Yvonne Mitchell

Yvonne Mitchell

Known for

Acting

Born

July 7, 1915

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

March 24, 1979 (aged 63)

Biography

Yvonne Mitchell (7 July 1915 [Reference books give her year of birth as 1925. However, her name appears in the birth indexes for England and Wales for the July–September quarter of 1915.] – 24 March 1979) was an English stage, television and film actress. After beginning her acting career in theatre, Mitchell progressed to films in the late 1940s. Her roles include Julia in the 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. She retired from acting in 1977.

Best known work

The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades
1949
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
1965
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind
1972
Sapphire
Sapphire
1959
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
1956
Gideon's Day
Gideon's Day
1958
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
Crucible of Horror
Crucible of Horror
1971

Filmography

  1. 1977

    Widows' Nest

    as Elvira

  2. 1977

    1990TV

    as Kate Smith (8 episodes)

  3. 1976

  4. 1975

    The Legend of Robin HoodTV

    as Queen Eleanor (3 episodes)

  5. 1973

    ChériTV

    as Léa (5 episodes)

  6. 1972

  7. 1972

    The Great Waltz

    as Anna Strauss

  8. 1971

    Crucible of Horror

    as Edith Eastwood

  9. 1968

    The Jazz AgeTV

    as Mother (1 episode)

  10. 1967

  11. 1966

  12. 1965

    Out of the UnknownTV

    as Vashti (1 episode)

  13. 1965

    Genghis Khan

    as Katke

  14. 1962

    The Main Attraction

    as Elenora Moreno

  15. 1961

    Johnny Nobody

    as Miss Mary Floyd

  16. 1960

  17. 1960

    Conspiracy of Hearts

    as Sister Gerta

  18. 1959

    Sapphire

    as Mildred

  19. 1959

    Tiger Bay

    as Anya

  20. 1958

    Storm Over Jamaica

    as Mrs. Pawley

  21. 1958

    Gideon's Day

    as Policewoman (uncredited)

  22. 1957

  23. 1956

    Armchair TheatreTV

    as Esther Brodsky (1 episode), as Clare (1 episode), Writer

  24. 1956

    Yield to the Night

    as Matron Hilda MacFarlane

  25. 1955

    Escapade

    as Mrs. Stella Hampden

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