Cast
Athene Seyler
Acting
Cast
Athene Seyler
Known for
Acting
Born
1889-05-31
From
Hackney, London, England, UK
Died
1990-09-12
Also known as ΠΡΠΈΠ½Π° Π‘Π΅ΠΉΠ»Π΅Ρ, ΠΡΠΈΠ½ Π‘Π΅ΠΉΠ»Π΅Ρ
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 β 12 September 1990) was an English actress. Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace. Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels. She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career. Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.
MOVIE1963
The Invasion
as Lady Corm
β
7.0
MOVIE1957
Night of the Demon
as Mrs. Karswell
β
6.4
MOVIE1938
The Citadel
as Lady Raebank
β
6.5
MOVIE1948
The First Gentleman
as Miss Knight
β
6.3
MOVIE1960
A French Mistress
as Beatrice Peake
β
6.0
MOVIE1962
The Girl on the Boat
as Mrs Adelaide Hignett
β
8.0
MOVIE1931
The Perfect Lady
as Lady Westhaven
β
7.0
MOVIE1958
Happy Is the Bride
as Aunt Harriet
β
6.8
MOVIE1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as Jeannie Lawson
β
6.7
MOVIE1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Miss La Creevy
β
6.0
MOVIE1957
Campbell's Kingdom
as Miss Abigail
β
7.7
MOVIE1961
Francis of Assisi
as Aunt Buona
β
6.6
MOVIE1949
The Queen of Spades
as Princess Ivashin
β
7.0
MOVIE1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
β
7.0
MOVIE1952
The Pickwick Papers
as Miss Witherfield
β
5.8
MOVIE1954
For Better, for Worse
as Miss Mainbrace
β
8.0
MOVIE1921
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
as Rachel Wardle
β
5.7
MOVIE1957
Doctor at Large
as Lady Hawkins
β
6.4
MOVIE1952
Secret People
as Mrs. Reginald Kellick
β
6.1
MOVIE1963
Nurse on Wheels
as Miss Farthingale
β
6.1
MOVIE1962
I Thank a Fool
as Aunt Heather Chandler
β
5.9
MOVIE1939
The Saint in London
as Mother Buckley
β
5.1
MOVIE1953
The Beggar's Opera
as Mrs. Trapes
β
9.0
MOVIE1936
Irish for Luck
as The Duchess
β
5.5
MOVIE1962
Satan Never Sleeps
as Sister Agness
β
6.5
MOVIE1954
The Weak and the Wicked
as Millie Williams
β
6.8
MOVIE1958
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
β
5.3
MOVIE1951
Young Wives' Tale
as Nanny Gallop
β
6.1
MOVIE1935
Scrooge
as Scrooge's Charwoman
β
6.9
MOVIE1956
Yield to the Night
as Miss Bligh
β
7.5
MOVIE1955
As Long as They're Happy
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
β
5.7
MOVIE1937
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Pullet
β
6.8
MOVIE1935
Drake of England
as Queen Elizabeth
β
7.5
MOVIE1962
Two and Two Make Six
as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
β
7.3
MOVIE1951
The Franchise Affair
as Aunt Lin
β
6.0
MOVIE1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
β
6.4
MOVIE1938
The Ware Case
as Mrs Pinto
β
6.7
MOVIE1937
Non-Stop New York
as Aunt Veronica
β
5.9
MOVIE1934
Moscow Nights
as Madame Anna Sabine
β
5.2
MOVIE1947
Jassy
β
5.3
MOVIE1941
Quiet Wedding
as Aunt Mary
β
5.7
MOVIE1952
Treasure Hunt
as Consuelo Howard
β
7.0
MOVIE1937
The Lilac Domino
as Madame Alary
β
8.0
MOVIE1943
Dear Octopus
as Aunt Belle
β
10.0
MOVIE1937
The Skyβs the Limit
as Miss Prinny
β
5.6
MOVIE1934
Blossom Time
as Archduchess Maria Victoria
β
6.9
MOVIE1960
Make Mine Mink
as Dame Beatrice Appleby
β
5.0
MOVIE1960
Visa to Canton
as Mao Tai Tai
MOVIE1966
Don't Utter a Note
as Nellie Pringle
β
5.0
MOVIE1952
Made in Heaven
as Miss Honeycroft
β
7.0
MOVIE1941
Letter from Home
as Mrs Ashford
β
10.0
MOVIE1936
Southern Roses
as Mrs. Rowland
β
6.5
MOVIE1932
Tell Me Tonight
as Mrs. Pategg
β
7.8
MOVIE1938
Sailing Along
as Victoria Gulliver
MOVIE1960
A Woman of No Importance
as Lady Hunstanton
β
6.5
MOVIE1936
It's Love Again
as Mrs. Durland
β
6.4
MOVIE1939
Young Man's Fancy
as Milliner
β
6.0
MOVIE1936
Sensation
as Madame Henry
β
10.0
MOVIE1933
Early to Bed
as Frau Waiser
β
10.0
MOVIE1938
Jane Steps Out
as Grandma