- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1907
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- August 19, 1981
Jessie Matthews
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Matthews, OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The Dancing Divinity". Her British studio was reluctant to let go of its biggest name, which resulted in offers for her to work in Hollywood being repeatedly rejected. Matthews' first major film role was in Out of the Blue (1931). She was in two films directed by Albert de Courville, The Midshipmaid (1932) and There Goes the Bride (1932). Matthews enjoyed great success with The Good Companions (1933) directed by Victor Saville, although it was more of an ensemble film and The Man from Toronto (1933). Waltzes from Vienna (1933) was an operetta directed b…
Filmography
movieCatch a Fallen Star
1987 · Self
tv40 Minutes
1981
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
movieTales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
1980 · Hazel
The Winter Ladies
movieThe Winter Ladies
1979 · Lady Bluett
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Hazel
tvEdward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · Aunt Bessie Merryman
movieEdward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Aunt Bessie Merryman
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 · Mrs. Tinsdale
Nanny's Boy
movieNanny's Boy
1977 · Nanny Webster
Jubilee 1977
tvJubilee 1977
1977 · Nancy Webster
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Lady Bluett
movieTom Thumb
1958 · Anne
movieA Connecticut Yankee
1955
Life Is Nothing Without Music
movieLife Is Nothing Without Music
1947 · Herself
movieCandles at Nine
1944 · Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
Victory Wedding
movieVictory Wedding
1944 · Narrator, Director
movieForever and a Day
1943 · Mildred Trimble
movieClimbing High
1938 · Diana Castle
movieSailing Along
1938 · Kay Martin
movieGangway
1937 · Pat Wayne
movieHead Over Heels
1937 · Jeanne Colbert
movieIt's Love Again
1936 · Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe
movieFirst a Girl
1935 · Elizabeth
movieEvergreen
1934 · Harriet Green
movieWaltzes from Vienna
1934 · Resi Ebezeder
movieFriday the Thirteenth
1933 · Millie
movieThe Good Companions
1933 · Susie Dean
movieThe Man from Toronto
1933 · Leslie Farrar
movieThe Midshipmaid
1932 · Celia Newbiggin
movieThere Goes the Bride
1932 · Annette Marquand
movieOut of the Blue
1931 · Tommy Tucker
movieThe Beloved Vagabond
1923 · Pan