ATHENE SEYLER
ACTING
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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).
- A Tale of Two Cities1958
- Night of the Demon1957
- Scrooge1935
- For Better, for Worse1954
- Make Mine Mink1960
- The Saint in London1939
- The Citadel1938
- Campbell's Kingdom1957
- The Queen of Spades1949
- Francis of Assisi1961
- It's Love Again1936
- The Weak and the Wicked1954
- Satan Never Sleeps1962
- Moscow Nights1935
- Visa to Canton1960
- Sailing Along1938
- Quiet Wedding1941
- Young Wives' Tale1951
- Happy Is the Bride1958
- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness1958
- The Ware Case1938
- The Mill on the Floss1937
- The Franchise Affair1951
- As Long as They're Happy1955
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle1957
- Doctor at Large1957
- The Beggar's Opera1953
- Sensation1936
- Treasure Hunt1952
- The Lilac Domino1937
- Yield to the Night1956
- The Private Life of Don Juan1934
- Nurse on Wheels1963
- The Girl on the Boat1962
- The Pickwick Papers1952
- Non-Stop New York1937
- Young Man's Fancy1939
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1947
- Secret People1952