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This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if... moreTrivia:
She was superstitious about washing her stage costumes, and would not... moreAwards:
1 win moreAlternate Names:
Dame Sybil Thorndike | Dame Sybil ThorndykeFilmography
Actress:
- The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV)
- "Join Jim Dale" (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 7 August 1969 (1969) TV episode (as Dame Sybil Thorndike) - "ITV Playhouse" .... The Nurse (1 episode, 1968)
- The Father (1968) TV episode .... The Nurse - "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
- Dont Utter a Note (1966) TV episode - "BBC Play of the Month" .... Mrs. Moore (1 episode, 1965)
- Passage to India (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Moore - "Armchair Mystery Theatre" .... Isobel Manners (1 episode, 1965)
- Man and Mirror (1965) TV episode .... Isobel Manners - Uncle Vanya (1963) .... Marina, the nurse
- The Big Gamble (1961) .... Aunt Cathleen
- Riders to the Sea (1960) (TV)
- Hand in Hand (1960) .... Lady Caroline
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Mrs. Whyte (1 episode, 1959)
- Waters of the Moon (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Whyte - Jet Storm (1959) .... Emma Morgan
... aka Killing Urge (UK: reissue title) - Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) .... Lady Fitzhugh
- Alive and Kicking (1959) .... Dora
- Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) .... Granny McKinley
- The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) .... The Queen Dowager
- "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" .... Catherine / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
... aka "Matinee" (UK: informal short title)
... aka "Rheingold Theatre" (USA)
- Mr. Sampson (1954) TV episode (as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Catherine
- The Heirloom (1954) TV episode (as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Miss Cicely - The Weak and the Wicked (1954) .... Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
... aka Young and Willing (USA) - Melba (1953) .... Queen Victoria
- The Wild Heart (1952) .... Mrs. Marston
... aka Gypsy Blood - The Magic Box (1952) .... Sitter in Bath Studio
- The Lady with the Lamp (1951) .... Miss Bosanquet
- Gone to Earth (1950) .... Mrs. Marston
- Stage Fright (1950) .... Mrs. Gill
- Britannia Mews (1949) (as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Mrs. Mounsey aka The Sow
... aka Affairs of Adelaide (USA)
... aka The Forbidden Street (USA) - Nicholas Nickleby (1947) .... Mrs. Squeers
... aka The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Major Barbara (1941) .... The General
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title) - Sun Up (1939) (TV) .... Widow Cagle
- Tudor Rose (1936) .... Ellen
... aka Lady Jane Grey
... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA) - A Gentleman of Paris (1931) .... Lola Duval
- Hindle Wakes (1931) .... Mrs. Hawthorne
- To What Red Hell (1929) .... Mrs. Fairfield
- Dawn (1928) .... Nurse Edith Cavell
- Saint Joan (1927) .... Joan of Arc
- The Scarlet Letter (1922) .... Hester Prynne
- The Merchant of Venice (1922) .... Portia
- Nancy (1922) .... Nancy
- Tense Moments with Great Authors (1922) .... Nancy (segment "Nancy")
- Tense Moments from Great Plays (1922) .... Lady Macbeth / Lady Dedlock / Jane Shore / Marguerite Gautier / Portice / Esmeralda / Hester Prynne (segments "Macbeth", "Bleak House", "Jane Shore", "Lady of the Camelias, The", "Merchant of Venice, The", "Esmer
- The Lady of the Camellias (1922) .... Marguerite Gautier
- Jane Shore (1922) .... Jane Shore
- Macbeth (1922/I) .... Lady Macbeth
- Esmeralda (1922) .... Esmeralda
... aka The Hunchback of Notre Dame (UK) - Bleak House (1922) .... Lady Dedlock
- Moth and Rust (1921) .... Mrs Brand
Soundtrack:
- Tudor Rose (1936) (performer: "Aftime with Goode Companie" (uncredited))
... aka Lady Jane Grey
... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA)
Self:
- This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's) (1991) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Dick Cavett Show" (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 12 May 1971 (1971) TV episode - "That Was the Week That Was" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "TW3"
- A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1963) TV episode .... Herself - "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
- Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) TV episode .... Herself
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Stage: Starred in "The Potting Shed" on Broadway in 1957, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actress. morePublicity Listings:
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