Viola Keats (1911–1998) was a British stage,

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and television actress. ''

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'' called her "an actress of vigour and conviction." After training at

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, her first appearance on the London Stage was at the

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in 1933, in ''The Distaff Side'', and the following year she made her Broadway debut in the same play. Her first screen appearance was in 1933 in '' Too Many Wives'', and she went on to have starring roles in films such as '' A Woman Alone''. From the 1950s, her screen work was largely in television, but she continued to work throughout in the theatre, including an Australian tour of ''

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'' as Blanche, and in the 1958

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play ''

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'' at the Strand Theatre. She spent her retirement living in

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Filmography

* ''

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'' (1933) * '' Too Many Wives'' (1933) * '' Matinee Idol'' (1933) * ''

Enemy of the Police ''Enemy of the Police'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.271 Cast * John ...

'' (1933) * '' His Grace Gives Notice'' (1933) * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) * '' Too Many Millions'' (1934) * ''

Her Last Affaire ''Her Last Affaire'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Viola Keats, Cecil Parker and Googie Withers. The wife of a politician is found dead at a country inn. It was based on the play ''S.O.S.'' b ...

'' (1935) * '' The Night of the Party'' (1935) * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1936) * '' No Time for Tears'' (1957) * '' She Didn't Say No!'' (1958) * '' Escort for Hire'' (1960) * ''

Two Wives at One Wedding ''Two Wives One Wedding'' is a low budget 1961 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg, and Lisa Daniely. Plot Tom Murray's wedding day becomes a nightmare when a mysterious stranger turns up ...

'' (1961) * '' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (1961) * '' On the Fiddle'' (1961) * ''

Tamahine ''Tamahine'' is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Nancy Kwan, Dennis Price and John Fraser. It is a film about a Polynesian woman who believes she can change the culture of Hallow School, a British boys' board ...

'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' The Witches'' (1966)

References

External links

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Viola Keats Obituary in ''The Independent''
1911 births 1998 deaths British stage actresses British film actresses British television actresses People from Stirling (council area) 20th-century British actresses {{UK-screen-actor-stub