Sybil Thorndike

Acting

Sybil Thorndike

Born 22 October 1882 · Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Died 9 June 1976 at 93

Known for

Highlights

Stage Fright1950 · Film · Mrs. Gill
The Prince and the Showgirl1957 · Film · The Queen Dowager
Gone to Earth1950 · Film · Mrs. Marston
Major Barbara1941 · Film · The General
Shake Hands with the Devil1959 · Film · Lady Fitzhugh
The Magic Box1952 · Film · Sitter in Bath Studio

Filmography

Movies

25 films

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens1970 · Film · Elizabeth Ball Dickens
A Passage to India1965 · Film · Mrs Moore
Uncle Vanya1963 · Film · Marina, the nurse
The Big Gamble1961 · Film · Aunt Cathleen
Hand in Hand1961 · Film · Lady Caroline
Jet Storm1959 · Film · Emma Morgan
Alive and Kicking1959 · Film · Dora
Shake Hands with the Devil1959 · Film · Lady Fitzhugh
Smiley Gets a Gun1958 · Film · Granny McKinley
The Prince and the Showgirl1957 · Film · The Queen Dowager
The Weak and the Wicked1954 · Film · Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
Melba1953 · Film · Queen Victoria
The Magic Box1952 · Film · Sitter in Bath Studio
The Lady with a Lamp1951 · Film · Miss Bosanquet
Gone to Earth1950 · Film · Mrs. Marston
Stage Fright1950 · Film · Mrs. Gill
The Forbidden Street1949 · Film · Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1947 · Film · Mrs. Squeers
Major Barbara1941 · Film · The General
Tudor Rose1936 · Film · Ellen
A Gentleman of Paris1931 · Film · Lola Duval
Hindle Wakes1931 · Film · Mrs. Hawthorne
To What Red Hell1929 · Film · Mrs Fairfield
Dawn1928 · Film · Nurse Edith Cavell
Esmeralda1922 · Film · Esmeralda

Filmography

Series

3 shows

ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · The Nurse
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Mrs Moore
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Florence Pringle