Actor
Sybil Thorndike
Born October 22, 1882 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UKDied June 9, 197630 films
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First watchStage Fright19506.8as Mrs. GillA struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
30 films as actor- 1970The Great Inimitable Mr. DickensElizabeth Ball Dickens
- 1966Don't Utter a NoteFlorence Pringle
- 1965A Passage to IndiaMrs Moore
- 1965Man and MirrorIsabel Manners
- 1963Uncle VanyaMarina, the nurse
- 1961The Big GambleAunt Cathleen
- 1961Hand in HandLady Caroline
- 1960Riders to the SeaMaurya
- 1959Jet StormEmma Morgan
- 1959Alive and KickingDora
- 1959Shake Hands with the DevilLady Fitzhugh
- 1958Smiley Gets a GunGranny McKinley
- 1957The Prince and the ShowgirlThe Queen Dowager
- 1954The Weak and the WickedMabel Wicks, Millie's friend
- 1953MelbaQueen Victoria
- 1952The Magic BoxSitter in Bath Studio
- 1951The Lady with a LampMiss Bosanquet
- 1950Gone to EarthMrs. Marston
- 1950Stage FrightMrs. Gill
- 1949The Forbidden StreetMrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
- 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMrs. Squeers
- 1941Major BarbaraThe General
- 1936Tudor RoseEllen
- 1931A Gentleman of ParisLola Duval
- 1931Hindle WakesMrs. Hawthorne
- 1929To What Red HellMrs Fairfield
- 1928DawnNurse Edith Cavell
- 1922Bleak HouseLady Dedlock
- 1922EsmeraldaEsmeralda
- 1922MacbethLady Macbeth