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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) -- kino-zeit.de - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
9 June 1976, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if... more
Trivia:
1966: Created an honorary DLitt of the University of Oxford. more
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Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
Dame Sybil Thorndike | Dame Sybil Thorndyke

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV)

  2. "Join Jim Dale" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 7 August 1969 (1969) TV episode (as Dame Sybil Thorndike)
  3. "ITV Playhouse" .... The Nurse (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Father (1968) TV episode .... The Nurse
  4. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Dont Utter a Note (1966) TV episode
  5. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Mrs. Moore (1 episode, 1965)
        - Passage to India (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Moore
  6. "Armchair Mystery Theatre" .... Isobel Manners (1 episode, 1965)
        - Man and Mirror (1965) TV episode .... Isobel Manners
  7. Uncle Vanya (1963) .... Marina, the nurse
  8. The Big Gamble (1961) .... Aunt Cathleen
  9. Riders to the Sea (1960) (TV)
  10. Hand in Hand (1960) .... Lady Caroline

  11. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Mrs. Whyte (1 episode, 1959)
        - Waters of the Moon (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Whyte
  12. Jet Storm (1959) .... Emma Morgan
    ... aka Killing Urge (UK: reissue title)
  13. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) .... Lady Fitzhugh
  14. Alive and Kicking (1959) .... Dora
  15. Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) .... Granny McKinley
  16. The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) .... The Queen Dowager
  17. "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
  18. The Weak and the Wicked (1954) .... Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
    ... aka Young and Willing (USA)
  19. Melba (1953) .... Queen Victoria
  20. The Wild Heart (1952) .... Mrs. Marston
    ... aka Gypsy Blood
  21. The Magic Box (1952) .... Sitter in Bath Studio
  22. The Lady with the Lamp (1951) .... Miss Bosanquet
  23. Gone to Earth (1950) .... Mrs. Marston
  24. Stage Fright (1950) .... Mrs. Gill
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (UK: complete title)

  25. Britannia Mews (1949) (as Dame Sybil Thorndike) .... Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
    ... aka Affairs of Adelaide (USA)
    ... aka The Forbidden Street (USA)
  26. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) .... Mrs. Squeers
    ... aka The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
  27. Major Barbara (1941) .... The General
    ... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)

  28. Sun Up (1939) (TV) .... Widow Cagle
  29. Tudor Rose (1936) .... Ellen
    ... aka Lady Jane Grey
    ... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA)
  30. A Gentleman of Paris (1931) .... Lola Duval
  31. Hindle Wakes (1931) .... Mrs. Hawthorne

  32. To What Red Hell (1929) .... Mrs. Fairfield
  33. Dawn (1928) .... Nurse Edith Cavell
  34. Saint Joan (1927) .... Joan of Arc
  35. The Merchant of Venice (1922) .... Portia
  36. Nancy (1922) .... Nancy
  37. 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
  38. Macbeth (1922/I) .... Lady Macbeth
  39. Esmeralda (1922) .... Esmeralda
    ... aka The Hunchback of Notre Dame (UK)
  40. Bleak House (1922) .... Lady Dedlock
  41. The Scarlet Letter (1922) .... Hester Prynne
  42. Tense Moments with Great Authors (1922) .... Nancy (segment "Nancy")
  43. The Lady of the Camellias (1922) .... Marguerite Gautier
  44. Jane Shore (1922) .... Jane Shore
  45. Moth and Rust (1921) .... Mrs Brand
Soundtrack:
  1. Tudor Rose (1936) (performer: "Aftime with Goode Companie" (uncredited))
    ... aka Lady Jane Grey
    ... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA)
Self:
  1. This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's) (1991) (TV) .... Herself

  2. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 12 May 1971 (1971) TV episode

  3. "Tempo" .... Medea (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Actor and the Role: Sybil Thorndike (1968) TV episode .... Medea
  4. "That Was the Week That Was" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka TW3
        - A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  5. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) TV episode .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Starred in "The Potting Shed" on Broadway in 1957, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actress. more
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