Athene Seyler
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 frie...
Known For
Filmography
Don't Utter a Note
1966
as Nellie Pringle
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lucy Amorest
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs. Whyte
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs. Boham
The World of Wooster
1965
as Aunt Isbel
The Invasion
1963
as Lady Corm
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Miss Farthingale
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Aunt Heather Chandler
Satan Never Sleeps
1962
as Sister Agness
The Girl on the Boat
1962
as Mrs Adelaide Hignett
Two and Two Make Six
1962
as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Aunt Buona
The Avengers
1961
Make Mine Mink
1960
as Dame Beatrice Appleby
Visa to Canton
1960
as Mao Tai Tai
A French Mistress
1960
as Beatrice Peake
A Woman of No Importance
1960
as Lady Hunstanton
The Third Man
1959
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Miss Pross
Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Aunt Harriet
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958
as Jeannie Lawson
Night of the Demon
1957
as Mrs. Karswell
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
as Miss Abigail
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957
as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
Doctor at Large
1957
as Lady Hawkins
Yield to the Night
1956
as Miss Bligh
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Lady Corm
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Nellie Pringle
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
For Better, for Worse
1954
as Miss Mainbrace
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Millie Williams
The Beggar's Opera
1953
as Mrs. Trapes
Secret People
1952
as Mrs. Reginald Kellick
Made in Heaven
1952
as Miss Honeycroft
Treasure Hunt
1952
as Consuelo Howard
The Pickwick Papers
1952
as Miss Witherfield
Young Wives' Tale
1951
as Nanny Gallop
The Franchise Affair
1951
as Aunt Lin
The Queen of Spades
1949
as Princess Ivashin
The First Gentleman
1948
as Miss Knight
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
as Miss La Creevy
Jassy
1947
Dear Octopus
1943
as Aunt Belle
Quiet Wedding
1941
as Aunt Mary
Letter from Home
1941
as Mrs Ashford
The Saint in London
1939
as Mother Buckley
Young Man's Fancy
1939
as Milliner
The Citadel
1938
as Lady Raebank
Jane Steps Out
1938
as Grandma
Sailing Along
1938
as Victoria Gulliver
The Ware Case
1938
as Mrs Pinto
The Mill on the Floss
1937
as Mrs. Pullet
The Sky’s the Limit
1937
as Miss Prinny
The Lilac Domino
1937
as Madame Alary
Non-Stop New York
1937
as Aunt Veronica
It's Love Again
1936
as Mrs. Durland
Sensation
1936
as Madame Henry
Southern Roses
1936
as Mrs. Rowland
Irish for Luck
1936
as The Duchess
Scrooge
1935
as Scrooge's Charwoman
Drake of England
1935
as Queen Elizabeth
Moscow Nights
1934
as Madame Anna Sabine
Blossom Time
1934
as Archduchess Maria Victoria
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
Early to Bed
1933
as Frau Waiser
Tell Me Tonight
1932
as Mrs. Pategg
The Perfect Lady
1931
as Lady Westhaven
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921
as Rachel Wardle