Athene Seyler
Born in Hackney, London, England, UK — May 31 1889• Died Sep 12 1990
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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 i…
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The Avengers
BBC Play of the Month
Lucy Amorest
The Third Man
The World of Wooster
Aunt Isbel
Armchair Theatre
Lady Corm
Night of the Demon
Mrs. Karswell
The Citadel
Lady Raebank
Secret People
Mrs. Reginald Kellick
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Miss La Creevy
The Queen of Spades
Princess Ivashin
Scrooge
Scrooge's Charwoman
The Franchise Affair
Aunt Lin
Nurse on Wheels
Miss Farthingale
Dear Octopus
Aunt Belle
Doctor at Large
Lady Hawkins
Jane Steps Out
Grandma
Francis of Assisi
Aunt Buona
Make Mine Mink
Dame Beatrice Appleby
Happy Is the Bride
Aunt Harriet
I Thank a Fool
Aunt Heather Chandler
Jassy
The Girl on the Boat
Mrs Adelaide Hignett
Quiet Wedding
Aunt Mary
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Jeannie Lawson
Sensation
Madame Henry
The Private Life of Don Juan
Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
As Long as They're Happy
Mrs. Arbuthnot
It's Love Again
Mrs. Durland
The First Gentleman
Miss Knight
Campbell's Kingdom
Miss Abigail
Yield to the Night
Miss Bligh
Treasure Hunt
Consuelo Howard
The Ware Case
Mrs Pinto
The Pickwick Papers
Miss Witherfield
Drake of England
Queen Elizabeth
A Tale of Two Cities
Miss Pross
Satan Never Sleeps
Sister Agness
Non-Stop New York
Aunt Veronica
A French Mistress
Beatrice Peake
The Mill on the Floss
Mrs. Pullet
Sailing Along
Victoria Gulliver
The Weak and the Wicked
Millie Williams
Made in Heaven
Miss Honeycroft
Visa to Canton
Mao Tai Tai
The Saint in London
Mother Buckley
Blossom Time
Archduchess Maria Victoria
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
Moscow Nights
Madame Anna Sabine
Early to Bed
Frau Waiser
For Better, for Worse
Miss Mainbrace
The Lilac Domino
Madame Alary
Two and Two Make Six
Aunt Phoebe Tonks
The Beggar's Opera
Mrs. Trapes
Letter from Home
Mrs Ashford
Southern Roses
Mrs. Rowland
Young Wives' Tale
Nanny Gallop
Don't Utter a Note
Nellie Pringle
Young Man's Fancy
Milliner
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Rachel Wardle
Tell Me Tonight
Mrs. Pategg
The Invasion
Lady Corm
A Woman of No Importance
Lady Hunstanton
The Sky’s the Limit
Miss Prinny
The Perfect Lady
Lady Westhaven
Irish for Luck
The Duchess