Person
Ethel Griffies
Acting · 1878–1975 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Lulu
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Jane Eyre
Grace Poole
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mrs. White
Lights Out
1949
Love Me Tonight
Second Aunt
The Birds
Mrs. Bundy
Remember the Day
Undetermined Role
Westward Passage
Lady Caverly
Waterloo Bridge
Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1965The Trials of O'Brien
- 1965Bus Riley's Back in TownMrs. Spencer
- 1963Billy LiarGrandma Florence
- 1963The BirdsMrs. Bundy
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourLulu
- 1949Lights Out
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseMrs. White
- 1947The HomestretchAunt Martha
- 1947Millie's DaughterAunt Katherine
- 1946Sing While You DanceMrs. Abigail Smith
- 1946DevotionAunt Elizabeth Branwell
- 1945Saratoga TrunkClarissa Van Steed
- 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryMrs. Nelson
- 1945Molly and MeMrs. Lamb
- 1945Thrill of a RomanceMrs. Fenway
- 1945The Horn Blows at MidnightLady Stover
- 1944Music for MillionsMrs. McGuff
- 1944The White Cliffs of DoverWoman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
- 1944Pardon My RhythmMrs. Martha Dean
- 1944It Happened TomorrowMrs. O'Connor (uncredited)
- 1943Jane EyreGrace Poole
- 1943Holy MatrimonyLady Vale
- 1943First Comes CourageNurse
- 1943Forever and a DayWife of Man in Air Raid Shelter
- 1942Time to KillMrs. Murdock
- 1942Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMrs. Graham
- 1942Between Us GirlsGallagher
- 1942The Postman Didn't RingCatherine Vandewater
- 1942Castle in the DesertMme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeMatron (uncredited)
- 1942Right to the HeartMinerva Bromley
- 1941Remember the DayUndetermined Role
- 1941How Green Was My ValleyMrs. Nicholas
- 1941Great GunsAunt Agatha
- 1941A Yank in the R.A.F.Lady Fitzhugh
- 1941Billy the KidMrs. Hanky
- 1941Dead Men TellMiss Patience Nodbury
- 1940Stranger on the Third FloorMrs. Kane
- 1940Waterloo BridgeMrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
- 1940IrenePrincess Minetti
- 1940Vigil in the NightMatron East
- 1939The Mysterious Mr. DavisMabel Wilcox
- 1939We Are Not AloneMrs. Raymond
- 1939Over the MoonMiss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)
- 1939I'm from MissouriMiss Wildhack
- 1938CrackerjackAnnie
- 1937Kathleen MavourneenHannah O'Dwyer
- 1936Twice BrandedMrs. Etta Hamilton
- 1935The Return Of Peter GrimmMrs. Martha Bartholomew
- 1935Anna KareninaMme. Kartasoff
- 1935Werewolf of LondonMrs. Whack
- 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryWinifred Trent
- 1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodMiss Twinkleton
- 1935Enchanted AprilMrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
- 1934The Painted VeilLady Coldchester (uncredited)
- 1934We Live AgainAunt Marie
- 1934Jane EyreGrace Poole
- 1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackMrs. Field
- 1934Sadie McKeeWoman in Subway (uncredited)
- 1934Stolen SweetsShip Passenger
- 1934Four Frightened PeopleMrs. Ainger's Mother
- 1933Alice in WonderlandMiss Simpson (uncredited)
- 1933White WomanMrs. Chisholm
- 1933BombshellMrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
- 1933Doctor BullMiss Ace
- 1933Torch SingerAgatha Alden
- 1933Midnight ClubThe Duchess
- 1933Horse PlayEmily
- 1933Looking ForwardMiss Judd
- 1933A Lady's ProfessionLady McDougal
- 1933Tonight Is OursZana
- 1932Love Me TonightSecond Aunt
- 1932Westward PassageLady Caverly
- 1932Are You Listening?Mrs. Peters
- 1932The Impatient MaidenNurse Lovett
- 1932Union DepotCross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
- 1931Manhattan ParadeMrs. Beacon
- 1931Once a LadyMiss Bleeker
- 1931The Road to SingaporeMrs. Everard (uncredited)
- 1931Waterloo BridgeMrs. Hobley
- 1931ChancesDrunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)
- 1930Old EnglishAdela Heythorp
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