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film '' A Matter of Life and Death''. The daughter of actors Charles Maude and

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(1909-1954), with whom she had a daughter. In 1956 she married Oliver Woods (1911-1972). She was the writer, producer, and production designer of the short film ''All Hallowe'en'' (1952). Her mother, an author as well as an actress, published a book ''Behind the night-light: the by-world of a child of three'' in 1912 recording 'faithfully' the beasts and animals Joan imagined as a 3 year old.

Filmography

Life in Her Hands (19951), Sister Tutor played by Joan Maude

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This Freedom ''This Freedom'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English film actor. After making his first ...

'' (1923) - Hilda *'' Next Gentleman Please'' (1927) - Fortune-teller *'' Chamber of Horrors'' (1929) *'' One Family'' (1930) - The Mother *''

Hobson's Choice A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that multiple choices are available. The most well known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leave ...

'' (1931) - Alice Hobson *'' In a Monastery Garden'' (1932) - Roma Romano *''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. Th ...

'' (1933/I) - Gianella *''

It's a King ''It's a King'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Joan Maude and Cecil Humphreys. It was made at Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox's British and Dominions company.Wood p.75 Plot Far ...

'' (1933) - Princess Yasma *'' Menace'' (1934/II) - Lady Conway *'' The Lash'' (1934) - Dora Bush *'' The King of Paris'' (1934) - Lea Rossignol *''

Jud Süß (, "Süss the Jew") is a 1940 Nazi German historical drama and propaganda film produced by Terra Film at the behest of Joseph Goebbels. It is considered one of the most antisemitic films of all time. The film was directed by Veit Harlan, who ...

'' (1934) - Magdalen Sibylle *''

Turn of the Tide ''Turn of the Tide'' (1935) is a British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring John Garrick, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Wilfrid Lawson. It was the first feature film made by J. Arthur Rank. Lacking a distributor for his film, Rank set ...

'' (1935) - Amy Lunn *''

The Lamp Still Burns ''The Lamp Still Burns'' is a 1943 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Rosamund John, Stewart Granger and Godfrey Tearle. Its plot concerns a woman architect who changes careers to become a nurse. It was based on the 1942 n ...

'' (1943) - Sister Catley *'' Strawberry Roan'' (1944) - Gladys Moon *'' Great Day'' (1945) - Miss Allen *''

The Rake's Progress ''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings ''A Rake's Progres ...

'' (1945) - Alice * '' They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946) - Carrie Porritt *''

Night Boat to Dublin ''Night Boat to Dublin'' is a 1946 British thriller film directed and co-written by Lawrence Huntington. It stars Robert Newton, Raymond Lovell, Guy Middleton, Muriel Pavlow and Herbert Lom. Plot During the Second World War, a captured German ...

'' (1946) - Sidney Vane *'' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946) - Chief Recorder *''

Corridor of Mirrors ''Corridor of Mirrors'' is Prometheus's (Benji Vaughan Benjamin Vaughan, better known as Benji Vaughan, is a British psychedelic trance musician and tech entrepreneur. He has released music under many names, of which most well known is his sol ...

'' (1948) - Caroline Hart *''

The Temptress ''The Temptress'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vi ...

'' (1949) - Lady Clifford *''

Life in Her Hands ''Life in Her Hands'' is a 1951 drama film sponsored by the British Ministry of Labour with the aim of recruiting women to the nursing profession. It was produced in response to addressing the short supply of qualified nurses in Britain after the ...

'' (1951) - Sister Tutor *''

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

'' - Duchess of Northumberland in the episode ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (1956)

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* English film actresses People from Rickmansworth 1908 births 1998 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from Hertfordshire {{England-actor-stub