Customer in Madame Collins' Dress Shop 1932 - 7.0 (213)
- 88. Love Me Tonight (1932) Second Aunt 1932 - 7.9 (1,124)
- 89. Westward Passage (1932) Lady Caverly 1932 - 5.7 (85)
- 90. Devil's Lottery (1932) (uncredited) Nurse 1932 - -
- 91. Are You Listening? (1932) Mrs. Peters 1932 - 8.0 (160)
- 92. The Impatient Maiden (1932) Nurse Lovett 1932 - 7.7 (40)
- 93. Union Depot (1932)   (uncredited) Cross Woman at Magazine Stand 1932 - 6.9 (183)
AKAs:
  • Gentleman for a Day (UK)
- 94. Manhattan Parade (1931) (uncredited) Mrs. Beacon 1931 - 5.2 (50)
- 95. Once a Lady (1931) Miss Bleeker 1931 - 6.6 (9)
- 96. The Road to Singapore (1931) (uncredited) Mrs. Everard 1931 - 6.5 (35)
- 97. Waterloo Bridge (1931) Mrs. Hobley, Landlady 1931 - 7.5 (844)
- 98. Chances (1931)   (uncredited) Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub 1931 - 6.5 (41)
AKAs:
  • Changes (UK)
- 99. The Millionaire (1931) (uncredited) Mrs. Andrews 1931 - 7.5 (149)
- 100. Old English (1930) Miss Adela Heythorp 1930 - 7.8 (5)
- 101. Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) (uncredited) Gossip 1930 - 8.2 (10)
- 102. Hard Cash (1921) Mrs. Hardie 1921 - -
- 103. The Cost of a Kiss (1917) 1917 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) Mrs. Bundy
- 2. The Horror Show (1979)

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1960): Played Florence Boothroyd in the original cast of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's stage play "Billy Liar" at the Cambridge Theatre, London. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Based On Play | Character Name In Title more

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