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Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods; 26 April 1878 – 9 September 1975) was a British actress. She is remembered for portraying the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock 's classic The Birds (1963).
Ethel Griffies. Actress: The Birds. The daughter of actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods and actress Lillie Roberts, Ethel Griffies began her own stage career at the age of 3. She was 21 when she finally made her London debut in 1899, and 46 when she made her first Broadway appearance in "Havoc" (1924).
Sep 12, 1975 · Ethel Griffies, who in recent ears was the oldest working actress in the English‐speaking theater, died Tuesday in London after a stroke. She was 97 years old. Miss Griffies appeared in...
Ethel Griffies was a British actress who appeared in stage, film and TV for over 80 years. She was known for her roles in Jane Eyre, The Birds and The Merv Griffin Show.
Aug 14, 2011 · BORN IN A TRUNK: ETHEL GRIFFIES. On April 26, 1878 in Sheffield, England actress Lillie Roberts presented her husband actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods with a daughter, Ethel. Three years later the couple presented the girl on stage and an 80 year career began.
Ethel Griffies was a tight-lipped, often bespectacled British actress, who worked in the British theater before giving Hollywood a shot in the in 1930s. She then often portrayed older women who could be either frail and vulnerable, or fierce and disapproving in films such as Waterloo Bridge, Anna Kareina, How Green Was My Vallet and most ...
Character actress with long career, made stage debut at age 3 in the Lake District in East Lynne (1881) with acting parents; made Broadway debut in Havoc (1924); other plays include Pygmalion, Loose Ends, Druid Circle, The Cherry Orchard, Lady Dedlock, The Royal Family, Autumn Garden, Ivanov and The Natural Look; appeared in over 100 US and Brit...
