Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at

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. She made her stage debut in

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in 1890 with the famous ''Kendall Company'' and a few years later toured America with them. She came to the screen in 1915 in a film called '' Iron Justice'' and chiefly appeared in comedy roles. She retired in 1938 and died on 4 January 1941 in London, aged 68.

Selected filmography

* '' Iron Justice'' (1915) - Mrs. O'Connor * '' The Game of Liberty'' (1916) - Mrs. Bundercombe * ''Temptation's Hour'' (1916) * ''

The Mother of Dartmoor ''The Mother of Dartmoor'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Bertram Burleigh and Enid Bell.Goble p.875 Plot summary A mother testifies against her own poacher son and he is sent ...

'' (1916) - Mrs. Bolt * ''

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'' (1917) - Mrs. Potter * ''

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'' (1919) - Lavinia Brooker * ''

A Temporary Gentleman ''A Temporary Gentleman'' is a 1920 British silent comedy film directed by Fred W. Durrant and starring Owen Nares, Madge Titheradge and Alfred Drayton. It was shot at Isleworth Studios.Harris p.65 Plot A clerk's service as subaltern spoil ...

'' (1920) - Mrs. Hope * ''Laddie'' (1920) - Mrs. Carter * ''

The Children of Gibeon ''The Children of Gibeon'' is a 1920 British silent drama film based on a novel by Sir Walter Besant, directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Langhorn Burton and Eileen Magrath. An aristocrat adopts a criminal's daughter and bring ...

'' (1920) - Mrs. Gibeon * ''

The Bachelor's Club ''The Bachelor's Club'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Ben Field, Ernest Thesiger and Mary Brough. It was based on the 1891 novel ''The Bachelor's Club'' by Israel Zangwill. Cast * Ben Field as ...

'' (1921) - Tabitha * ''

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) - Jemima Nivet * '' The Golden Dawn'' (1921) - Mrs. Briggs * ''

Married Love ''Married Love or Love in Marriage'' is a book by British academic Marie Stopes. It was one of the first books openly to discuss birth control. The book begins by stating that "More than ever to-day are happy homes needed. It is my hope that thi ...

'' (1923) - Mrs. Burrows * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1923) - Lily * '' The Rest Cure'' (1923) - Mrs. George * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1923) - Mrs. Smith * '' Heartstrings'' (1923) - Mrs.Chadwick * '' Sally Bishop'' (1923) - Landlady * ''

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'' (1923) - Tereza * ''

Wanted, a Boy ''Wanted, a Boy'' is a 1924 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley (director), Thomas Bentley and starring Sydney Fairbrother, Lionelle Howard and Pauline Johnson (actress), Pauline Johnson. It was made by British & C ...

'' (1924, Short) - The Aunt * '' Love and Hate'' (1924, Short) * ''

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'' (1924) - Sophie Fitch * ''

A Friend of Cupid ''A Friend of Cupid'' is a 1925 silent-era British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and featuring Sydney Fairbrother and Irene Tripod. Cast *Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. May *Irene Tripod Irene Tripod was a British actress of the si ...

'' (1925, Short) - Mrs. May * ''

A Fowl Proceeding ''A Fowl Proceeding'' is a 1925 silent-era British short comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and featuring Sydney Fairbrother and Irene Tripod. Cast *Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. May *Irene Tripod Irene Tripod was a British actress of ...

'' (1925, Short) - Mrs. May * ''

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'' (1926) - Mrs. Gwyn * '' The Silver Lining'' (1927) - Mrs. Akers * ''My Lord the Chauffeur'' (1927) - Lady Parr * ''

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'' (1928) - Duchess Maxine * '' The Rosary'' (1931) - Minor role (uncredited) * ''Bindle'' (1931) * ''

Murder on the Second Floor ''Murder on the Second Floor'' is a 1932 British thriller film directed by William C. McGann and starring Pat Paterson, John Longden and Sydney Fairbrother. The screenplay concerns a novelist who imagines the murders of his fellow boarding- ...

'' (1932) - Miss Snell * '' The Temperance Fete'' (1932) - Mrs. Bindle * '' The Third String'' (1932) - Miss Peabody * '' Double Dealing'' (1932) - Sarah Moon * ''

Down Our Street ''Down Our Street'' is a 1932 black and white British film directed by Harry Lachman. Plot This drama, set during the Depression, sees the character Charlie Stubbs trying to escape his poverty by becoming a criminal. When this course of acti ...

'' (1932) - Maggie Anning * '' The Return of Raffles'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) - Arabella * ''

Lucky Ladies ''Lucky Ladies'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by John Rawlins and starring Sydney Fairbrother, Emily Fitzroy and Tracy Holmes. Plot summary Some sisters inherit a large sum of money. Cast * Sydney Fairbrother as Angle Tuckett * Emi ...

'' (1932) - Angle Tuckett * '' The Return of Raffles'' (1932) - Lady Truwode * '' Excess Baggage'' (1933) - Miss Toop * '' Dora'' (1933, Short) - Mother * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) - Mrs. Bagshow * '' The Crucifix'' (1934) - Lavinia Brooker * ''

Chu Chin Chow ''Chu Chin Chow'' is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based (with minor embellishments) on the story of ''Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves''. Gänzl, Kurt"''Chu Chin Chow'' Musical Tale of ...

'' (1934) - Mahbubah Baba - Ali's Wife * '' Gay Love'' (1934) - Dukie * '' Brewster's Millions'' (1935) - Miss Plimsole * ''

The Private Secretary ''The Private Secretary'' is an 1883 farce in three acts, by Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1858), Charles Hawtrey. The play, adapted from a German original, depicts the vicissitudes of a mild young clergyman, innocently caught up in the machinatio ...

'' (1935) - Miss Ashford * '' Fame'' (1936) - Train Passenger * ''

The Last Journey ''The Last Journey'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn. Synopsis A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Grebe * '' All In'' (1936) - Genesta Slott * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1937) - Mrs. Stanway * ''

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

King Solomon's Mines ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the ...

'' (1937) - Gagool (uncredited) * '' Paradise for Two'' (1937) - Miss Clare * ''

Make It Three ''Make It Three'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Edmund Willard and Diana Beaumont. The screenplay concerns a bank clerk who is left a very large inheritance on condition that he first se ...

'' (1938) - Aunt Aggie * ''Little Dolly Daydream'' (1938) - Mrs. Harris

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* 1872 births 1941 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses English stage actresses Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub