Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies Biography

Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods, 26 April 1878, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire – 9 September 1975, London) was an English actress of stage, screen and television.

Career

She appeared in numerous plays, 90 films and 10 TV episodes in a career that lasted from 1881 - when she was brought onstage as a baby by her parents - until 1967. She played Grace Poole in two versions of Jane Eyre, the 1934 Monogram and the 1943 versions.

One of her last roles, for which she is best remembered, was the elderly ornithologist Mrs Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).

Partial filmography

The Cost of a Kiss (1917)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
Once a Lady (1931)
White Woman (1933)
Alice in Wonderland (1933) (uncredited)
Anna Karenina (1935)
Not So Dusty (1936)
Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)
Jane Eyre (1943) (uncredited)
Music for Millions (1944) Mrs. McGuff
The Birds (1963)
Billy Liar (1963)
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)

This webpage uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ethel_Griffies" and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Reality TV World is not responsible for any errors or omissions the Wikipedia article may contain.

POPULAR TV SHOWS (100)

POPULAR PEOPLE (100)

Show Updates People News Spoiler News Entertainment News RealityTVDB POP Hollywood Reality TV News Wire
Features & Interviews Sexy Social Pics of the Day Things to Know Profiles Message Boards Shows Listing