Athene Seyler
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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 (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels. She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career. Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.
Known for
Credits
Night of the Demon (1957)
as Mrs. Karswell
The Invasion (1963)
as Lady Corm
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
as Jeannie Lawson
A French Mistress (1960)
as Beatrice Peake
The Citadel (1938)
as Lady Raebank
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
as Miss Abigail
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
as Miss Pross
The Girl on the Boat (1962)
as Mrs Adelaide Hignett
The Queen of Spades (1949)
as Princess Ivashin
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
Francis of Assisi (1961)
as Aunt Buona
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
as Miss Witherfield
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
as Miss La Creevy
The First Gentleman (1948)
as Miss Knight
Scrooge (1935)
as Scrooge's Charwoman
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
as Miss Farthingale
For Better, for Worse (1954)
as Miss Mainbrace
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
as Sister Agness
Secret People (1952)
as Mrs. Reginald Kellick
The Perfect Lady (1931)
as Lady Westhaven
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
as Millie Williams
The Saint in London (1939)
as Mother Buckley
Happy Is the Bride (1958)
as Aunt Harriet
Doctor at Large (1957)
as Lady Hawkins
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921)
as Rachel Wardle
Make Mine Mink (1960)
as Dame Beatrice Appleby
It's Love Again (1936)
as Mrs. Durland
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
as Mrs. Trapes
Irish for Luck (1936)
as The Duchess
Visa to Canton (1960)
as Mao Tai Tai
I Thank a Fool (1962)
as Aunt Heather Chandler
Made in Heaven (1952)
as Miss Honeycroft
Young Wives' Tale (1951)
as Nanny Gallop
Quiet Wedding (1941)
as Aunt Mary
Treasure Hunt (1952)
as Consuelo Howard
Two and Two Make Six (1962)
as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
Jassy (1947)
Actor
The Lilac Domino (1937)
as Madame Alary
The Mill on the Floss (1937)
as Mrs. Pullet
Drake of England (1935)
as Queen Elizabeth
Non-Stop New York (1937)
as Aunt Veronica
A Woman of No Importance (1960)
as Lady Hunstanton
Yield to the Night (1956)
as Miss Bligh
The Franchise Affair (1951)
as Aunt Lin
Moscow Nights (1934)
as Madame Anna Sabine
Letter from Home (1941)
as Mrs Ashford
The Ware Case (1938)
as Mrs Pinto
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
as Milliner
Blossom Time (1934)
as Archduchess Maria Victoria
Don't Utter a Note (1966)
as Nellie Pringle
Dear Octopus (1943)
as Aunt Belle
Sensation (1936)
as Madame Henry
The Sky’s the Limit (1937)
as Miss Prinny
Sailing Along (1938)
as Victoria Gulliver
Tell Me Tonight (1932)
as Mrs. Pategg
Early to Bed (1933)
as Frau Waiser
Jane Steps Out (1938)
as Grandma
Southern Roses (1936)
as Mrs. Rowland