Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne

Known for

Acting

Born

July 24, 1902

Birthplace

Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]

Died

May 1, 2000 (aged 97)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Nora Swinburne (24 July 1902 - 1 May 2000) was a British actress, born Leonora Mary Johnson in Bath, Somerset, daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson and his wife Leonora Tamar (née Brain).

She married English character actor Francis Lister in 1924, actor Edward Ashley-Cooper in 1934, and actor Esmond Knight in 1946. Her stepdaughter is the actress Rosalind Knight.

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Best known work

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
1951
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
The River
The River
1951
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy
1956
The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey
1943
The Citadel
The Citadel
1938
Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1955
Betrayed
Betrayed
1954
Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt
1972

Filmography

  1. 1974

    Fall of EaglesTV

    as Katharina Schratt (1 episode)

  2. 1972

    Dead of NightTV

    as Mariella Jubb (1 episode)

  3. 1972

    Up the Chastity Belt

    as Mistress of the Bed Chamber

  4. 1970

    ManhuntTV

    as The Countess (1 episode)

  5. 1969

    Anne of the Thousand Days

    as Lady Kingston

  6. 1968

    The Jazz AgeTV

    as Lady Cavan (1 episode)

  7. 1968

    Interlude

    as Mary

  8. 1968

    Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

    as Mrs. Prentice

  9. 1967

    ITV PlayhouseTV

    as Lavender Collingham (1 episode)

  10. 1967

    Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTV

    as Lady Crabbe (1 episode)

  11. 1967

    The Forsyte SagaTV

    as 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte (9 episodes)

  12. 1965

    The Gong Game

    as Mrs. Breeze

  13. 1965

    BBC Play of the MonthTV

    as Mrs. Herriton (1 episode)

  14. 1963

    Decision at Midnight

  15. 1961

    Drama 61-67TV

    as Mrs. Phillips (1 episode)

  16. 1960

    The Small House at AllingtonTV

    as Mrs. Dale (6 episodes)

  17. 1960

    Conspiracy of Hearts

    as Sister Tia

  18. 1959

    Third Man on the Mountain

    as Frau Matt

  19. 1959

    Perilous Assignment

    as Self

  20. 1958

    The Strange Awakening

    as Mrs. Friend

  21. 1956

    Helen of Troy

    as Hecuba

  22. 1955

    The End of the Affair

    as Mrs Bertram

  23. 1954

    Betrayed

    as The Scarf's Mother

  24. 1951

    Quo Vadis

    as Pomponia

  25. 1951

    The River

    as The Mother

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