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and

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

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

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'' (1919) - Lavinia Brooker * '' A Temporary Gentleman'' (1920) - Mrs. Hope * ''Laddie'' (1920) - Mrs. Carter * '' The Children of Gibeon'' (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 Pet ...

'' (1921) - Tabitha * ''

The Rotters ''The Rotters'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by A. V. Bramble Albert Victor Bramble (1884–1963) was an English actor and film director. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913 and sub ...

'' (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 th ...

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

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'' (1924) - Sophie Fitch * '' A Friend of Cupid'' (1925, Short) - Mrs. May * '' A Fowl Proceeding'' (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'' (1932) - Miss Snell * ''

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'' (1932) - Mrs. Bindle * '' The Third String'' (1932) - Miss Peabody * '' Double Dealing'' (1932) - Sarah Moon * '' Down Our Street'' (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 * ...

'' (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 ''The Crucifix'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Sydney Fairbrother, Nancy Price and Farren Soutar. It was produced as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.Chibnall p.277 Plot An elderly ...

'' (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 Tal ...

'' (1934) - Mahbubah Baba - Ali's Wife * ''

Gay Love ''Gay Love'' is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Florence Desmond, Sophie Tucker and Sydney Fairbrother. It is about two sisters. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.82 The film's sets we ...

'' (1934) - Dukie * ''

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'' (1935) - Miss Plimsole * ''

The Private Secretary ''The Private Secretary'' is an 1883 farce in three acts, by Charles Hawtrey. The play, adapted from a German original, depicts the vicissitudes of a mild young clergyman, innocently caught up in the machinations of two irresponsible young men ...

'' (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 havin ...

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

'' (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