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Phyllis Calvert

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
62

Gender
Female

Birthday
February 18, 1915 (111 years old)

Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK

Phyllis Calvert

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1997Mrs. Dallowayas Aunt Helena
1997Midsomer Murdersas Alice Bly
1995Bedas Couple Woman
1994The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesas Agnes Garrideb
1991Performanceas Woman
1991The House of Eliottas Mrs Gurney
1989Victoria Woodas Hilary
1988Across the Lakeas Lady Dolly Campbell
1988The Woman He Lovedas Queen Mary
1988After Henryas Auntie Lilian
1987The Death of the Heartas Mrs. Heccomb
1987A Killing on the Exchangeas Alison Tyndall
1986All Passion Spentas Carrie
1986All Passion Spentas Carrie
1986Fifties Features - The Women behind the Picturesas
1986Casualtyas Mary
1985A Month in the Countryas Anna
1985Cover Her Faceas Eleanor Maxie
1984Sherlock Holmesas Agnes Garrideb
1980Lady Killersas Rosaline Fox
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Mabel Ince
1970The Walking Stickas Erica Dainton
1970Kateas Kate Graham
1969Oh! What a Lovely Waras Lady Dorothy Haig
1968Twisted Nerveas Enid Durnley
1967ITV Playhouseas Mrs Radcliffe
1965The Battle of the Villa Fioritaas Margot
1960Oscar Wildeas Constance Wilde
1958Indiscreetas Mrs. Margaret Munson
1958A Lady Mislaidas Esther Wallace
1958The Young and the Guiltyas Gladys Connor
1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!as Tatiana
1956Child in the Houseas Evelyn Acheson
1956Armchair Theatreas Esther Ross
1956It's Never Too Lateas Laura Hammond
1953The Netas Lydia Heathley
1952The Postmanas
1952Mandyas Christine Garland
1951Mr. Denning Drives Northas Kay Denning
1950The Woman with No Nameas Yvonne Winter
1950Appointment with Dangeras Sister Augustine
1949The Golden Madonnaas Patricia Chandler
1948My Own True Loveas Joan Clews
1948Broken Journeyas Mary Johnstone
1947Time Out of Mindas Kate Fernald
1947The Root of All Evilas Jeckie Farnish
1946The Magic Bowas Jeanne
1946Men of Two Worldsas Dr. Caroline Munro
1945They Were Sistersas Lucy Moore
1945Madonna of the Seven Moonsas Maddalena Labardi
1944Two Thousand Womenas Freda Thompson
1944Fanny by Gaslightas Fanny
1943The Man in Greyas Clarissa Richmond Rohan / Clarissa Rohan
1942The Young Mr. Pittas Eleanor Eden
1942Uncensoredas Julie Lanvin
1941Kippsas Ann Pornick (adult)
1941Inspector Hornleigh Goes to Itas Mrs. Wilkinson
1940Neutral Portas Helen Carter
1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) Auntas Betty Forsythe
1940Let George Do It!as Mary Wilson
1940They Came by Nightas Sally
1940Two Days to Liveas Joyce

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