Jeanne de Casalis (22 May 1897 – 19 August 1966) was a Basutoland-born

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actress of stage, radio, TV and film. Born in Basutoland as Jeanne Casalis de Pury, she was educated in

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, where her businessman father was the proprietor of one of that country's largest corset retailers, ''Charneaux''. She initiated her career in music first, only later beginning to work onstage in

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. She appeared on stage in ''The Mask of Virtue'' with Vivien Leigh (1935), and in

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'' (1951). On radio, she created the popular comic character 'Mrs. Feather' and also authored ''Mrs Feather's Diary'' (1936) based on her monologues. Her best-known films were ''

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'' (1941) and ''

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'' (1939). She married English actor

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, best remembered for ''

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'' (1931), in June 1929, though they were estranged for several years before his death on 25 June 1937 from

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. Her second husband, whom she married around 1938, was

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Wing Commander Cowan Douglas Stephenson; they lived at Hunger Hatch near Ashford, Kent. Jeanne de Casalis died on 19 August 1966, aged 69.

Partial filmography

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'' (1925) .... The Wife *'' The Glad Eye'' (1927) .... Lucienne *'' The Arcadians'' (1927) .... Mrs. Smith *''Zero'' (1928) .... Julia Norton *''

Knowing Men ''Knowing Men'' is a 1930 British romantic comedy film directed by Elinor Glyn and starring Carl Brisson, Elissa Landi and Helen Haye. It was made at Elstree StudiosWood p.67 and based on one of Glyn's own novels. Originally shot using an experim ...

'' (1930) .... Delphine *''Infatuation'' (1930, Short) .... Georgette *''

Nine Till Six ''Nine till Six'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Louise Hampton, Elizabeth Allan and Florence Desmond. Produced by Basil Dean's Associated Talking Pictures, it was the first film made at Ealing Studios after th ...

'' (1932) .... Yvonne *''

Radio Parade ''Radio Parade'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Beville and Archie de Bear and featuring an ensemble cast including Florence Desmond, Claude Hulbert, Jeanne De Casalis and the comedy double act Clapham and Dwyer. A rev ...

'' (1933) .... Mrs. Feather *''

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'' (1933) .... Betty Irvine *''

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'' (1934) .... Duchess of Portsmouth *''

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'' (1938) .... Poppy Mayne *''

'' (1939) .... Sir Humphrey's friend *''

The Girl Who Forgot ''The Girl Who Forgot'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Michael and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames, based on a play ''The Young Lady in Pi ...

'' (1940) .... Mrs. Barradine *''

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt ''Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde, starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be based on the 1892 Victorian farce ''Charley's Aunt'' by Brando ...

'' (1940) .... Lady Lucy Blessington-Smythe (Aunt Lucy) *''

Sailors Three ''Sailors Three'' (released in the US as ''Three Cockeyed Sailors'') is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert and Carla Lehmann. This was cockney music hall comedian Trinder's debut ...

'' (1940) .... Mrs Pilkington *''

'' (1941) .... Mrs. Barrington *'' Those Kids from Town'' (1942) .... Sheila *''

They Met in the Dark ''They Met in the Dark'' is a 1943 British comedy thriller film directed by Karel Lamač and starring James Mason, Joyce Howard and Edward Rigby. The screenplay concerns a cashiered Royal Naval officer and a young woman who join forces to solve ...

'' (1943) .... Lady with Dog *''

Medal for the General ''Medal for the General'' (US title: ''The Gay Intruders'') is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The screenplay by Elizabeth Baron is based on the novel of the same title by James Ronald (published in the U.S. under the titl ...

'' (1944) .... Lady Frome *'' This Man Is Mine'' (1946) .... Mrs. Ferguson *''

The Turners of Prospect Road ''The Turners of Prospect Road '' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Maurice J. Wilson and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Helena Pickard and Maureen Glynne. A pet greyhound wins a major race meeting.Gillett p.6 It was shot at Walton Studios. A ...

'' (1947) .... Mrs. Webster *'' Woman Hater'' (1948) .... Clair

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* * 1897 births 1966 deaths British film actresses British radio actresses British stage actresses 20th-century British actresses British people of French descent British expatriates in Lesotho British expatriates in France {{UK-stage-actor-stub