Athene Seyler

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: Acting

Born: Hackney, London, England, UK, 1889-05-31

Died: 1990-09-12

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1921	The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick	Rachel Wardle	0
2	1931	The Perfect Lady	Lady Westhaven	0
3	1932	Tell Me Tonight	Mrs. Pategg	0
4	1933	Early to Bed	Frau Waiser	0
5	1934	The Private Life of Don Juan	Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment	61
6	1934	Blossom Time	Archduchess Maria Victoria	48
7	1934	Moscow Nights	Madame Anna Sabine	52
8	1935	Drake of England	Queen Elizabeth	70
9	1935	Scrooge	Scrooge's Charwoman	60
10	1936	It's Love Again	Mrs. Durland	59
11	1936	Southern Roses	Mrs. Rowland	0
12	1936	Sensation	Madame Henry	50
13	1937	The Sky’s the Limit	Miss Prinny	0
14	1937	The Mill on the Floss	Mrs. Pullet	40
15	1937	The Lilac Domino	Madame Alary	0
16	1937	Non-Stop New York	Aunt Veronica	63
17	1938	Sailing Along	Victoria Gulliver	70
18	1938	Jane Steps Out	Grandma	0
19	1938	The Citadel	Lady Raebank	63
20	1938	The Ware Case	Mrs Pinto	63
21	1939	The Saint in London	Mother Buckley	55
22	1939	Young Man's Fancy	Milliner	58
23	1941	Quiet Wedding	Aunt Mary	50
24	1941	Letter from Home	Mrs Ashford	70
25	1943	Dear Octopus	Aunt Belle	0
26	1947	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby	Miss La Creevy	65
27	1947	Jassy		54
28	1948	The First Gentleman	Miss Knight	60
29	1949	The Queen of Spades	Princess Ivashin	66
30	1951	The Franchise Affair	Aunt Lin	67
31	1951	Young Wives' Tale	Nanny Gallop	53
32	1952	Secret People	Mrs. Reginald Kellick	63
33	1952	Treasure Hunt	Consuelo Howard	54
34	1952	Made in Heaven	Miss Honeycroft	40
35	1952	The Pickwick Papers	Miss Witherfield	67
36	1953	The Beggar's Opera	Mrs. Trapes	49
37	1954	The Weak and the Wicked	Millie Williams	64
38	1954	For Better, for Worse	Miss Mainbrace	56
39	1955	As Long as They're Happy	Mrs. Arbuthnot	77
40	1956	Yield to the Night	Miss Bligh	70
41	1957	Doctor at Large	Lady Hawkins	56
42	1957	How to Murder a Rich Uncle	Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)	67
43	1957	Campbell's Kingdom	Miss Abigail	56
44	1957	Night of the Demon	Mrs. Karswell	70
45	1958	A Tale of Two Cities	Miss Pross	67
46	1958	Happy Is the Bride	Aunt Harriet	62
47	1958	The Inn of the Sixth Happiness	Jeannie Lawson	67
48	1960	Make Mine Mink	Dame Beatrice Appleby	71
49	1960	A French Mistress	Beatrice Peake	57
50	1960	Visa to Canton	Mao Tai Tai	47
51	1961	Francis of Assisi	Aunt Buona	76
52	1962	Satan Never Sleeps	Sister Agness	51
53	1962	Two and Two Make Six	Aunt Phoebe Tonks	60
54	1962	The Girl on the Boat	Mrs Adelaide Hignett	56
55	1962	I Thank a Fool	Aunt Heather Chandler	55
56	1963	Nurse on Wheels	Miss Farthingale	58
57	1963	The Invasion	Lady Corm	0
58	1966	Don't Utter a Note	Nellie Pringle	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	The Third Man		67
2	1961	The Avengers		77
3	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Lucy Amorest	50
4	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Mrs. Whyte	50
5	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Mrs. Boham	50

Athene Seyler

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