- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1889
- Place of Birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Died
- September 12, 1990
Athene Seyler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 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 a…
Filmography
Don't Utter a Note
1966 · Nellie Pringle
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Lucy Amorest, Mrs. Whyte, Mrs. Boham
The World of Wooster
1965 · Aunt Isbel
The Invasion
1963 · Lady Corm
movieNurse on Wheels
1963 · Miss Farthingale
movieI Thank a Fool
1962 · Aunt Heather Chandler
movieThe Girl on the Boat
1962 · Mrs Adelaide Hignett
movieTwo and Two Make Six
1962 · Aunt Phoebe Tonks
movieSatan Never Sleeps
1962 · Sister Agness
movieFrancis of Assisi
1961 · Aunt Buona
tvThe Avengers
1961
movieVisa to Canton
1960 · Mao Tai Tai
movieA French Mistress
1960 · Beatrice Peake
movieMake Mine Mink
1960 · Dame Beatrice Appleby
A Woman of No Importance
1960 · Lady Hunstanton
tvThe Third Man
1959
movieThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 · Jeannie Lawson
movieHappy Is the Bride
1958 · Aunt Harriet
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1958 · Miss Pross
movieNight of the Demon
1957 · Mrs. Karswell
movieCampbell's Kingdom
1957 · Miss Abigail
movieHow to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957 · Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
movieDoctor at Large
1957 · Lady Hawkins
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Lady Corm, Nellie Pringle
movieYield to the Night
1956 · Miss Bligh
movieAs Long as They're Happy
1955 · Mrs. Arbuthnot
movieFor Better, for Worse
1954 · Miss Mainbrace
movieThe Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Millie Williams
movieThe Beggar's Opera
1953 · Mrs. Trapes
movieThe Pickwick Papers
1952 · Miss Witherfield
movieMade in Heaven
1952 · Miss Honeycroft
movieTreasure Hunt
1952 · Consuelo Howard
movieSecret People
1952 · Mrs. Reginald Kellick
movieYoung Wives' Tale
1951 · Nanny Gallop
movieThe Franchise Affair
1951 · Aunt Lin
movieThe Queen of Spades
1949 · Princess Ivashin
movieThe First Gentleman
1948 · Miss Knight
movieJassy
1947
movieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · Miss La Creevy
Dear Octopus
1943 · Aunt Belle
movieLetter from Home
1941 · Mrs Ashford
movieQuiet Wedding
1941 · Aunt Mary
movieYoung Man's Fancy
1939 · Milliner
movieThe Saint in London
1939 · Mother Buckley
movieThe Ware Case
1938 · Mrs Pinto
movieThe Citadel
1938 · Lady Raebank
movieJane Steps Out
1938 · Grandma
movieSailing Along
1938 · Victoria Gulliver
movieNon-Stop New York
1937 · Aunt Veronica
movieThe Lilac Domino
1937 · Madame Alary
movieThe Mill on the Floss
1937 · Mrs. Pullet
The Sky’s the Limit
1937 · Miss Prinny
movieSensation
1936 · Madame Henry
movieIrish for Luck
1936 · The Duchess
movieSouthern Roses
1936 · Mrs. Rowland
movieIt's Love Again
1936 · Mrs. Durland
movieScrooge
1935 · Scrooge's Charwoman
movieDrake of England
1935 · Queen Elizabeth
movieMoscow Nights
1934 · Madame Anna Sabine
movieBlossom Time
1934 · Archduchess Maria Victoria
movieThe Private Life of Don Juan
1934 · Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
Early to Bed
1933 · Frau Waiser
movieTell Me Tonight
1932 · Mrs. Pategg
movieThe Perfect Lady
1931 · Lady Westhaven
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921 · Rachel Wardle