Amy Veness (26 February 1876 – 22 September 1960) was an English film actress. She played the role of Grandma Huggett in ''

The Huggetts Trilogy ''The Huggetts'' are a fictional family who appear in a series of British films which were released in the late 1940s by Gainsborough Pictures. The films centre on the character of Joe Huggett, played by Jack Warner, the head of a working cla ...

'' and was sometimes credited as Amy Van Ness. Veness was born Amy Clarice Beart in

Aldeburgh Aldeburgh ( ) is a coastal town in the county of Suffolk, England. Located to the north of the River Alde. Its estimated population was 2,276 in 2019. It was home to the composer Benjamin Britten and remains the centre of the international Aldeb ...

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. She was married to Basil Springett. On 22 September 1960 she died in Saltdean, Sussex, England at age 84.

Selected filmography

* ''

Please Help Emily ''Please Help Emily'' is 1917 American silent comedy-drama film starring Ann Murdock and directed by Dell Henderson. It is based on the 1916 Broadway play ''Please Help Emily'' that starred Ann Murdock. Charles Frohman's company, of whom Murdock w ...

'' (1917) - Mrs. Lethbridge * ''My Wife'' (1918) - Mrs. Hammond * '' The Brat'' (1919) - Mrs. Forrester * ''

The Wife's Family ''The Wife's Family'' (also released as ''My Wife's Family'') is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus, and Amy Veness. It was based on the popular stage farce by Fred Duprez. The pla ...

'' (1931) - Arabella Nagg * ''

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) - Mrs. Hepworth * ''

Tonight's the Night Tonight's the Night may refer to: Films * ''Tonight's the Night'' (1932 film), a 1932 British film starring Leslie Fuller * ''Tonight's the Night'', American title of the 1954 film '' Happy Ever After'', a British comedy starring David Niven * '' ...

'' (1932) - Emily Smithers * '' Murder on the Second Floor'' (1932) - (uncredited) * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) - Emma Bolt * ''

Self Made Lady ''Self Made Lady'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by George King (film director), George King and starring Heather Angel (actress), Heather Angel, Henry Wilcoxon and Amy Veness.Wood p.73 It marked the screen debut of Louis Hayward who lat ...

'' (1932) - Old Sookey * '' The Marriage Bond'' (1932) - Mrs. Crust * ''

Pyjamas Preferred ''Pyjamas Preferred'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Val Valentine and starring Betty Amann, Kenneth Kove and Jay Laurier. It was based on the play ''The Red Dog'' by J.O. Twiss. It was shot at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie.C ...

'' (1932) - Mme. Gautier * '' Let Me Explain, Dear'' (1932) - Aunt Fanny * '' Red Wagon'' (1933) - Petal Schultze * '' The Love Nest'' (1933) - Ma * '' Their Night Out'' (1933) - Gertrude Bunting * '' Hawley's of High Street'' (1933) - Mrs. Hawley * '' A Southern Maid'' (1934) - Donna Rosa * ''

The Old Curiosity Shop ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is one of two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') which Charles Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York r ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Jarley * ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly ar ...

'' (1934) - Betty Muxworthy * ''

Brewster's Millions ''Brewster's Millions'' is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from an ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Barry * '' Drake of England'' (1935) - Mother Moore * '' Joy Ride'' (1935) - Lady Clara Mutch-Twistleton * '' Play Up the Band'' (1935) - Lady Heckdyke * '' Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1936) - Cafe Owner * '' Crime Over London'' (1936) * ''

Windbag the Sailor ''Windbag the Sailor'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Hay. The film marked the first appearance of Hay with Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott acting as his straight men, however both Moffatt and ...

'' (1936) - Emma Harbottle * '' The Mill on the Floss'' (1936) - Mrs. Deane * '' Skylarks'' (1936) * '' King of Hearts'' (1936) - Mrs. Ponsonby * ''Black Roses'' (1936) - Annushka * ''

Aren't Men Beasts! ''Aren't Men Beasts!'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Billy Milton. Premise A number of people try to prevent a man getting married. Cast * Robertson Hare as Herbert Ho ...

