Athene Seyler
Acting
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.
Known for
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Don't Utter a Note
1966
Nellie Pringle
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Lucy Amorest / Mrs. Whyte / Mrs. Boham
The Invasion
1963
Lady Corm
movieNurse on Wheels
1963
Miss Farthingale
movieI Thank a Fool
1962
Aunt Heather Chandler
movieThe Girl on the Boat
1962
Mrs Adelaide Hignett
movieTwo and Two Make Six
1962
Aunt Phoebe Tonks
movieSatan Never Sleeps
1962
Sister Agness
movieFrancis of Assisi
1961
Aunt Buona
movieVisa to Canton
1960
Mao Tai Tai
movieA French Mistress
1960
Beatrice Peake
movieMake Mine Mink
1960
Dame Beatrice Appleby
A Woman of No Importance
1960
Lady Hunstanton
movieThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958
Jeannie Lawson
movieHappy Is the Bride
1958
Aunt Harriet
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1958
Miss Pross
movieNight of the Demon
1957
Mrs. Karswell
movieCampbell's Kingdom
1957
Miss Abigail
movieHow to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957
Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
movieDoctor at Large
1957
Lady Hawkins
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Lady Corm / Nellie Pringle
movieYield to the Night
1956
Miss Bligh
movieAs Long as They're Happy
1955
Mrs. Arbuthnot
movieFor Better, for Worse
1954
Miss Mainbrace
movieThe Weak and the Wicked
1954
Millie Williams
movieThe Beggar's Opera
1953
Mrs. Trapes
movieThe Pickwick Papers
1952
Miss Witherfield
movieMade in Heaven
1952
Miss Honeycroft
movieTreasure Hunt
1952
Consuelo Howard
movieSecret People
1952
Mrs. Reginald Kellick
movieYoung Wives' Tale
1951
Nanny Gallop
movieThe Franchise Affair
1951
Aunt Lin
movieThe Queen of Spades
1949
Princess Ivashin
movieThe First Gentleman
1948
Miss Knight
movieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
Miss La Creevy
Dear Octopus
1943
Aunt Belle
movieLetter from Home
1941
Mrs Ashford
movieQuiet Wedding
1941
Aunt Mary
movieYoung Man's Fancy
1939
Milliner
movieThe Saint in London
1939
Mother Buckley
movieThe Ware Case
1938
Mrs Pinto
movieThe Citadel
1938
Lady Raebank
movieJane Steps Out
1938
Grandma
movieSailing Along
1938
Victoria Gulliver
movieNon-Stop New York
1937
Aunt Veronica
movieThe Lilac Domino
1937
Madame Alary
movieThe Mill on the Floss
1937
Mrs. Pullet
movieSensation
1936
Madame Henry
movieIrish for Luck
1936
The Duchess
movieSouthern Roses
1936
Mrs. Rowland
movieIt's Love Again
1936
Mrs. Durland
movieScrooge
1935
Scrooge's Charwoman
movieDrake of England
1935
Queen Elizabeth
movieMoscow Nights
1934
Madame Anna Sabine
movieBlossom Time
1934
Archduchess Maria Victoria
movieThe Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
Early to Bed
1933
Frau Waiser
movieTell Me Tonight
1932
Mrs. Pategg
movieThe Perfect Lady
1931
Lady Westhaven