Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress.[1][2] She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul.[1] On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury. Her most famous rôle was as Elizabeth the rather deaf servant in Gaslight (1944).
Barbara Everest | |
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| Born | 19 June 1890 Southfields, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 9 February 1968 (aged 77) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1916–1968 |
Selected filmography edit
- The Hypocrites (1916) – Helen Plugenet
- The Man without a Soul (1916) – Elaine Ferrier
- Whosoever Shall Offend (1919) – Maddalena
- Not Guilty (1919) – Hetty Challis
- The Lady Clare (1919) – Alice
- Calvary (1920) – Rachel Penryn
- The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol (1920) – Anne
- Testimony (1920) – Lucinda
- The Bigamist (1921) – Blanche Maitland
- A Romance of Old Baghdad (1922) – Mrs. Jocelyn
- The Persistent Lovers (1922) – Joyce
- Fox Farm (1922) – Kate Falconer
- Lily Christine (1932) – Hempel
- When London Sleeps (1932) – Madame Lamberti
- The Lodger (1932) – Mrs. Bunting
- There Goes the Bride (1932) – Mme. Marquand (uncredited)
- The Roof (1933) – Mrs. Foster
- She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933) – Agatha
- The Lost Chord (1933) – Mother Superior
- The Umbrella (1933) – Mrs. Wynne
- Love's Old Sweet Song (1933) – Nurse
- Home Sweet Home (1933)
- The River Wolves (1934)
- The Warren Case (1934) – (uncredited)
- Passing Shadows (1934) – Mrs. Lawrence
- Song at Eventide (1934)
- The Lad (1935) – Mrs. Lorraine
- Royal Cavalcade (1935) – Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935) – Cook
- Scrooge (1935) – Mrs. Cratchit
- Love in Exile (1936) – Anna
- Men of Yesterday (1936)
- The Man Behind the Mask (1936) – Lady Slade
- Jump for Glory (1937) – Mrs. Nolan
- Old Mother Riley (1937) – Mrs. Briggs
- Death Croons the Blues (1937)
- Trunk Crime (1939) – Ursula
- Discoveries (1939) – Mrs. Venters
- Inquest (1939) – Mrs. Wyatt
- Meet Maxwell Archer (1940) – Miss Duke
- The Second Mr. Bush (1940) – Mrs. Windel-Tod
- The Prime Minister (1941) – Baroness Lehzen (uncredited)
- This Man Is Dangerous (1941) – Mrs. Cardby
- He Found a Star (1941) – Mrs. Cavour
- Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) – Mrs. Olav
- Forever and a Day (1943) – Girl's Mother in Air Raid Shelter
- Mission to Moscow (1943) – Mrs. Litvinov
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) – Aunt
- Jane Eyre (1943) – Lady Ingraham
- The Uninvited (1944) – Lizzie Flynn
- Gaslight (1944) – Elizabeth
- The Valley of Decision (1945) – Delia
- The Fatal Witness (1945) – Lady Elizabeth Ferguson / Vera Cavanaugh
- Wanted for Murder (1946) – Mrs. Colebrooke
- Frieda (1947) – Mrs Dawson
- The Long Mirror (1948) - Mrs.Tenbury
- Children of Chance (1949) – Francesca
- Madeleine (1950) – Mrs. Smith
- Tony Draws a Horse (1950) – Mrs. Parsons
- An Inspector Calls (1954) – committee member
- The Safecracker (1958) – Mrs. Dawson
- The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) – Mrs. Brophy
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) – 2nd Old Lady
- El Cid (1961) – Mother Superior
- Dangerous Afternoon (1961) – Mrs. Judson
- The Damned (1963) – Miss Lamont
- Nurse on Wheels (1963) – Nurse Merrick
- The Man Who Finally Died (1963) – Martha Gelman
- Rotten to the Core (1965) – Mrs. Dick
- Trouble with Junia (1967) – Ada
- Franchette: Les Intrigues (1969) – (final film role)
References edit
- ^ a b "Barbara Everest". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Barbara Everest". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2022.