
Person
Josephine Stuart
Acting · Born 1926-11-16 · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Josephine was born into a naval family. Her father was a Commander. She attended the Royal Naval School in England. Josephine discovered her love of acting as a teenager and began her career when she left school. She married French actor Gerard Guillaumat in 1948 and had a daughter Anna in 1949. The couple were divorced in 1957 after Gerard returned to France to pursue his acting career there. In 1966 Josephine met and married theatre director John Ridley. And together they continued a varied and rich acting and directing duo until leaving the theatre altogether in 1975. It was then that John Ridley completely renovated a 16th century water mill in Blair Atholl, Scotland. Together they ran the Mill for a number of years until John's death. After John's death, Josephine emigrated to Canada to be with her daughter Anna, and grandchildren. Josephine was a generous, kind, wonderful woman. A deep spiritual thinker and a courageous actress. She is greatly missed by her family. [Source: Anna Bowness-Park (Josephine's daughter)]
Known for

Oliver Twist
Oliver's Mother

My Brother Jonathan
Lily
Dance Date
1959

Fly Away Peter
Genevieve "Dandy" Hapgood

The Weak and the Wicked
Andy

Destiny of a Spy
Elizaveta

The Loves of Joanna Godden
Grace Wickens

Night Train for Inverness
1960

The Straw Man
Miss Ward
Filmography
- 1969Destiny of a SpyElizaveta
- 1960Night Train for Inverness
- 1959Dance Date
- 1954The Weak and the WickedAndy
- 1953The Straw ManMiss Ward
- 1948Fly Away PeterGenevieve "Dandy" Hapgood
- 1948Oliver TwistOliver's Mother
- 1948My Brother JonathanLily
- 1947The Loves of Joanna GoddenGrace Wickens
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