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Cathleen Nesbitt

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Cathleen Nesbitt

Born November 23, 1888 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UKDied August 2, 198246 films

Cathleen Nesbitt CBE (born Kathleen Mary Nesbitt; 24 November 1888 – 2 August 1982) was an English actress.

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An Affair to Remember posterFirst watchAn Affair to Remember19577.4as Grandmother JanouA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Parent Trap poster7.0The Parent Trap1961Family Plot poster6.8Family Plot1976French Connection II poster6.8French Connection II1975Pygmalion poster7.0Pygmalion1938Separate Tables poster7.1Separate Tables1958Julia poster6.5Julia1977Full Circle poster6.2Full Circle1978Désirée poster6.6Désirée1954

Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. 1981The Perfect HouseEmma Sloane
  2. 1980Never Never LandEdith Forbes
  3. 1979The Old CrowdMother
  4. 1978Full CircleHeather Rudge
  5. 1978Night CriesMrs. Delesande
  6. 1977JuliaJulia's Grandmother
  7. 1977The White ElephantLady Alice
  8. 1976Abide with MeMrs. Hollins
  9. 1976Family PlotJulia Rainbird
  10. 1975French Connection IIThe Old Lady
  11. 1971VillainMrs. Dakin
  12. 1970Separate TablesLady Matheson
  13. 1969StaircaseHarry's Mother
  14. 1967The CrucibleRebecca Nurse
  15. 1966The Trygon FactorLivia Emberday
  16. 1966Promise Her AnythingMrs. Brock
  17. 1961FeathertopMadame Eau Charme
  18. 1961The Parent TrapLouise McKendrick
  19. 1960Mrs. MiniverLady Beldon
  20. 1958Separate TablesGladys Matheson
  21. 1958Heart of DarknessThe Crone
  22. 1958Wuthering HeightsEllen Dean
  23. 1957An Affair to RememberGrandmother Janou
  24. 1954DésiréeMme. Bonaparte
  25. 1954Black WidowLucia Colletti
  26. 1954Three Coins in the FountainPrincipessa
  27. 1950So Long at the FairMadame Hervé
  28. 1949Madness of the HeartMother Superior
  29. 1947JassyElizabeth Twisdale
  30. 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMiss Knag
  31. 1946Men of Two WorldsMrs. Upjohn
  32. 1945Caesar and CleopatraEgyptian Lady (uncredited)
  33. 1945The AgitatorMrs. Montrose
  34. 1944Fanny by GaslightKate Somerford
  35. 1943The Lamp Still BurnsThe Matron
  36. 1940The Door with Seven LocksAnn Cody
  37. 1940Law and DisorderMiss. Sampson
  38. 1939A Dream of LoveBaroness St. Cricq (uncredited)
  39. 1938PygmalionA Lady
  40. 1937Against the TideMargaret Leigh
  41. 1936The Beloved VagabondMme. Boin
  42. 1935The Passing of the Third Floor BackMrs. Tomkin
  43. 1934Falling in LoveMother
  44. 1932The Frightened LadyLady Lebanon
  45. 1930Canaries Sometimes SingAnne Lymes
  46. 1922The Faithful HeartDiana Oughterson