Ethel Griffies

Acting

Ethel Griffies

Born 25 April 1878 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK · Died 9 September 1975 at 97

Known for

Highlights

The Birds1963 · Film · Mrs. Bundy
How Green Was My Valley1941 · Film · Mrs. Nicholas
Waterloo Bridge1940 · Film · Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · Lulu
Jane Eyre1943 · Film · Grace Poole
Billy Liar1963 · Film · Grandma Florence

Filmography

Movies

78 films

Bus Riley's Back in Town1965 · Film · Mrs. Spencer
Billy Liar1963 · Film · Grandma Florence
The Birds1963 · Film · Mrs. Bundy
The Homestretch1947 · Film · Aunt Martha
Millie's Daughter1947 · Film · Aunt Katherine
Sing While You Dance1946 · Film · Mrs. Abigail Smith
Devotion1946 · Film · Aunt Elizabeth Branwell
Saratoga Trunk1945 · Film · Clarissa Van Steed
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry1945 · Film · Mrs. Nelson
Molly and Me1945 · Film · Mrs. Lamb
Thrill of a Romance1945 · Film · Mrs. Fenway
The Horn Blows at Midnight1945 · Film · Lady Stover
Music for Millions1944 · Film · Mrs. McGuff
The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · Film · Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
Pardon My Rhythm1944 · Film · Mrs. Martha Dean
It Happened Tomorrow1944 · Film · Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited)
Jane Eyre1943 · Film · Grace Poole
Holy Matrimony1943 · Film · Lady Vale
First Comes Courage1943 · Film · Nurse
Forever and a Day1943 · Film · Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter
Time to Kill1942 · Film · Mrs. Murdock
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch1942 · Film · Mrs. Graham
Between Us Girls1942 · Film · Gallagher
The Postman Didn't Ring1942 · Film · Catherine Vandewater
Castle in the Desert1942 · Film · Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake1942 · Film · Matron (uncredited)
Right to the Heart1942 · Film · Minerva Bromley
Remember the Day1941 · Film · Undetermined Role
How Green Was My Valley1941 · Film · Mrs. Nicholas
Great Guns1941 · Film · Aunt Agatha
A Yank in the R.A.F.1941 · Film · Lady Fitzhugh
Billy the Kid1941 · Film · Mrs. Hanky
Dead Men Tell1941 · Film · Miss Patience Nodbury
Stranger on the Third Floor1940 · Film · Mrs. Kane
Waterloo Bridge1940 · Film · Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
Irene1940 · Film · Princess Minetti
Vigil in the Night1940 · Film · Matron East
The Mysterious Mr. Davis1939 · Film · Mabel Wilcox
We Are Not Alone1939 · Film · Mrs. Raymond
Over the Moon1939 · Film · Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)
I'm from Missouri1939 · Film · Miss Wildhack
Crackerjack1938 · Film · Annie
Kathleen Mavourneen1937 · Film · Hannah O'Dwyer
Twice Branded1936 · Film · Mrs. Etta Hamilton
The Return Of Peter Grimm1935 · Film · Mrs. Martha Bartholomew
Anna Karenina1935 · Film · Mme. Kartasoff
Werewolf of London1935 · Film · Mrs. Whack
Vanessa: Her Love Story1935 · Film · Winifred Trent
The Mystery of Edwin Drood1935 · Film · Miss Twinkleton
Enchanted April1935 · Film · Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
The Painted Veil1934 · Film · Lady Coldchester (uncredited)
We Live Again1934 · Film · Aunt Marie
Jane Eyre1934 · Film · Grace Poole
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back1934 · Film · Mrs. Field
Sadie McKee1934 · Film · Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Stolen Sweets1934 · Film · Ship Passenger
Four Frightened People1934 · Film · Mrs. Ainger's Mother
Alice in Wonderland1933 · Film · Miss Simpson (uncredited)
White Woman1933 · Film · Mrs. Chisholm
Bombshell1933 · Film · Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
Doctor Bull1933 · Film · Miss Ace
Torch Singer1933 · Film · Agatha Alden
Midnight Club1933 · Film · The Duchess
Horse Play1933 · Film · Emily
Looking Forward1933 · Film · Miss Judd
A Lady's Profession1933 · Film · Lady McDougal
Tonight Is Ours1933 · Film · Zana
Love Me Tonight1932 · Film · Second Aunt
Westward Passage1932 · Film · Lady Caverly
Are You Listening?1932 · Film · Mrs. Peters
The Impatient Maiden1932 · Film · Nurse Lovett
Union Depot1932 · Film · Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade1931 · Film · Mrs. Beacon
Once a Lady1931 · Film · Miss Bleeker
The Road to Singapore1931 · Film · Mrs. Everard (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge1931 · Film · Mrs. Hobley
Chances1931 · Film · Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)
Old English1930 · Film · Adela Heythorp

Filmography

Series

4 shows

The Trials of O'Brien1965 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · Lulu
Lights Out1949 · Series
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · Series · Mrs. White