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

The Show Goes On The Show Goes On may refer to: * ''The Show Goes On'' (film), a 1937 British musical comedy film * ''The Show Goes On'' (1936 film), or ''Three Maxims'', a British drama directed by Herbert Wilcox * ''The Show Goes On'' (TV series), a 1950–195 ...

'' (1937) - Mrs. Scowcroft, Sally's Mother * '' The Angelus'' (1937) - Mrs. Grimes * '' Thistledown'' (1938) - Mary Glenloch * '' Yellow Sands'' (1938) - Mary Varwell * '' Flying Fifty-Five'' (1939) - Aunt Eliza * ''

Just William ''Just William'' is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Bott * '' This England'' (1941) - Jenny * '' The Saint Meets the Tiger'' (1941) - Mrs. Donald Jones * ''

The Man in Grey ''The Man in Grey'' is a 1943 British film melodrama made by Gainsborough Pictures; it is considered to be the first of a series of period costume dramas now known as the "Gainsborough melodramas". It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produc ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Armstrong (uncredited) * ''

Millions Like Us ''Millions Like Us'' is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It starred Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford, Eric Portman and Megs Jenkins. It was co-written and co-direc ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Blythe * '' Fanny by Gaslight'' (1944) - Mrs. Heaviside * '' This Happy Breed'' (1944) - Mrs. Flint * '' Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) - Cook * '' Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945) - Tessa * '' The World Owes Me a Living'' (1945) - Mrs. Waterman (uncredited) * '' They Were Sisters'' (1945) - Mrs. Purley * '' Don Chicago'' (1945) - Bowie Knife Bella * ''

Carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival ...

'' (1946) - Aunt Fanny * '' The Turners of Prospect Road'' (1947) - Grandma * '' Master of Bankdam'' (1947) - Mrs. Pilling * ''

Blanche Fury ''Blanche Fury'' is a 1948 British Technicolor drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger and Michael Gough. It was adapted from a 1939 novel of the same title by Joseph Shearing. In Victorian era Engla ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Winterbourne * ''

Good-Time Girl ''Good-Time Girl'' is a 1948 British film noir-crime drama film directed by David MacDonald. A homeless girl is asked to explain her bad behaviour in the juvenile court, and says she’s run away from home because she’s unhappy there. They exp ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Chalk * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Bedwin * ''

Bond Street Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since the 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the l ...

'' (1948) - Seamstress * ''

My Brother's Keeper "Am I my brother's keeper?" is a saying from the Bible. It comes from the story of Cain and Abel. After Cain murdered his brother Abel, God asked him where his brother was, and Cain answered: "I know not; am I my brother's keeper?" This quote enter ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Gully * '' Here Come the Huggetts'' (1948) - Grandma Huggett * ''

Vote for Huggett ''Vote for Huggett'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw and Petula Clark. Warner reprises his role as the head of a London family, in the post-war years. In this, t ...

'' (1949) - Grandma Huggett * '' A Boy, a Girl and a Bike'' (1949) - Grannie * '' The Huggetts Abroad'' (1949) - Grandma * ''

The Astonished Heart ''The Astonished Heart'', described by the author as "a tragedy in six scenes", is a short play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up '' Tonight at 8.30'', a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. One-act plays were unfashionab ...

'' (1950) - Alice Smith * '' Madeleine'' (1950) - Miss Aiken (uncredited) * '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1950) - Lady Davis * '' The Woman with No Name'' (1950) - Sophie * '' Portrait of Clare'' (1950) - Lady in the Train * '' Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) - Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper) * ''

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 Ol ...

'' (1951) - Grandmother in Wedding Group * '' Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (1951) - Mrs. Wixie * '' Angels One Five'' (1952) - Aunt Tabitha * ''

Doctor in the House ''Doctor in the House'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The screenplay, by Nicholas Phipps, Richard Gordon and Ronald Wilkinson, is based on the 1952 novel by Gordon, and follows a group of s ...

'' (1954) - Grandma Cooper (uncredited) * '' The Woman for Joe'' (1955) - Landlady (uncredited) (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veness, Amy 1876 births 1960 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses English stage actresses People from Aldeburgh 20th-century English actresses People from Saltdean