Ethel Griffies (

1878

)

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Ethel Woods

Date of Birth:
April 26, 1878,

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Ethel Griffies Biography

The daughter of actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods and actress Lillie Roberts, Ethel Griffies began her own stage career at the age of 3. Griffies was 21 when she finally made her London debut in 1899, and 46 when she made her first Broadway appearance in Havoc (1924). Discounting a tentative stab at filmmaking in 1917, she made her movie bow in 1930, repeating her stage role in Old English (1930). Habitually cast as a crotchety old lady with the proverbial golden heart, she alternated between bits and prominently featured roles for the next 35 years. Her larger parts included Grace Poole in both the 1935 and 1944 versions of Jane Eyre, and the vituperous matron who accuses Tippi Hedren of being a harbinger of doom in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). Every so often, she'd take a sabbatical from film work to concentrate on the stage; she made her last Broadway appearance in 1967, at which time she was England's oldest working actress. Presumably at the invitation of fellow Briton Arthur Treacher, Ethel Griffies was a frequent guest on TV's Merv Griffin Show in the late 1960s, never failing to bring down the house with her wickedly witty comments on her 80 years in show business.

Ethel Griffies filmography

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1. Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
Mrs. Spencer

actress

2. "The Trials of O'Brien" (1965)
(TV series) Gypsy Woman

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3. Billy Liar (1963)
Florence, Billy's grandmother

actress

4. The Birds (1963)
Mrs. Bundy - Ornithologist

actress

5. "The Nurses" (1962)
(TV series) Mrs. Jameson Pierce

actress

6. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)
(TV series) Lulu

actress

7. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)
(TV series) Mrs. McEwan

actress

8. The Homestretch (1947)
Aunt Martha

actress

9. The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
(uncredited)

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10. Millie's Daughter (1947)
Aunt Katherine

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11. Sing While You Dance (1946)
Mrs. Abigail Smith

actress

12. Devotion (1946)
Aunt Branwell

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13. "Lights Out" (1946)
(TV series)

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14. The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
Mrs. Nelson (uncredited)

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15. Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Clarissa Van Steed

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16. Thrill of a Romance (1945)
Mrs. Sarah Fenway

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17. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Lady Stover

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18. Molly and Me (1945)
Mrs. Lamb (uncredited)

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19. Pardon My Rhythm (1944)
Mrs. Dean

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20. It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Mrs. O'Connor, Boardinghouse Tenant (uncredited)

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21. Jane Eyre (1944)
Grace Poole (uncredited)

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22. Music for Millions (1944)
Mrs. McGuff

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23. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)

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24. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Mrs. Glennie (scenes deleted)

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25. First Comes Courage (1943)
uncredited Nurse

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26. Forever and a Day (1943)
Wife of man in Air Raid Shelter

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27. Holy Matrimony (1943)
Lady Vale

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28. Castle in the Desert (1942)
Lily, Mme. Saturnia

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29. Right to the Heart (1942)
Minerva Bromley

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30. The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
Catherine Vandewater

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31. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
uncredited Mrs. Graham

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32. Between Us Girls (1942)
Gallagher

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33. Time to Kill (1942)
Mrs. Murdock

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34. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
uncredited Matron

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35. A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Lady Fitzhugh

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36. Remember the Day (1941)
uncredited Undetermined Role

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37. Man at Large (1941)
Mrs. Zagra

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38. Billy the Kid (1941)
Mrs. Hanky (Keating's housekeeper)

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39. Dead Men Tell (1941)
Miss Patience Nodbury

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40. Great Guns (1941)
Aunt Agatha

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41. Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
Hester Pringle

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42. Irene (1940)
Princess Minetti

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43. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Mrs. Kane, Michael's Landlady

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44. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
uncredited Mrs. Clark (landlady)

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45. Vigil in the Night (1940)
Matron East

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46. The Star Maker (1939)
uncredited Voice Teacher

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47. I'm from Missouri (1939)
Miss Wildhack

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48. We Are Not Alone (1939)
Mrs. Raymond

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49. Crackerjack (1938)
Annie

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50. Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)
Hannah O'Dwyer

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51. Twice Branded (1936)
Mrs. Hamilton

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52. Not So Dusty (1936)
Miss Miller

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53. Guilty Melody (1936)
Lady Rochester

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54. Enchanted April (1935)
uncredited Mrs. Hawkins

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55. The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
Mrs. Martha Bartholomew

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56. Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
Winifred Trent

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57. Werewolf of London (1935)
Mrs. Whack

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58. Hold 'Em Yale (1935)
uncredited Mrs. Peavey

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59. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
Miss Twinkleton

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60. Four Frightened People (1934)
Mrs. Ainger's mother

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61. Stolen Sweets (1934)
uncredited Ship Passenger

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62. We Live Again (1934)
Aunt Marie

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63. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
Mrs. Field

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64. Jane Eyre (1934)
Grace Poole

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65. The House of Rothschild (1934)
Guest at Reception Hall

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66. Call It Luck (1934)
uncredited Lady Poindexter

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67. Sadie McKee (1934)
uncredited Woman in Subway

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68. White Woman (1933)
Mrs. Chisholm

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69. A Lady's Profession (1933)
Lady McDougal

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70. Torch Singer (1933)
Agatha Alden

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71. Doctor Bull (1933)
uncredited Miss Ace

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72. Horseplay (1933)
Emily

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73. Looking Forward (1933)
uncredited Miss Judd

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74. Alice in Wonderland (1933)
uncredited Miss Simpson the Governess

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75. The Midnight Club (1933)
The Duchess

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76. Bombshell (1933)
uncredited Miss Talley, Orphanage Representative

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77. Impatient Maiden (1932)
Nurse Lovett

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78. Devil's Lottery (1932)
uncredited Nurse

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79. Evenings for Sale (1932)
uncredited Boat Passenger

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80. Are You Listening? (1932)
Mrs. Peters

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81. Union Depot (1932)
uncredited Cross Woman at Magazine Stand

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82. Love Me Tonight (1932)
Second Aunt

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83. Payment Deferred (1932)
uncredited Customer in Madame Collins' Dress Shop

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84. Westward Passage (1932)
Lady Caverly

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85. The Millionaire (1931)
uncredited Mrs. Andrews

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86. Chances (1931)
uncredited Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub

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87. The Road to Singapore (1931)
uncredited Mrs. Everard

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88. Waterloo Bridge (1931)
Mrs. Hobley, Landlady

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89. Once a Lady (1931)
Miss Bleeker

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90. Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)
uncredited Gossip

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91. Old English (1930)
Miss Adela Heythorp

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92. Hard Cash (1921)
Mrs. Hardie

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93. The Cost of a Kiss (1917)

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94. "The Clock"
(TV series)

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95. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre"
(2 episodes, 1948-1949)

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96. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)
2 episodes, 1949-1950

97. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)

98. How Green Was My Valley (1941)

99. Over the Moon (1939)
uncredited

100. Anna Karenina (1935)

101. The Painted Veil (1934)
uncredited

102. Tonight Is Ours (1933)

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