Acting
Sybil Thorndike
Born 1882-10-22
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Known For
Prominent works featuring Sybil Thorndike
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Stage Fright
1950
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
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The Prince and the Showgirl
1957
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ITV Playhouse
1967
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Gone to Earth
1950
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Major Barbara
1941
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Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
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The Magic Box
1952
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (38 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Prince, The Showgirl and Me | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens | Elizabeth Ball Dickens | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | ITV Playhouse | The Nurse | TV Series | 1967 |
| Don't Utter a Note | Florence Pringle | Movie | 1966 | |
 | A Passage to India | Mrs Moore | Movie | 1965 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Mrs Moore | TV Series | 1965 |
| Man and Mirror | Isabel Manners | Movie | 1965 | |
 | Uncle Vanya | Marina, the nurse | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Big Gamble | Aunt Cathleen | Movie | 1961 |
 | Hand in Hand | Lady Caroline | Movie | 1961 |
| Armchair Mystery Theatre | Mrs. Isabel Manners | TV Series | 1960 | |
| Riders to the Sea | Maurya | Movie | 1960 | |
 | Jet Storm | Emma Morgan | Movie | 1959 |
 | Alive and Kicking | Dora | Movie | 1959 |
 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Lady Fitzhugh | Movie | 1959 |
 | Smiley Gets a Gun | Granny McKinley | Movie | 1958 |
 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Prince and the Showgirl | The Queen Dowager | Movie | 1957 |
 | Bernard Shaw | Self | Movie | 1957 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Florence Pringle | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Weak and the Wicked | Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend | Movie | 1954 |
 | Melba | Queen Victoria | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Magic Box | Sitter in Bath Studio | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Lady with a Lamp | Miss Bosanquet | Movie | 1951 |
 | Gone to Earth | Mrs. Marston | Movie | 1950 |
 | Stage Fright | Mrs. Gill | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Forbidden Street | Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mrs. Squeers | Movie | 1947 |
 | Major Barbara | The General | Movie | 1941 |
 | Tudor Rose | Ellen | Movie | 1936 |
 | A Gentleman of Paris | Lola Duval | Movie | 1931 |
 | Hindle Wakes | Mrs. Hawthorne | Movie | 1931 |
 | To What Red Hell | Mrs Fairfield | Movie | 1929 |
 | Dawn | Nurse Edith Cavell | Movie | 1928 |
| Bleak House | Lady Dedlock | Movie | 1922 | |
 | Esmeralda | Esmeralda | Movie | 1922 |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Movie | 1922 |