11/23/1888
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK:
Cathleen Nesbitt (* 24. November 1888 in Cheshire, England; † 2. August 1982 in London, England) war eine britische Schauspielerin walisischer und irischer Abstammung. Ihr Filmdebüt gab sie 1919 in A Star Over Night. Auch spielte sie 1922 in The Faithful Heart. Bis 1930 war sie dann nicht mehr in Filmen zu sehen, bis sie die Rolle der Anne Lymes in Canaries Sometimes Sing, einem der ersten Tonfilme, bekam. 1938 spielte sie in der Verfilmung von Pygmalion mit. Nesbitts erster Hollywoodfilm war Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), in welchem sie die Charakterrolle von „La Principessa“ spielte. Darauf folgte dann im selben Jahr Black Widow und 1957 An Affair to Remember. Sie erschien auch in The Parent Trap (1961) und Promise Her Anything (1965). 1972 und 1973 spielte sie in zwei Folgen von Das Haus am Eaton Place. 1974 erhielt Nesbitt einen Emmy Award für ihre Rolle im Drama Staircase. Weitere Hollywood- und Fernsehproduktionen waren unter anderem Hitchcocks Family Plot (1976) und Julia (1977).
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The Perfect House (1981) as Emma Sloane |
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Never Never Land (1980) as Edith Forbes |
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The Old Crowd (1979) as Mother |
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Full Circle (1978) as Heather Rudge |
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Night Cries (1978) as Mrs. Delesande |
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Julia (1977) as Julia's Grandmother |
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The White Elephant (1977) as Lady Alice |
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Family Plot (1976) as Julia Rainbird |
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French Connection II (1975) as The Old Lady |
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Villain (1971) as Mrs. Dakin |
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Separate Tables (1970) as Lady Matheson |
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Staircase (1969) as Harry's Mother |
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The Crucible (1967) as Rebecca Nurse |
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The Trygon Factor (1966) as Livia Emberday |
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Promise Her Anything (1966) as Mrs. Brock |
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Feathertop (1961) as Madame Eau Charme |
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The Parent Trap (1961) as Louise McKendrick |
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Mrs. Miniver (1960) as Lady Beldon |
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Separate Tables (1958) as Lady Gladys Matheson |
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Heart of Darkness (1958) as The Crone |
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Wuthering Heights (1958) as Ellen Dean |
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An Affair to Remember (1957) as Grandmother Janou |
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Désirée (1954) as Mme. Bonaparte |
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Black Widow (1954) as Lucia Colletti |
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Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) as Principessa |
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So Long at the Fair (1950) as Madame Hervé |
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Madness of the Heart (1949) as Mother Superior |
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Jassy (1947) as Elizabeth Twisdale |
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) as Miss Knag |
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Men of Two Worlds (1946) as Mrs. Upjohn |
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Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) as Egyptian Lady (uncredited) |
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The Agitator (1945) as Mrs. Montrose |
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Fanny by Gaslight (1944) as Kate Somerford |
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The Lamp Still Burns (1943) as The Matron |
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The Door with Seven Locks (1940) as Ann Cody |
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Law and Disorder (1940) as Miss. Sampson |
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A Dream of Love (1939) as Baroness St. Cricq (uncredited) |
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Pygmalion (1938) as A Lady |
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Against the Tide (1937) as Margaret Leigh |
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The Beloved Vagabond (1936) as Mme. Boin |
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935) as Mrs. Tomkin |
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Falling in Love (1934) as Mother |
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The Frightened Lady (1932) as Lady Lebanon |
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Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930) as Anne Lymes |
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The Faithful Heart (1922) as Diana Oughterson |