Clare Greet (14 June 1871 – 14 February 1939) was an English stage and film actress. She began on stage in Shakespeare with the Ben Greet Company. She appeared in 26 films between 1921 and 1939, including seven films directed by (and one produced by) Alfred Hitchcock. She was born in Leicestershire and died in London.

Partial filmography

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The Rotters ''The Rotters'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Joe Nightingale, Sydney Fairbrother and Sidney Paxton. It was based on a play by H. F. Maltby. Plot A headmistress recognises a married JP as her ex-l ...

'' (1921) as Mrs. Clugson * '' Love at the Wheel'' (1921) as Martha * ''

Three Live Ghosts ''Three Live Ghosts'' is a novel by Frederic Isham published in 1918. He adapted it into the 1920 Broadway play of the same name produced by Max Marcin. There were also three film adaptations: * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1922 film), a British com ...

'' (1922) as Mrs. Gubbins * '' Number 13'' (1922) as Mrs. Peabody * ''

The Farmer from Texas ''The Farmer from Texas'' (german: Der Farmer aus Texas) is a 1925 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Mady Christians, Willy Fritsch, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on the play ''Kolportage'' by Georg Ka ...

'' (1925) as Frau Appelboom * '' The Ring'' (1927) as Fortune Teller (uncredited) * ''

The Rising Generation ''The Rising Generation'' is a lost 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Harley Knoles and George Dewhurst and starring Alice Joyce, Jameson Thomas and Robin Irvine. It was based on a play by Laura Leycester. The screenplay concerns a ...

'' (1928) as Cook * '' The Manxman'' (1929) as Mrs. Cregeen * ''

Murder! ''Murder!'' is a 1930 British thriller film co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring and Edward Chapman. Written by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville and Walter C. Mycroft, it is based on the 19 ...

'' (1930) as Member of the Jury * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) as Mrs. Scratton * ''

Alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

'' (1931) * ''

Many Waters ''Many Waters'' is a 1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the author's Time Quintet (also known as the Time Quartet). The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a ...

'' (1931) as Registry Office Cleaner (uncredited) * ''

Lord Babs ''Lord Babs'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Jean Colin and Pat Paterson. It was based on the 1925 play of the same title by Keble Howard. It was once believed to be a lost film, but was redis ...

'' (1932) as Mrs. Parker * ''

The Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Pl ...

'' (1932) as Mrs. Hudson (uncredited) * ''

White Face ''White Face'' (also known as ''Edgar Wallace's White Face the Fiend'') is a 1932 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Williams, Gordon Harker and Renee Gadd. The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. Plot A doc ...

'' (1932) as Mrs. Albert * '' Lord Camber's Ladies'' (1932) as Peach * '' Channel Crossing'' (1933) as Anxious Passenger * '' Mrs. Dane's Defence'' (1933) as Mrs. Bulsom-Porter * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) as Landlady * '' Little Friend'' (1934) as Mrs. Parry * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) as Mrs. Brockett (uncredited) * '' Emil and the Detectives'' (1935) as Grandma * '' Maria Marten'' (1936) as Mrs. Marten * ''

Royal Eagle ''Royal Eagle'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring John Garrick, Nancy Burne, Felix Aylmer and Edmund Willard. The screenplay was written by Arnold Ridley. Cast * John Garrick - Jim Hornby * Nancy Burne ...

'' (1936) * ''

Sabotage Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a ''saboteur''. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identitie ...

'' (1936) as Mrs. Jones, Cook (uncredited) * '' St. Martin's Lane'' (1938) as Old Maud * ''

Jamaica Inn The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the UK, which was built as a coaching inn in 1750, and has a historical association with smuggling. Located just off the A30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet ...

'' (1939) as Granny Tremarney, Sir Humphrey's Tenant

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* 1871 births 1939 deaths English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from Leicestershire 20th-century English actresses {{England-film-actor-stub