Person
Sybil Thorndike
Acting · 1882–1976 · Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known for
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
BBC Play of the Month
Mrs Moore
ITV Playhouse
The Nurse
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Mrs. Isabel Manners
Uncle Vanya
Marina, the nurse
Armchair Theatre
Florence Pringle
Stage Fright
Mrs. Gill
Esmeralda
Esmeralda
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Queen Dowager
Filmography
- 2004The Prince, The Showgirl and MeSelf (archive footage)
- 1970The Great Inimitable Mr. DickensElizabeth Ball Dickens
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1967ITV PlayhouseThe Nurse
- 1966Don't Utter a NoteFlorence Pringle
- 1965A Passage to IndiaMrs Moore
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMrs Moore
- 1965Man and MirrorIsabel Manners
- 1963Uncle VanyaMarina, the nurse
- 1961The Big GambleAunt Cathleen
- 1961Hand in HandLady Caroline
- 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreMrs. Isabel Manners
- 1960Riders to the SeaMaurya
- 1959Jet StormEmma Morgan
- 1959Alive and KickingDora
- 1959Shake Hands with the DevilLady Fitzhugh
- 1958Smiley Gets a GunGranny McKinley
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1957The Prince and the ShowgirlThe Queen Dowager
- 1957Bernard ShawSelf
- 1956Armchair TheatreFlorence Pringle
- 1954The Weak and the WickedMabel Wicks, Millie's friend
- 1953MelbaQueen Victoria
- 1952The Magic BoxSitter in Bath Studio
- 1951The Lady with a LampMiss Bosanquet
- 1950Gone to EarthMrs. Marston
- 1950Stage FrightMrs. Gill
- 1949The Forbidden StreetMrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
- 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMrs. Squeers
- 1941Major BarbaraThe General
- 1936Tudor RoseEllen
- 1931A Gentleman of ParisLola Duval
- 1931Hindle WakesMrs. Hawthorne
- 1929To What Red HellMrs Fairfield
- 1928DawnNurse Edith Cavell
- 1922Bleak HouseLady Dedlock
- 1922EsmeraldaEsmeralda
- 1922MacbethLady Macbeth
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