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Everley Gregg (26 October 1903, in Bishopstoke, Hampshire – 9 June 1959, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire) was an English actress. Early in her career, she became associated especially with plays of Noël Coward. She began making films in the 1930s and added television roles in her last decade; she acted until her last year.


Life and career

Gregg was the daughter of Richard Russell Gregg and his wife Gertrude Everley, ''née'' Pope. She was educated at Badminton School, Bristol, and the
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.Parker, pp. 710–711 She made her professional stage debut as the maid in Noël Coward's '' Easy Virtue'' at the
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, London. Engagements in minor parts followed in ''The Constant Nymph,'' tours in ''Easy Virtue'' and ''Hit the Deck,'' and a repertory season at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. In the West End in 1929, she succeeded Phyllis Konstam as Val Power in ''The Matriarch''. Her association with the plays of Coward was renewed at the Phoenix Theatre in September 1930 when she played Louise in ''
Private Lives ''Private Lives'' is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It concerns a divorced couple who, while honeymooning with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetu ...
''. Her West End roles in the early 1930s were Mrs. Agnew in ''Five Farthings'' (1931), the telephone girl in ''
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'' (1931), Georgina in ''Stepdaughters of War,'' Ruth in ''Dance With No Music'' (1932), Mrs. Gilbard in '' Behold, We Live '' (1933), Susanne in ''Love For Sale'', and Miss Goslett in Coward's ''
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''. After returning to London, she played seven parts in Coward's '' Tonight at 8.30'' cycle of short plays. Later roles included Miss Prism in ''
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,'' Freda Caplan in ''
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'', and Grace Torrence in Coward's ''
Design for Living ''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...
''. Gregg made her film debut in the 1933 film ''
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'' as Catherine Parr, Henry's last wife. A small part as a nurse in David Lean's 1942 film '' In Which We Serve'' was followed by a more substantial role in Lean's ''
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'' (1945) as "Dolly Messiter", the "gossiping acquaintance" of Laura Jesson, played by Celia Johnson, in which Gregg had appeared in the earlier stage version of the piece '' Still Life'' in ''Tonight at 8.30''. In the 1950s Gregg appeared on
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television in a range of productions from a dramatisation of '' Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' in 1952 (as Mrs Durbeyfield) to mysteries such as ''My Guess Would be Murder'' (1957), comedies including ''Haul for the Shore'' (1956), historical drama such as ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1955), and contemporary drama including ''Let us be True'' (1953)."Everley Gregg"
BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 January 2019 Gregg's marriage to David Homan was dissolved.


