Known For
Acting
Known Credits
62
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 18, 1915 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Phyllis Calvert (18 February 1915 – 8 October 2002) was an English film, stage and television actress.
Born Phyllis Hannah Bickle in Chelsea, she trained at the Margaret Morris School of Dancing and performed from the age of ten, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in The Arcadians (1927), also known as The Land of Heart's Desire. Calvert performed in repertory theatre and in several films, before making her London stage debut in A Woman's Privilege in 1939.
During the following decade, she starred in many romances, including Fanny by Gaslight, with James Mason and Stewart Granger, and My Own True Love, becoming one of Britain's highest paid stars. However, three Hollywood studios failed to pay her what she asked.
She first found success in the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' Kipps (1941), but it was The Man in Grey (1943) that confirmed her status.
She acted in over 40 films, her later films include Oh! What a Lovely War and The Walking Stick. Calvert had already appeared on television, playing Mrs. March in the 1958 serials Little Women and Good Wives (both adapted from Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women), as well as individual episodes of several other programmes, when, in 1970, she landed the part of an agony aunt with problems of her own in Kate. She made TV appearances in programmes such as Crown Court, Ladykillers, Tales of the Unexpected, Boon, After Henry and The Line Grove Story.
She was married to the actor and antiquarian bookseller Peter Murray Hill, with whom she had two children, Ann Auriol (born 1943) and Piers Auriol (born 1954). She died in London in 2002, from natural causes, aged 87.
| 1997 | Mrs. Dallowayas Aunt Helena | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Alice Bly | |
| 1995 | Bedas Couple Woman | |
| 1994 | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesas Agnes Garrideb | |
| 1991 | Performanceas Woman | |
| 1991 | The House of Eliottas Mrs Gurney | |
| 1989 | Victoria Woodas Hilary | |
| 1988 | Across the Lakeas Lady Dolly Campbell | |
| 1988 | The Woman He Lovedas Queen Mary | |
| 1988 | After Henryas Auntie Lilian | |
| 1987 | The Death of the Heartas Mrs. Heccomb | |
| 1987 | A Killing on the Exchangeas Alison Tyndall | |
| 1986 | All Passion Spentas Carrie | |
| 1986 | All Passion Spentas Carrie | |
| 1986 | Fifties Features - The Women behind the Picturesas | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Mary | |
| 1985 | A Month in the Countryas Anna | |
| 1985 | Cover Her Faceas Eleanor Maxie | |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmesas Agnes Garrideb | |
| 1980 | Lady Killersas Rosaline Fox | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Mabel Ince | |
| 1970 | The Walking Stickas Erica Dainton | |
| 1970 | Kateas Kate Graham | |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely Waras Lady Dorothy Haig | |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerveas Enid Durnley | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Mrs Radcliffe | |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fioritaas Margot | |
| 1960 | Oscar Wildeas Constance Wilde | |
| 1958 | Indiscreetas Mrs. Margaret Munson | |
| 1958 | A Lady Mislaidas Esther Wallace | |
| 1958 | The Young and the Guiltyas Gladys Connor | |
| 1957 | Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!as Tatiana | |
| 1956 | Child in the Houseas Evelyn Acheson | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Esther Ross | |
| 1956 | It's Never Too Lateas Laura Hammond | |
| 1953 | The Netas Lydia Heathley | |
| 1952 | The Postmanas | |
| 1952 | Mandyas Christine Garland | |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives Northas Kay Denning | |
| 1950 | The Woman with No Nameas Yvonne Winter | |
| 1950 | Appointment with Dangeras Sister Augustine | |
| 1949 | The Golden Madonnaas Patricia Chandler | |
| 1948 | My Own True Loveas Joan Clews | |
| 1948 | Broken Journeyas Mary Johnstone | |
| 1947 | Time Out of Mindas Kate Fernald | |
| 1947 | The Root of All Evilas Jeckie Farnish | |
| 1946 | The Magic Bowas Jeanne | |
| 1946 | Men of Two Worldsas Dr. Caroline Munro | |
| 1945 | They Were Sistersas Lucy Moore | |
| 1945 | Madonna of the Seven Moonsas Maddalena Labardi | |
| 1944 | Two Thousand Womenas Freda Thompson | |
| 1944 | Fanny by Gaslightas Fanny | |
| 1943 | The Man in Greyas Clarissa Richmond Rohan / Clarissa Rohan | |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pittas Eleanor Eden | |
| 1942 | Uncensoredas Julie Lanvin | |
| 1941 | Kippsas Ann Pornick (adult) | |
| 1941 | Inspector Hornleigh Goes to Itas Mrs. Wilkinson | |
| 1940 | Neutral Portas Helen Carter | |
| 1940 | Charley's (Big-Hearted) Auntas Betty Forsythe | |
| 1940 | Let George Do It!as Mary Wilson | |
| 1940 | They Came by Nightas Sally | |
| 1940 | Two Days to Liveas Joyce |