Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy".
[Folkart, Burt, "Noted Actress Hermione Baddeley Dies", ''Los Angeles Times'', 21 August 1986.] She found her milieu in revue, in which she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with the English actress
Hermione Gingold
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character.
Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and e ...
.
Baddeley was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''
Room at the Top'' (1959) and a
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre. The award is given to actresses for quality leadi ...
for ''
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
''The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore'' (1963) is a play in a prologue and six scenes, written by Tennessee Williams. He told John Gruen in 1965 that it was "the play that I worked on longest," and he premiered a version of it at the Festiva ...
'' in 1963. She portrayed Mrs Cratchit in the 1951 film ''
Scrooge'' and Ellen the maid in the 1964 Disney film ''
Mary Poppins It may refer to:
* ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character.
* Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers.
* ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...
''. She voiced Madame Adelaide Bonfamille in the 1970 Disney animated film, ''
The Aristocats
''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Ro ...
''. In 1975, she won a
Golden Globe Award
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for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her portrayal of Nell Naugatuck on the TV series ''
Maude''.
Early life
Baddeley was born in
Broseley
Broseley is a market town in Shropshire, England, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census and an estimate of 5,022 in 2019. The River Severn flows to its north and east. The first The Iron Bridge, iron bridge in the world was built in 17 ...
,
Shropshire
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, to W.H. Clinton-Baddeley and Louise Bourdin who was French. Baddeley was a descendant of British
American War of Independence
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General
Sir Henry Clinton. Her elder sister,
Angela Baddeley
Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley, CBE (4 July 1904 – 22 February 1976) was an English stage and television actress, best-remembered for her role as household cook Mrs. Bridges in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Her stage career ...
, was also an actress. Her half-brother,
William Baddeley, was a
Church of England
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clergyman who became
Dean of Brisbane
St John's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia. It is dedicated to St John the Evangelist. The cathedral is situated in Ann Street ...
and Rural Dean of Westminster.
An early stage appearance came in 1923 when she appeared in
Charles McEvoy
Charles McEvoy (1879–1929) was a British playwright and stage director. He was originally a journalist before switching to creative writing in 1907, becoming known for his realism. His 1923 play ''The Likes of Her'' was adapted into a 1931 fil ...
's play ''
The Likes of Her
''The Likes of Her'' is a 1923 play by the British writer Charles McEvoy.
It premiered at Battersea Town Hall on 30 January 1923. It enjoyed a West End run of 229 performances at St Martin's Theatre between 15 August 1923 and 1 March 1924. T ...
'' in London's
West End.
Career
![Maude mrs naugatuck 1974](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Maude_mrs_naugatuck_1974.JPG)
Baddeley was known for
supporting performances in such films as ''
Passport to Pimlico
''Passport to Pimlico'' is a 1949 British comedy film made by Ealing Studios and starring Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford and Hermione Baddeley. It was directed by Henry Cornelius and written by T. E. B. Clarke. The story concerns the unea ...
'' (1949), ''
Tom Brown's Schooldays
''Tom Brown's School Days'' (sometimes written ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'', also published under the titles ''Tom Brown at Rugby'', ''School Days at Rugby'', and ''Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby'') is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes. The stor ...
'' and ''
Scrooge'' (both 1951), ''
The Pickwick Papers
''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was Charles Dickens's first novel. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Boz'' published in 1836, Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to s ...
'' (1952), ''
The Belles of St Trinian's
''The Belles of St Trinian's'' is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley. Inspired by British cartoonist Rona ...
'' (1954), ''
Mary Poppins It may refer to:
* ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character.
* Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers.
* ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...
'' (as Ellen, the
maid
A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. In developed Western nations, full-time maids ...
servant), and ''
The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (both 1964), although she first began making films back in the 1920s. One of her more important roles was in ''
Brighton Rock'' (1947), in which she played Ida, one of the main characters, whose personal investigation into the disappearance of a friend threatens the anti-hero
Pinkie.
Baddeley also had numerous stage credits. She had a long professional relationship with
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
, appearing in many of his plays throughout the 1940s and 1950s. The most successful was her teaming with
Hermione Gingold
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character.
Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and e ...
in Coward's comedy ''
Fallen Angels A fallen angel is an angel that has been exiled or banished from Heaven.
