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 and made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies. Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel, Night of the Demon and The Avengers. She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. Although the silent film, Pickwick (1921) is missing she played the elderly fiance in The Pickwick Papers (1952). Although she pretty much retired from acting after 1970, she continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s, memorably as a guest of Terry Wogan on his eponymous BBC chat show. Athene Seyler was President of RADA from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies Guild.[2] She also wrote The Art of Comedy. She married James Bury Sterndale-Bennett (1889–1941), a grandson of the composer Sir William Sterndale Bennett, and later lived with Nicholas (Beau) Hannen. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959. Description above from the Wikipedia article Athene Seyler,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Nurse on Wheels | Miss Farthingale | 1963-01-03 |
Movie | Satan Never Sleeps | Sister Agness | 1962-02-22 |
Movie | Two and Two Make Six | Aunt Phoebe Tonks | 1962-05-01 |
Movie | The Girl on the Boat | Mrs Adelaide Hignett | 1962-08-05 |
Movie | I Thank a Fool | Aunt Heather Chandler | 1962-09-14 |
Series | The Avengers | Unknown | 1961-01-07 |
Movie | Francis of Assisi | Aunt Buona | 1961-07-12 |
Movie | Visa to Canton | Mao Tai Tai | 1960-12-26 |
Movie | Make Mine Mink | Dame Beatrice Appleby | 1960-08-09 |
Movie | A French Mistress | Beatrice Peake | 1960-08-25 |
Series | The Third Man | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Miss Pross | 1958-02-07 |
Movie | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | Jeannie Lawson | 1958-12-11 |
Movie | Happy Is the Bride | Aunt Harriet | 1958-03-04 |
Movie | Doctor at Large | Lady Hawkins | 1957-03-26 |
Movie | How to Murder a Rich Uncle | Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern) | 1957-06-01 |
Movie | Campbell's Kingdom | Miss Abigail | 1957-09-03 |
Movie | Night of the Demon | Mrs. Karswell | 1957-11-09 |
Movie | Yield to the Night | Miss Bligh | 1956-06-19 |
Movie | As Long as They're Happy | Mrs. Arbuthnot | 1955-03-15 |
Movie | The Weak and the Wicked | Millie Williams | 1954-02-02 |
Movie | For Better, for Worse | Miss Mainbrace | 1954-06-20 |
Movie | The Beggar's Opera | Mrs. Trapes | 1953-08-24 |
Movie | Treasure Hunt | Consuelo Howard | 1952-06-01 |
Movie | Secret People | Mrs. Reginald Kellick | 1952-02-05 |
Movie | Made in Heaven | Miss Honeycroft | 1952-11-01 |
Movie | The Pickwick Papers | Miss Witherfield | 1952-11-14 |
Movie | The Franchise Affair | Aunt Lin | 1951-02-19 |
Movie | Young Wives' Tale | Nanny Gallop | 1951-11-01 |
Movie | The Queen of Spades | Princess Ivashin | 1949-03-16 |
Movie | The First Gentleman | Miss Knight | 1948-03-15 |
Movie | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Miss La Creevy | 1947-03-12 |
Movie | Dear Octopus | Aunt Belle | 1943-09-20 |
Movie | Quiet Wedding | Aunt Mary | 1941-04-19 |
Movie | Young Man's Fancy | Milliner | 1939-07-31 |
Movie | The Saint in London | Mother Buckley | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | The Citadel | Lady Raebank | 1938-10-29 |
Movie | Sailing Along | Victoria Gulliver | 1938-04-15 |
Movie | The Ware Case | Mrs Pinto | 1938-12-02 |
Movie | The Lilac Domino | Madame Alary | 1937-03-31 |
Movie | The Mill on the Floss | Mrs. Pullet | 1937-01-09 |
Movie | Non-Stop New York | Aunt Veronica | 1937-09-13 |
Movie | It's Love Again | Mrs. Durland | 1936-05-06 |
Movie | Sensation | Madame Henry | 1936-12-16 |
Movie | Drake of England | Queen Elizabeth | 1935-05-16 |
Movie | Moscow Nights | Madame Anna Sabine | 1935-11-05 |
Movie | Scrooge | Scrooge's Charwoman | 1935-11-26 |
Movie | Blossom Time | Archduchess Maria Victoria | 1934-01-01 |
Movie | The Private Life of Don Juan | Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment | 1934-01-01 |
Movie | Early to Bed | Frau Waiser | 1933-08-08 |
Movie | Tell Me Tonight | Mrs. Pategg | 1932-10-31 |
Movie | The Perfect Lady | Lady Westhaven | 1931-11-12 |
Movie | The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Rachel Wardle | 1921-11-01 |