Name
Athene Seyler
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1889-05-31
Deathday
1990-09-12 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
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 in Arsenic and Old Lace.
Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels.
She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career.
Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy.
She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.
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- 1958 A Tale of Two Cities as Miss Pross
- 1952 Secret People as Mrs. Reginald Kellick
- 1957 Night of the Demon as Mrs. Karswell
- 1935 Scrooge as Scrooge's Charwoman
- 1954 For Better, for Worse as Miss Mainbrace
- 1960 Make Mine Mink as Dame Beatrice Appleby
- 1933 Early to Bed as Frau Waiser
- 1939 The Saint in London as Mother Buckley
- 1938 The Citadel as Lady Raebank
- 1957 Campbell's Kingdom as Miss Abigail
- 1949 The Queen of Spades as Princess Ivashin
- 1962 I Thank a Fool as Aunt Heather Chandler
- 1961 Francis of Assisi as Aunt Buona
- 1936 It's Love Again as Mrs. Durland
- 1952 Made in Heaven as Miss Honeycroft
- 1954 The Weak and the Wicked as Millie Williams
- 1962 Satan Never Sleeps as Sister Agness
- 1957 How to Murder a Rich Uncle as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
- 1938 Jane Steps Out as Grandma
- 1934 Moscow Nights as Madame Anna Sabine
- 1960 Visa to Canton as Mao Tai Tai
- 1938 Sailing Along as Victoria Gulliver
- 1941 Quiet Wedding as Aunt Mary
- 1951 Young Wives' Tale as Nanny Gallop
- 1935 Drake of England as Queen Elizabeth
- 1934 Blossom Time as Archduchess Maria Victoria
- 1958 Happy Is the Bride as Aunt Harriet
- 1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness as Jeannie Lawson
- 1938 The Ware Case as Mrs Pinto
- 1937 The Mill on the Floss as Mrs. Pullet
- 1941 Letter from Home as Mrs Ashford
- 1951 The Franchise Affair as Aunt Lin
- 1955 As Long as They're Happy as Mrs. Arbuthnot
- 1948 The First Gentleman as Miss Knight
- 1963 The Invasion as Lady Corm
- 1966 Don't Utter a Note as Nellie Pringle
- 1937 The Sky’s the Limit as Miss Prinny
- 1957 Doctor at Large as Lady Hawkins
- 1953 The Beggar's Opera as Mrs. Trapes
- 1936 Sensation as Madame Henry
- 1960 A French Mistress as Beatrice Peake
- 1921 The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick as Rachel Wardle
- 1943 Dear Octopus as Aunt Belle
- 1931 The Perfect Lady as Lady Westhaven
- 1932 Tell Me Tonight as Mrs. Pategg
- 1952 Treasure Hunt as Consuelo Howard
- 1956 Yield to the Night as Miss Bligh
- 1937 The Lilac Domino as Madame Alary
- 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
- 1963 Nurse on Wheels as Miss Farthingale
- 1962 The Girl on the Boat as Mrs Adelaide Hignett
- 1952 The Pickwick Papers as Miss Witherfield
- 1937 Non-Stop New York as Aunt Veronica
- 1962 Two and Two Make Six as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
- 1939 Young Man's Fancy as Milliner
- 1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Miss La Creevy
- 1936 Southern Roses as Mrs. Rowland
- 1947 Jassy
- 1960 A Woman of No Importance as Lady Hunstanton
- 1936 Irish for Luck as The Duchess
- 1961 The Avengers ( 2 episodes )
- 1959 The Third Man ( 1 episode )
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Lucy Amorest
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Whyte
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Boham
- 1965 The World of Wooster ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Isbel
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Lady Corm
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Nellie Pringle
