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Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods; 26 April 1878 – 9 September 1975) was an English actress of stage, screen, and television. She is remembered for portraying the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's classic The Birds (1963). She appeared in stage roles in her native England and in the United States, and had featured roles in around 100 motion pictures. Griffies was one of the oldest working actors in the English-speaking theatre at the time of her death at 97 years old. She acted alongside such stars as May Whitty, Ellen Terry, and Anna Neagle.

Ethel Griffies
Griffies in Jane Eyre (1943)
Born	Ethel Woods (1878-04-26)26 April 1878 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	9 September 1975(1975-09-09) (aged 97) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1881–1967
Spouse(s)	Walter Beaumont ​ ​ (m. 1900; died 1910)​ Edward Cooper ​ ​ (m. 1917; died 1956)​

Biography

Griffies was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire,[1] the daughter of actor and manager Samuel Rupert Woods and actress Lillie Roberts. Taken onstage at the age of three, she continued to act for the next 86 years.[1]

Griffies married actor Walter Beaumont in 1900, and he died in 1910. In 1917, she married actor Edward Cooper,[1]^: _72 who predeceased his wife by almost two decades.

On 9 September 1975, in London,[1]^: 75 Griffies died of a stroke.[2]

Career

Griffies appeared in numerous plays, making her theatre debut in London in 1899. Having made brief cameos in films since 1917, she started a full career in the industry by 1930 in the film version of the play Old English, and appeared in her more than 90 film and television roles in a career that lasted until her retirement in 1967. She played Grace Poole in two versions of Jane Eyre, the 1934 Monogram version and the better-known 1943 version. One of her last well-known roles was the elderly ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). She also performed in Billy Liar, the same year as The Birds.

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Ethel Griffies at IMDb
• Ethel Griffies at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ethel Griffies at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

На других языках

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[de] Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies (* 26. April 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England als Ethel Woods; † 9. September 1975 in London, England) war eine britische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Ethel Griffies

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[es] Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies (Nacida como Ethel Woods, 26 de abril de 1878, Sheffield; 9 de septiembre de 1975, Londres) fue una actriz inglesa de teatro, cine y televisión. Hija de los también actores Samuel Rupert Woods y Lillie Roberts, debutó a los tres años continuando su carrera hasta casi los 86 años. Estuvo casada con Walter Beaumont y en segundas nupcias con otro actor, Edward Cooper, dejándola viuda sus últimos 20 años de vida.

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[ru] Гриффис, Этель

Этель Гриффис (англ. Ethel Griffies, 26 апреля 1878 — 9 сентября 1975) — британская театральная, телевизионная и киноактриса.

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