Fallen Angels may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Fallen Angels'' (1948 film), a Greek film by Nikos Tsiforos
* Fallen Angels (1985 documentary film) by Gregory Dark
* ...
'', though the two women were reportedly "no longer on speaking terms" by the end of the run.
![Mary_Poppins12](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Mary_Poppins12.jpg)
Baddeley was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret (; born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She received various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a César Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a ...
's best friend in
Jack Clayton
Jack Isaac Clayton (1 March 1921 – 26 February 1995) was a British film director and producer who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen.
Overview
Starting out as a teenage studio "tea boy" in 1935, Clayton worked his way up ...
's ''
Room at the Top'' (1959).
With 2 minutes and 19 seconds of screen time,
her role is the shortest ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. In 1960 she played prostitute
Doll Tearsheet
Dorothy "Doll" Tearsheet is a fictional character who appears in Shakespeare's play '' Henry IV, Part 2''. She is a prostitute who frequents the Boar's Head Inn in Eastcheap. Doll is close friends with Mistress Quickly, the proprietress of the t ...
in the BBC's series of Shakespeare history plays ''
An Age of Kings
''An Age of Kings'' is a fifteen-part serial adaptation of the eight sequential history plays of William Shakespeare (''Richard II'', ''1 Henry IV'', '' 2 Henry IV'', ''Henry V'', '' 1 Henry VI'', '' 2 Henry VI'', '' 3 Henry VI'' and ''Richard ...
'', acting alongside her sister Angela as
Mistress Quickly
Mistress Nell Quickly is a fictional character who appears in several plays by William Shakespeare. She is an inn-keeper, who runs the Boar's Head Tavern, at which Sir John Falstaff and his disreputable cronies congregate.
The character appea ...
. In 1963, she was nominated for Broadway's
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...
as Best Actress (Dramatic) for ''
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
''The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore'' (1963) is a play in a prologue and six scenes, written by Tennessee Williams. He told John Gruen in 1965 that it was "the play that I worked on longest," and he premiered a version of it at the Festiva ...
''.
She was known to American audiences for roles in ''
Bewitched
''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...
'', ''
The Cara Williams Show
''The Cara Williams Show'' is an American situation comedy starring Cara Williams which centers on a married couple who try to conceal their marriage from their employer. Original episodes aired from September 23, 1964, until April 21, 1965 on CBS. ...
'', ''
Camp Runamuck
''Camp Runamuck'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC during the 1965–66 television season. The series was created and executive produced by David Swift, and aired for 26 episodes.
Synopsis
The series related the wacky goings-on at the t ...
'', ''
Batman
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'', ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
'', ''
$weepstake$'', ''
Little House on the Prairie
The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the Midwestern United States, American M ...
'', and ''
Maude'' (playing the title character's second housekeeper, Nell Naugatuck).
Toward the end of her career, Baddeley was also a
voice-over actress, including roles in ''
The Aristocats
''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Ro ...
'' (1970) and ''
The Secret of NIMH
''The Secret of NIMH'' is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel, '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''. The film features the voices ...
'' (1982).
Personal life
![Hermoine_Baddeley_colour_Allan_Warren](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Hermoine_Baddeley_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg)
In 1928 Baddeley married English aristocrat and socialite
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
(third son of
Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner). She arrived an hour late for the wedding, having misremembered the time booked for the ceremony. They rented
Teffont Evias Manor, which became known for their boisterous parties (including mixed naked bathing in the goldfish pond). She had a daughter,
Pauline Laetitia Tennant (born 6 February 1927 – died 6 December 2008); the couple divorced in 1937.
In 1940 Baddeley married Major John Henry ("Dozey") Willis, of the
12th Lancers
The 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army first formed in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war ...
, son of Major-General
Edward Willis,
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
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The Lieutenant Governor has his own flag in Jersey, ...
. They divorced in 1946. She had a relatively brief relationship with actor
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in th ...
, 22 years her junior. Although Harvey proposed marriage to her, Baddeley thought the age difference was too great and declined.
Baddeley was known for her devotion to animals. She dedicated her autobiography, ''The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley'', to her pet dog. She continued to work in film and television until shortly before the end of her life.