Filmography

In addition to her stage and television roles, Gregg appeared in more than fifty films: *''
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'' (1933) –
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*'' The Scoundrel'' (1935) – Mildred Langweiler *''
The Ghost Goes West ''The Ghost Goes West'' is a 1935 British romantic comedy/fantasy film starring Robert Donat, Jean Parker, and Eugene Pallette, and directed by René Clair, his first English-language film. The film shows an Old World ghost dealing with American ...
'' (1935) – Mrs Gladys Martin *''
Thunder in the City ''Thunder in the City'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Edward G. Robinson, Luli Deste, Nigel Bruce and Ralph Richardson. Plot An American salesman with radically successful methods visits England ostensib ...
'' (1937) – Millie *''
I, Claudius ''I, Claudius'' is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, published in 1934. Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Ro ...
'' (1937; unfinished film) – Domita, Messalina's mother *''
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'' (1938) – Mrs Eynsford Hill *''
Blondes for Danger ''Blondes for Danger'' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release by British Lion. The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...
'' (1938) – Hetty Hopper *''
Spies of the Air ''Spies of the Air'' (also known as ''Spies in the Air'' and ''The Fifth Column'') is a 1939 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and based on the play ''Official Secret'' by Jeffrey Dell. The film stars Barry K. Barnes, Roger Li ...
'' (1940) – Mrs Madison *''
Freedom Radio ''Freedom Radio'' (a.k.a. ''A Voice in the Night'') is a 1941 British propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley and Derek Farr. It is set in Nazi Germany during the Second World Wa ...
'' (1941) – Maria Tattenheim *'' Uncensored'' (1942) – (uncredited) *'' In Which We Serve'' (1942) – nurse *''
The Gentle Sex ''The Gentle Sex'' is a 1943 British black-and-white romantic comedy-drama war film, directed and narrated by Leslie Howard. It was produced by Concanen Productions, Two Cities Films, and Derrick de Marney. ''The Gentle Sex'' was Howard's l ...
'' (1943) – Miss Simpson *''
The Demi-Paradise ''The Demi-Paradise'' (also known as ''Adventure for Two'') is a 1943 British comedy film made by Two Cities Films. It stars Laurence Olivier as a Soviet Russian inventor who travels to England to have his revolutionary propeller manufactured, a ...
'' (1943) – Mrs Flannel *''
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'' (1944, Short) – cast member *''
Brief Encounter ''Brief Encounter'' is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play ''Still Life''. Starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, and Joyce Carey, ...
'' (1945) – Dolly Messiter *''
Gaiety George ''Gaiety George'' is a 1946 British historical musical film directed by George King and Leontine Sagan and starring Richard Greene, Ann Todd and Peter Graves.Harper p.179 It is set in the late Victorian music hall, when an Irish impresario ...
'' (1946) – Landlady (uncredited) *''
I See a Dark Stranger ''I See a Dark Stranger'' – released as ''The Adventuress'' in the United States – is a 1946 British World War II spy film with touches of light comedy, by the team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Deborah Kerr and T ...
'' (1946) – first woman in train *'' Great Expectations'' (1946) – Sara Pocket *''
The Woman in the Hall ''The Woman in the Hall'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple and Gladys Bronwyn Stern, from Stern's 1939 novel of the s ...
'' (1947) – Lady Cloy *''
The Huggetts Abroad ''The Huggetts Abroad'' is a 1949 British film starring Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Petula Clark and Susan Shaw. It was the final film of The Huggetts. The film was less commercially successful than its predecessors. A sequel, ''Christmas ...
'' (1949) – Miss Phipps *'' Marry Me!'' (1949) – Miss Pilby (uncredited) *'' Madeleine'' (1950) – Madame Paroni *'' The Astonished Heart'' (1950) – Miss Harper *''
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'' (1950) – Charlotte's Dressmaker (uncredited) *''
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) – first woman customer *'' The Franchise Affair'' (1951) – Mrs Jarrett *'' Worm's Eye View'' (1951) – Mrs Bounty *''
The Magic Box ''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivie ...
'' (1951) – bridegroom's mother in wedding group *''
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'' (1951) – Mrs. Finch-Harvey - Music Club Member (uncredited) *'' Stolen Face'' (1952) – Lady Harringay *''
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'' (1952) – Disgusted Woman at Salon (uncredited) *''The Promise'' (1952) *''
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'' (1952, Short) *''
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'' (1953) – Mrs Welsh (uncredited) *''
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'' (1954) – governess *''The Night of the Full Moon'' (1954) – Mrs Jeans *''
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'' (1956) – Viscountess *''
The Man Who Never Was ''The Man Who Never Was'' is a 1956 British espionage thriller film produced by André Hakim and directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Clifton Webb and Gloria Grahame and features Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin and Stephen Boyd. It is base ...
'' (1956) – club matron (uncredited) *'' The Hostage'' (1956) – Mrs Barnes *'' Brothers in Law'' (1957) – Mrs Barber *'' Carry on Admiral'' (1957) – Housekeeper (uncredited) *''
Bachelor of Hearts ''Bachelor of Hearts'' is a 1958 British comedy film starring Hardy Krüger as a German who studies at Cambridge University. It was made to cash in on Krüger's popularity following the success of the war film '' The One That Got Away'' (1957). ...
'' (1958) – Lady Don *'' Room at the Top'' (1959) – mayoress (uncredited) *''
Deadly Record ''Deadly Record'' is a 1959 'B' feature British crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, and based on a novel by Nina Warner Hooke. It aired in the US as part of the ''Kraft Mystery Theatre''. ''Plot'': When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wi ...
'' (1959) – Mrs Mac *''
Danger List ''Danger List'' is a 1957 British short film directed by Leslie Arliss for Hammer Film Productions. It stars Philip Friend, Honor Blackman and Mervyn Johns. It was photographed by Arthur Grant, and has a score by Edwin Astley. The running tim ...
'' (1959, Short) – neighbour (final film role) ::Source:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregg, Everley 1903 births 1959 deaths English film actresses People from Beaconsfield 20th-century English actresses People from Bishopstoke