Athene Seyler

Known for

Acting

Born

May 31, 1889

Birthplace

Hackney, London, England, UK

Died

September 12, 1990 (aged 101)

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...

Best known work

Night of the Demon

1957

The Avengers

1961

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

The Queen of Spades

1949

Scrooge

1935

Yield to the Night

1956

The Citadel

1938

Francis of Assisi

1961

Doctor at Large

1957

A Tale of Two Cities

1958

Filmography

1966
Don't Utter a Note
as Nellie Pringle
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
as Lucy Amorest (1 episode), as Mrs. Whyte (1 episode), as Mrs. Boham (1 episode)
1965
The World of WoosterTV
as Aunt Isbel (1 episode)
1963
The Invasion
as Lady Corm
1963
Nurse on Wheels
as Miss Farthingale
1962
I Thank a Fool
as Aunt Heather Chandler
1962
The Girl on the Boat
as Mrs Adelaide Hignett
1962
Two and Two Make Six
as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
1962
Satan Never Sleeps
as Sister Agness
1961
Francis of Assisi
as Aunt Buona
1961
The AvengersTV
1960
Visa to Canton
as Mao Tai Tai
1960
A French Mistress
as Beatrice Peake
1960
Make Mine Mink
as Dame Beatrice Appleby
1960
A Woman of No Importance
as Lady Hunstanton
1959
The Third ManTV
1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as Jeannie Lawson
1958
Happy Is the Bride
as Aunt Harriet
1958
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
1957
Night of the Demon
as Mrs. Karswell
1957
Campbell's Kingdom
as Miss Abigail
1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
1957
Doctor at Large
as Lady Hawkins
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
as Lady Corm (1 episode), as Nellie Pringle (1 episode)
1956
Yield to the Night
as Miss Bligh