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Ethel Griffies

Actor

Ethel Griffies

Born April 25, 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UKDied September 9, 197578 films

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The Birds posterFirst watchThe Birds19637.5as Mrs. BundyThousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
How Green Was My Valley poster7.3How Green Was My Valley1941Waterloo Bridge poster7.5Waterloo Bridge1940Jane Eyre poster6.9Jane Eyre1943Billy Liar poster6.8Billy Liar1963Werewolf of London poster6.1Werewolf of London1935Anna Karenina poster6.6Anna Karenina1935Stranger on the Third Floor poster6.5Stranger on the Third Floor1940Love Me Tonight poster6.6Love Me Tonight1932

Filmography

78 films as actor
  1. 1965Bus Riley's Back in TownMrs. Spencer
  2. 1963Billy LiarGrandma Florence
  3. 1963The BirdsMrs. Bundy
  4. 1947The HomestretchAunt Martha
  5. 1947Millie's DaughterAunt Katherine
  6. 1946Sing While You DanceMrs. Abigail Smith
  7. 1946DevotionAunt Elizabeth Branwell
  8. 1945Saratoga TrunkClarissa Van Steed
  9. 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryMrs. Nelson
  10. 1945Molly and MeMrs. Lamb
  11. 1945Thrill of a RomanceMrs. Fenway
  12. 1945The Horn Blows at MidnightLady Stover
  13. 1944Music for MillionsMrs. McGuff
  14. 1944The White Cliffs of DoverWoman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
  15. 1944Pardon My RhythmMrs. Martha Dean
  16. 1944It Happened TomorrowMrs. O'Connor (uncredited)
  17. 1943Jane EyreGrace Poole
  18. 1943Holy MatrimonyLady Vale
  19. 1943First Comes CourageNurse
  20. 1943Forever and a DayWife of Man in Air Raid Shelter
  21. 1942Time to KillMrs. Murdock
  22. 1942Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMrs. Graham
  23. 1942Between Us GirlsGallagher
  24. 1942The Postman Didn't RingCatherine Vandewater
  25. 1942Castle in the DesertMme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
  26. 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeMatron (uncredited)
  27. 1942Right to the HeartMinerva Bromley
  28. 1941Remember the DayUndetermined Role
  29. 1941How Green Was My ValleyMrs. Nicholas
  30. 1941Great GunsAunt Agatha
  31. 1941A Yank in the R.A.F.Lady Fitzhugh
  32. 1941Billy the KidMrs. Hanky
  33. 1941Dead Men TellMiss Patience Nodbury
  34. 1940Stranger on the Third FloorMrs. Kane
  35. 1940Waterloo BridgeMrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
  36. 1940IrenePrincess Minetti
  37. 1940Vigil in the NightMatron East
  38. 1939The Mysterious Mr. DavisMabel Wilcox
  39. 1939We Are Not AloneMrs. Raymond
  40. 1939Over the MoonMiss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)
  41. 1939I'm from MissouriMiss Wildhack
  42. 1938CrackerjackAnnie
  43. 1937Kathleen MavourneenHannah O'Dwyer
  44. 1936Twice BrandedMrs. Etta Hamilton
  45. 1935The Return Of Peter GrimmMrs. Martha Bartholomew
  46. 1935Anna KareninaMme. Kartasoff
  47. 1935Werewolf of LondonMrs. Whack
  48. 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryWinifred Trent
  49. 1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodMiss Twinkleton
  50. 1935Enchanted AprilMrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
  51. 1934The Painted VeilLady Coldchester (uncredited)
  52. 1934We Live AgainAunt Marie
  53. 1934Jane EyreGrace Poole
  54. 1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackMrs. Field
  55. 1934Sadie McKeeWoman in Subway (uncredited)
  56. 1934Stolen SweetsShip Passenger
  57. 1934Four Frightened PeopleMrs. Ainger's Mother
  58. 1933Alice in WonderlandMiss Simpson (uncredited)
  59. 1933White WomanMrs. Chisholm
  60. 1933BombshellMrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
  61. 1933Doctor BullMiss Ace
  62. 1933Torch SingerAgatha Alden
  63. 1933Midnight ClubThe Duchess
  64. 1933Horse PlayEmily
  65. 1933Looking ForwardMiss Judd
  66. 1933A Lady's ProfessionLady McDougal
  67. 1933Tonight Is OursZana
  68. 1932Love Me TonightSecond Aunt
  69. 1932Westward PassageLady Caverly
  70. 1932Are You Listening?Mrs. Peters
  71. 1932The Impatient MaidenNurse Lovett
  72. 1932Union DepotCross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
  73. 1931Manhattan ParadeMrs. Beacon
  74. 1931Once a LadyMiss Bleeker
  75. 1931The Road to SingaporeMrs. Everard (uncredited)
  76. 1931Waterloo BridgeMrs. Hobley
  77. 1931ChancesDrunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)
  78. 1930Old EnglishAdela Heythorp