She died following a series of strokes on 19 August 1986, aged 79, at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit, tertiary, 886-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2 ...
in Los Angeles. Her remains were returned to the United Kingdom.
She was survived by two children,
Pauline Tennant
Pauline Laetitia Tennant, later Pauline Graham, Pauline Rumbold and Lady Rumbold (6 February 1927 – 6 December 2008) was an English actress, poet and socialite.
Family
Born into an aristocratic family, she was the daughter of David Pax Tenn ...
and David, from her first marriage.
Filmography
* ''
A Daughter in Revolt
''A Daughter in Revolt'' is a 1927 British silent comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Mabel Poulton, Edward O'Neill and Lilian Oldland.Goble p.730
Cast
* Mabel Poulton as Aimee Scroope
* Edward O'Neill as Lord Scroope
* Pa ...
'' (1927) as Calamity Kate
* ''
The Guns of Loos
''The Guns of Loos'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes.
Plot
A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire.
C ...
'' (1928) as Mavis
* ''
Caste
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'' (1930) as Polly Eccles
* ''
Royal Cavalcade
''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Mar ...
'' (1935) as Barmaid
* ''
Kipps
''Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul'' is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. It was reportedly Wells's own favourite among his works, and it has been adapted for stage, cinema and television productions, including the musical ''H ...
'' (1941) as Miss Mergle
* ''
It Always Rains on Sunday
''It Always Rains on Sunday'' is a 1947 British film adaptation of Arthur La Bern's novel by the same name, directed by Robert Hamer. The film has been compared with the poetic realism movement in the French cinema of a few years earlier by the ...
'' (1947) as Mrs. Spry
* ''
Brighton Rock'' (1948) as Ida Arnold
* ''
No Room at the Inn
''No Room at the Inn'' is a 1945 play by Joan Temple that became a 1948 film directed by Daniel Birt. Both play and film are presented in flashback mode and share the same subject matter – cruelty, neglect and mental and physical abuse meted ...
'' (1948) as Mrs. Waters
* ''
Quartet
In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments.
Classical String quartet
In classical music, one of the most common combinations o ...
'' (1948) as Beatrice Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
* ''
Passport to Pimlico
''Passport to Pimlico'' is a 1949 British comedy film made by Ealing Studios and starring Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford and Hermione Baddeley. It was directed by Henry Cornelius and written by T. E. B. Clarke. The story concerns the unea ...
'' (1949) as Edie Randall
* ''
Dear Mr. Prohack'' (1949) as Eve Prohack
* ''
The Woman in Question
''The Woman in Question'' (released in the United States as ''Five Angles on Murder'') is a 1950 British Murder-mystery film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Jean Kent, Dirk Bogarde and John McCallum. After a woman is murdered, the comp ...
'' (1950) as Mrs. Finch
* ''
Hell Is Sold Out
''Hell Is Sold Out'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Mai Zetterling, Herbert Lom and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Dekobra.
Plot
A Swedish-born woman, V ...
'' (1951) as Mme. Louise Menstrier
* ''
There Is Another Sun
''There Is Another Sun'', released in the United States as ''Wall of Death'', is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw. It was produced by Ernest G. Roy. The film was shot a ...
'' (1951) as Sarah
* ''
Scrooge'' (1951) as Mrs. Cratchit
* ''
Tom Brown's Schooldays
''Tom Brown's School Days'' (sometimes written ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'', also published under the titles ''Tom Brown at Rugby'', ''School Days at Rugby'', and ''Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby'') is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes. The stor ...
'' (1951) as Sally Harrowell
* ''
Song of Paris
''Song of Paris'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Dennis Price, Anne Vernon and Hermione Baddeley. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. It was distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures a ...
'' (1952) as Mrs. Ibbetson
* ''
Time Gentlemen, Please!
''Time Gentlemen, Please!'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett and Raymond Lovell. It was produced by Group 3 Films with funding from the NFFC and distributed by ABPC. It was shot at ...
'' (1952) as Emma Stebbins
* ''
The Pickwick Papers
''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was Charles Dickens's first novel. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Boz'' published in 1836, Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to s ...
'' (1952) as
Mrs. Bardell
* ''
Cosh Boy
''Cosh Boy'' (released in the United States as ''The Slasher'') is a 1953 British film noir directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring James Kenney and Joan Collins. It was made at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
Plot
Based on an original play ...
