Beatrice Evelyn Varley[1] (11 July 1896 – 4 July 1964) was an English actress who appeared in television and film roles between 1936 and 1964.[2] She made her screen debut in the 1936 film Tomorrow We Live and began to portray a variety of character roles in films such as Oh, Mr Porter!, Holiday Camp and The Wicked Lady before moving predominantly into television until she died in 1964.[3]
Beatrice Varley | |
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.jpg) Millions Like Us, 1943 | |
| Born | Beatrice Evelyn Varley 11 July 1896 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 4 July 1964 (aged 67) |
| Years active | 1936 – 1964 |
Selected filmography edit
- Tomorrow We Live (1936) - Patricia's Mother (uncredited)
- Spring Handicap (1937) - Mrs. Tulip
- Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) - Barney's Bar Landlady (uncredited)
- Young and Innocent (1937) - Accused Man's Wife in First Court Case (uncredited)
- Crackerjack (1938) - Bit Role (uncredited)
- Poison Pen (1939) - Mrs. Jenkins
- Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) - Mrs. Mooney (uncredited)
- Kipps (1941) - Mrs. Kipps
- Rush Hour (1941, Short) - Shopper (uncredited)
- South American George (1941) - Mrs. Butters
- Hatter's Castle (1942) - Mrs. Brodie
- Secret Mission (1942) - Mrs. Donkin - the British Cook
- Talk About Jacqueline (1942) - (uncredited)
- Squadron Leader X (1943) - Mrs. Krohn
- We Dive at Dawn (1943) - Mrs. Dabbs (uncredited)
- The Bells Go Down (1943) - Ma Turk
- The Man in Grey (1943) - Gipsy
- I'll Walk Beside You (1943) - Miss McKenzie
- Millions Like Us (1943) - Miss Wells
- Bees in Paradise (1944) - Moagga
- Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) - Martha
- Love Story (1944) - Miss Rossiter
- Waterloo Road (1945) - Mrs. Colter
- Great Day (1945) - Miss Tracy
- The Agitator (1945) - Mrs. Shackleton
- Johnny Frenchman (1945) - Mrs. Tremayne
- The Seventh Veil (1945) - (uncredited)
- The Wicked Lady (1945) - Aunt Moll
- Bedelia (1946) - Mary
- Send for Paul Temple (1946) - Miss Marchment
- The Upturned Glass (1947) - Injured Girl's Mother
- They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) - Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
- So Well Remembered (1947) - Annie
- Holiday Camp (1947) - Valerie's Aunt
- Jassy (1947) - Mrs. Wicks
- Master of Bankdam (1947) - Mrs. Pickersgill
- The Little Ballerina (1947) - Mrs. Field
- My Brother Jonathan (1948) - Mrs. Hodgkiss
- Good-Time Girl (1948) - Mrs. Rawlings
- My Brother's Keeper (1948) - Mrs. Martin
- No Room at the Inn (1948) - Mrs. Jarvis (uncredited)
- Marry Me! (1949) - Mrs. Perrins
- Adam and Evalyn (1949) - Mrs. Parker
- The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) - Olive Tavy (uncredited)
- Paul Temple's Triumph (1950) - Mrs. Weston
- Gone to Earth (1950) - Aunt Prowde
- No Trace (1950) - Landlady
- She Shall Have Murder (1950) - Mrs. Hawthorne
- Out of True (1951, Short) - Mrs. Green
- Hindle Wakes (1952) - Mrs. Hollins
- The Wild Heart (1952) - Aunt Prowde
- Death Goes to School (1953) - Miss Hopkinson
- Melba (1953) - Aunt Catherine
- Bang! You're Dead (1954) - Mrs. Moxted
- The Black Rider (1954) - Mrs. Marsh
- Jumping for Joy (1956) - Landlady (uncredited)
- The Feminine Touch (1956) - Sister Snow
- Tiger in the Smoke (1956) - Lucy Cash
- The Good Companions (1957) - Mrs. Jimmy Nunn
- Sea Wife (1957) - Elderly Nun
- Hell Drivers (1957) - Mrs. Yately - Tom's Mother
- The Surgeon's Knife (1957) - Mrs. Waring
- Bachelor of Hearts (1958) - Mrs. Upcott
- Room at the Top (1959) - Aunt
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) - Aggie
- The Rough and the Smooth (1959) - Hotel Manageress
- Identity Unknown (1960) - Matron
- Night Without Pity (1961) - Mother
- Echo of Barbara (1961) - Mrs. Roscoe