02/24/1933
Hertfordshire, England, UK:
Rita Davies (24 February 1933 – 19 January 2016) was a British character actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. She is best known for her cameo as the Historian's Wife in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and her sustained role as Sarah Frobisher-Smythe in House of Anubis (2011). Her other film credits include Children of Men (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Beauty and the Beast (2017, posthumous). On television she appeared in Brideshead Revisited (2008), Casualty, Doctors, Call the Midwife, Unforgotten, and Sherlock. She died of cancer at age 82 in Esher, Surrey. No major awards are on record.
|
Beauty and the Beast (2017) as Old Woman |
|
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) as Old Woman on Pier |
|
The List (2013) as Martha Rove |
|
La migliore offerta (2013) as Mrs. Derain |
|
Private Peaceful (2012) as Old Lady |
|
Lad: A Yorkshire Story (2012) as Bookshop Owner |
|
Acts of Godfrey (2012) as Saga Lady 1 |
|
Reuniting the Rubins (2011) as Old Lady |
|
The Trip (2011) as Dove Cottage Worker |
|
The Broken (2008) as Old Lady in Underground |
|
Brideshead Revisited (2008) as Nanny Hawkins |
|
Of Best Intentions (2008) as |
|
Children of Men (2006) as Café Customer |
|
Driving Lessons (2006) as Mrs. Robottom (uncredited) |
|
The Da Vinci Code (2006) as Elegant Woman at Rosslyn |
|
Footprints in the Snow (2005) as Old Lady in Bar |
|
The Last Horror Movie (2004) as Grandma |
|
Tempo (2003) as Juliana |
|
The Wolves of Kromer (1998) as Fanny |
|
W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth (1994) as |
|
O Mary This London (1994) as Picket at clinic |
|
Deadly Obsession (1992) as Beth |
|
Claws (1987) as Mrs Morris |
|
What Mad Pursuit (1985) as Lady at Literary Luncheon |
|
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) as Historian's Wife |
|
Baby Love (1974) as 1st Policewoman |
|
Doomwatch (1972) as Mrs. Murray |
|
Liar! (1969) as Receptionist |