'' (1953) as Mrs. Collins
* ''
Counterspy'' (1953) as Madame Del Mar
* ''
The Belles of St. Trinian's'' (1954) as Miss Drownder
* ''
Women Without Men'' (1956) as Grace
* ''
Room at the Top'' (1959) as Elspeth
* ''
Jet Storm
''Jet Storm'' (also known as ''Jet Stream'' or ''Killing Urge'') is a 1959 British thriller film directed and co-written by Cy Endfield. Richard Attenborough stars with Stanley Baker, Hermione Baddeley and Diane Cilento. The film is a precurso ...
'' (1959) as Mrs. Satterly
* ''
Expresso Bongo
''Expresso Bongo'' is a 1958 West End musical and a satire of the music industry. It was first produced on the stage at the Saville Theatre, London, on 23 April 1958. Its book was written by Wolf Mankowitz and Julian More, with music by Davi ...
'' (1959) as Penelope
* ''
Let's Get Married'' (1960) as Mrs. O'Grady
* ''
Midnight Lace
''Midnight Lace'' is a 1960 American neo noir mystery thriller film directed by David Miller and starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison, and John Gavin. The plot centers on a woman who is threatened by an anonymous stalker but has a hard time convi ...
'' (1960) as Dora Hammer
* ''
Rag Doll'' (1961) as Princess
* ''
Information Received
''Information Received'' is a 1961 British crime film directed by Robert Lynn and starring Sabine Sesselmann, William Sylvester and Hermione Baddeley. In the film, a police detective goes undercover to infiltrate a safe-breaking outfit.
Cast
...
'' (1961) as Maudie
* ''
The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964) as Buttercup Grogan
* ''
Mary Poppins It may refer to:
* ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character.
* Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers.
* ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...
'' (1964) as Ellen, The Domestic
* ''
Harlow
Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upp ...
'' (1965) as Marie Dressler
* ''
Marriage on the Rocks
''Marriage on the Rocks'' is a 1965 comedy film starring Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, and Dean Martin about a businessman's wife who ends up divorced by mistake and then married to his best friend by an even bigger mistake. The film was written by ...
'' (1965) as Jeannie MacPherson
* ''
Do Not Disturb'' (1965) as Vanessa Courtwright
* ''
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
''The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'' is a 1967 American Western comedy film directed by James Neilson, produced by Walt Disney Productions, starring Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Hermione Baddeley, and Karl Malden. The film's screenpl ...
'' (1967) as Miss Irene Chesney
* ''
The Happiest Millionaire
''The Happiest Millionaire'' is a 1967 American musical film starring Fred MacMurray, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle. The film, featuring music by the Sherman Brothers, was nominated for an Academy A ...
'' (1967) as Mrs. Worth
* ''
The Aristocats
''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Ro ...
'' (1970) as Madame Adelaide Bonfamille (voice)
* ''
Up the Front
''Up the Front'' is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, and Hermione Baddeley. It is the third film spin-off from the television series ''Up Pompeii!'' (the previous films being ''Up th ...
'' (1972) as Monique
* ''
The Black Windmill
''The Black Windmill'' is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine, John Vernon, Janet Suzman and Donald Pleasence. It was produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown.
Plot
Two schoolboys are play ...
'' (1974) as Hetty
* ''
South Riding (TV adaptation)'' (1974) as Mrs. Beddows
* ''
C.H.O.M.P.S.
''C.H.O.M.P.S.'' is a 1979 American comic science fiction family film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and directed by Don Chaffey.
Plot
Brian Foster (Wesley Eure), a young inventor, creates a robotic dog for use as part of a home protecti ...
'' (1979) as Mrs. Flower
* ''
There Goes the Bride'' (1980) as Daphne Drimond
* ''
The Secret of NIMH
''The Secret of NIMH'' is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel, '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''. The film features the voices ...
'' (1982) as Auntie Shrew
See also
*
List of Academy Award records
This list of Academy Award records is current as of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, held on March 27, 2022, which honored the best films of mid-to-late 2021.
Most awards
* Most awards won by a single film: 11
** Three films have won 11 Acad ...
References
External links
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