Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

ActingBorn April 25, 1878Died September 9, 1975 (age 97)Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden

Nurse Lovett

The Birds

The Birds

Mrs. Bundy

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Mrs. Nicholas

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Matron (uncredited)

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Grace Poole

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

Undetermined Role

Filmography

Acting

The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien6.8

Bus Riley's Back in Town

Bus Riley's Back in Town5.2

1965·Mrs. Spencer

Billy Liar

1963·Grandma Florence

The Birds

1963·Mrs. Bundy

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show6.2

1962·Self·4 eps

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour7.8

1962·Lulu·1 ep

Lights Out

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse6.3

1948·Mrs. White·1 ep

The Homestretch

The Homestretch

1947·Aunt Martha

Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter1.0

1947·Aunt Katherine

Sing While You Dance

Sing While You Dance

1946·Mrs. Abigail Smith

Devotion

1946·Aunt Elizabeth Branwell

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk5.7

1945·Clarissa Van Steed

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry6.2

1945·Mrs. Nelson

Molly and Me

Molly and Me6.4

1945·Mrs. Lamb

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance6.2

1945·Mrs. Fenway

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight5.7

1945·Lady Stover

Music for Millions

Music for Millions6.0

1944·Mrs. McGuff

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover6.5

1944·Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)

Pardon My Rhythm

Pardon My Rhythm5.5

1944·Mrs. Martha Dean

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow6.7

1944·Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited)

Jane Eyre

1943·Grace Poole

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony6.6

1943·Lady Vale

First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage6.6

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day7.4

1943·Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter

Time to Kill

Time to Kill5.9

1942·Mrs. Murdock

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942·Mrs. Graham

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls6.0

1942·Gallagher

The Postman Didn't Ring

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942·Catherine Vandewater

Castle in the Desert

Castle in the Desert7.0

1942·Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake7.3

1942·Matron (uncredited)

Right to the Heart

Right to the Heart

1942·Minerva Bromley

Remember the Day

Remember the Day7.0

1941·Undetermined Role

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley7.3

1941·Mrs. Nicholas

Great Guns

1941·Aunt Agatha

A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.5.5

1941·Lady Fitzhugh

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid5.0

1941·Mrs. Hanky

Dead Men Tell

Dead Men Tell6.3

1941·Miss Patience Nodbury

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor6.4

1940·Mrs. Kane

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge7.5

1940·Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)

Irene

1940·Princess Minetti

Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night5.5

1940·Matron East

The Mysterious Mr. Davis

The Mysterious Mr. Davis5.0

1939·Mabel Wilcox

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone6.7

1939·Mrs. Raymond

Over the Moon

Over the Moon5.3

1939·Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)

I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri

1939·Miss Wildhack

Crackerjack

Kathleen Mavourneen

Kathleen Mavourneen7.0

1937·Hannah O'Dwyer

Twice Branded

Twice Branded6.0

1936·Mrs. Etta Hamilton

The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm5.2

1935·Mrs. Martha Bartholomew

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina6.5

1935·Mme. Kartasoff

Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London6.0

1935·Mrs. Whack

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story6.0

1935·Winifred Trent

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood5.6

1935·Miss Twinkleton

Enchanted April

Enchanted April4.5

1935·Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil6.4

1934·Lady Coldchester (uncredited)

We Live Again

We Live Again6.6

1934·Aunt Marie

Jane Eyre

1934·Grace Poole

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back5.3

1934·Mrs. Field

Sadie McKee

1934·Woman in Subway (uncredited)

Stolen Sweets2.8

1934·Ship Passenger

Four Frightened People

Four Frightened People5.9

1934·Mrs. Ainger's Mother

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland6.1

1933·Miss Simpson (uncredited)

White Woman

1933·Mrs. Chisholm

Bombshell

1933·Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)

Doctor Bull

Torch Singer

Torch Singer5.2

1933·Agatha Alden

Midnight Club

1933·The Duchess

Horse Play

Looking Forward

Looking Forward6.2

1933·Miss Judd

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

1933·Lady McDougal

Tonight Is Ours

Tonight Is Ours

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight6.5

1932·Second Aunt

Westward Passage

Westward Passage5.8

1932·Lady Caverly

Are You Listening?

Are You Listening?5.0

1932·Mrs. Peters

The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden10.0

1932·Nurse Lovett

Union Depot

1932·Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade1.8

1931·Mrs. Beacon

Once a Lady

1931·Miss Bleeker

The Road to Singapore

The Road to Singapore5.2

1931·Mrs. Everard (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge6.9

1931·Mrs. Hobley

Chances

1931·Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)

Old English

1930·Adela Heythorp

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