Jessie Matthews
Born in London, England, UK — Mar 11 1907• Died Aug 19 1981
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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 Bl…
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Tales of the Unexpected
Hazel
40 Minutes
Jubilee 1977
Nancy Webster
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Aunt Bessie Merryman
Head Over Heels
Jeanne Colbert
Forever and a Day
Mildred Trimble
Tom Thumb
Anne
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Aunt Bessie Merryman
It's Love Again
Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe
There Goes the Bride
Annette Marquand
The Good Companions
Susie Dean
Evergreen
Harriet Green
Friday the Thirteenth
Millie
The Man from Toronto
Leslie Farrar
The Midshipmaid
Celia Newbiggin
Sailing Along
Kay Martin
Candles at Nine
Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
Waltzes from Vienna
Resi Ebezeder
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Mrs. Tinsdale
First a Girl
Elizabeth
Climbing High
Diana Castle
A Connecticut Yankee
Gangway
Pat Wayne
Victory Wedding
Narrator
Nanny's Boy
Nanny Webster
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
Hazel
Out of the Blue
Tommy Tucker
Catch a Fallen Star
Self
The Winter Ladies
Lady Bluett
The Beloved Vagabond
Pan
Life Is Nothing Without Music
Herself