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Joyce Carey

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Joyce Carey

Born March 30, 1898 in London, England, UKDied February 28, 199329 films

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Joyce Carey, OBE (30 March 1898 – 28 February 1993) was a British actress, best known for her long professional and personal relationship with Noël Coward. Her stage career lasted from 1916 until 1984, and she was performing on television in her nineties. Though never a star, she was a familiar face both on stage and screen. In addition to light comedy, she had a large repertory of Shakespearean roles.

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Brief Encounter posterFirst watchBrief Encounter19457.7as Myrtle BagotReturning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey.View film

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Blithe Spirit poster7.0Blithe Spirit1945In Which We Serve poster6.7In Which We Serve1942Greyfriars Bobby poster6.9Greyfriars Bobby1961The Black Windmill poster6.3The Black Windmill1974

Filmography

29 films as actor
  1. 1988Number 27Miss Barwick
  2. 1975The Secret AgentLady Dorothy
  3. 1974The Black WindmillMiss Monley
  4. 1974Only a Scream AwayLiza Meredith
  5. 1973Father Dear FatherMother
  6. 1971The Last WitnessMrs. Fane
  7. 1969A Nice Girl Like MeAunt Celia
  8. 1964The Eyes of Annie JonesAunt Helen Demarest
  9. 1961Greyfriars BobbyFirst Lady
  10. 1961The Naked EdgeVictoria Hicks
  11. 1961Nearly a Nasty AccidentLady Trowborough
  12. 1959LibelMiss Sykes
  13. 1959The Rough and the SmoothMrs. Thompson
  14. 1959Alive and KickingMatron
  15. 1956Loser Takes AllBird's Nest
  16. 1955Stolen AssignmentIda Garnett
  17. 1955The End of the AffairMiss Palmer
  18. 1953Street CornerMiss Hopkins
  19. 1951Cry, the Beloved CountryMargaret Jarvis
  20. 1951Happy Go LovelyBruno's Secretary
  21. 1950The Astonished HeartSusan Birch
  22. 1949The Chiltern HundredsLady Caroline
  23. 1948London Belongs to MeMrs Vizzard
  24. 1947The October ManMrs. Vinton
  25. 1945Brief EncounterMyrtle Bagot
  26. 1945The Way to the StarsMiss Winterton
  27. 1945Blithe SpiritViolet Bradman
  28. 1942In Which We ServeMrs. Hardy / Kath
  29. 1942We Serve