Mary Jerrold (4 December 1877 – 3 March 1955) was an English actress. She was married to actor

Hubert Harben Leonard Hubert S Harben (12 July 1878 – 24 August 1941) was an English stage and film actor. He was married to the actress Mary Jerrold and father of celebrity chef Philip Harben. Selected filmography * '' Mr. Pim Passes By'' (1921) * ''Every ...

, and mother of actress Joan Harben and

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. She made her London stage debut as Prudence Dering in ''Mary Pennington Spinster'' (1896); and played Martha Brewster for three and a half years in the original West End production of '' Arsenic and Old Lace'', opening in 1942. In 1922, in a stage production of Jane Austen's ''Pride and Prejudice'', Jerrold became one of the oldest actresses cast as Elizabeth Bennet, at age 44. In the play, she acted opposite her husband, cast as Mr. Collins. She appeared in

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's '' Ducks and Drakes'' in 1941. In 1946 she starred in the West End melodrama '' But for the Grace of God'' by

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. In 1951 she played the

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's comedy '' And This Was Odd'' at the

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. In 1953 she appeared in ''

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'' by

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Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1916) - Lady Beaconsfield * '' A Sinless Sinner'' (1919) - Mary Hendon * ''Candytuft, I Mean Veronica'' (1921) - Mrs. Anstruther * ''

The W Plan ''The W Plan'' is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. The screenplay was written by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, ...

'' (1930) - Frau Muller * '' The Sport of Kings'' (1931) - Mrs. Purdie * ''

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'' - Mrs. Ackroyd * '' The Shadow Between'' (1931) - Mrs. Maddox * ''

The Last Coupon ''The Last Coupon'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Leslie Fuller, Mary Jerrold and Molly Lamont. It was based on a play by Ernest Bryan and was a success at the box office.Shafer p.153 It was shot at the Els ...

'' (1932) - Polly Carter * '' Blind Spot'' (1932) - Mrs. Herriott * '' Perfect Understanding'' (1933) - Mrs. Graham * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Flora Wakefield * '' The Lash'' (1934) - Margaret Haughton * ''

The Great Defender ''The Great Defender'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Hammond * '' Doctor's Orders'' (1934) - Mary Blake * ''

Spring in the Air ''Spring in the Air'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and Norman Lee and starring Edmund Gwenn, Zelma O'Neal and Theo Shall.Wood p.64 It was made at Elstree Studios. Cast * Edmund Gwenn as Franz * Zelma O'Neal as Il ...

'' (1934) - Albertina * ''

The Price of Wisdom ''The Price of Wisdom'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Mary Jerrold, Roger Livesey and Lilian Oldland. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British sub ...

'' (1935) - Mary Temple * ''

Fighting Stock ''Fighting Stock'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Robertson Hare, Lesley Wareing and Herbert Lomas. its plot involves a Brigadier who retires to a country cottage for some quiet fishing, but i ...

'' (1935) - Emmie * '' The Tunnel'' (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Mrs. Warrender * ''

Saturday Night Revue ''Saturday Night Revue'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Norman Lee and starring Billy Milton Billy Milton (8 December 190522 November 1989) was a British stage, film and television actor. Born in Paddington, Middlesex, (now i ...

'' (1937) - Mrs. Dorland * ''

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'' (1939) - Miss Black (uncredited) * '' Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday'' (1939) - Mrs. Adeline Bracer (uncredited) * ''

Return to Yesterday ''Return to Yesterday'' is a 1940 British comedy-drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Clive Brook and Anna Lee. It was based on Robert Morley's play ''Goodness, How Sad''. The film was made at Ealing Studios. Synopsis A British ...

'' (1940) - Old Lady at station * ''

The Man at the Gate ''The Man at the Gate'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson. It was released in the U.S. as ''Men of the Sea''. Cast * William Freshman as George Foley * Hubert Harben as Rev.Trant * Mary Jerrold as ...

'' (1941) - Mary Foley * ''

Talk About Jacqueline ''Talk About Jacqueline'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Harold French and Paul L. Stein and starring Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann and Roland Culver. A woman tries to conceal her questionable past from her new husband. It was base ...

'' (1942) - Aunt Helen * ''

The Gentle Sex ''The Gentle Sex'' is a 1943 United Kingdom, British black-and-white romantic comedy-drama war film, film director, directed and narrated by Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard. It was film producer, produced by Concanen Productions, Two Cities ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Sheridan * ''

The Flemish Farm ''The Flemish Farm'' is a 1943 British war film, based on an actual wartime incident. Released during the war and used as a propaganda tool to support the Allied war effort, the film begins with the caption: :The following story is based on an ...

'' (1943) - Mme. Duclos * ''

The Way Ahead ''The Way Ahead'' (also known as ''Immortal Battalion'') (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and Willi ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Gillingham * ''

The Magic Bow ''The Magic Bow'' is a 1946 British musical film based on the life and loves of the Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. It was directed by Bernard Knowles. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Stewart ...

'' (1946) - Teresa Paganini * ''

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square ''The Ghosts of Berkeley Square'' is a 1947 British comedy film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Robert Morley and Felix Aylmer. The film is an adaptation of the 1944 novel '' No Nightingales'' by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, inspired b ...

'' (1947) - Lettie * '' Bond Street'' (1948) - Miss Slennett * ''

Colonel Bogey The "Colonel Bogey March" is a British march that was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. ...

'' (1948) - Aunt Mabel * ''

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill ''Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Marius Goring, David Farrar, Greta Gynt, Edward Chapman and Raymond Huntley. It is based on the 1911 novel of the same title by Hugh Walpole ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Perrin * '' Woman Hater'' (1948) - Lady Datchett * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1949) - Old Varvarushka * '' Marry Me!'' (1949) - Emily Parsons * ''

She Shall Have Murder ''She Shall Have Murder'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay concerns a law office clerk who becomes a detective. Premise A law office clerk who as ...

'' (1950) - Mrs. Robjohn * ''

Meet Me Tonight ''Meet Me Tonight'' is a 1952 in film, 1952 omnibus British comedy film adapted from three one act plays by Noël Coward: ''Red Peppers'', ''Fumed Oak'' and ''Ways and Means (play), Ways and Means''; which are part of his ''Tonight at 8.30'' pla ...

'' (1952) - Nanny (segment "Ways and Means") * '' Top of the Form'' (1953) - Mrs. Bagshot

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National Portrait Gallery: Mary Jerrold by Bassano
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