Gwen Watford

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
September 10, 1927

Place of Birth:
London, England, UK

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Gwen Watford

Biography

Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987). She died from cancer, aged 66, in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Watford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
1992 Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Mrs. Dolly Bantry
1989 Relatively Speaking Sheila Carter
1989 The Winslow Boy Grace Winslow
1988 The Yob Mrs Kendel
1987 Cry Freedom Wendy's Mother
1983 Reluctant Chickens Jo
1982 John David Cynthia
1981 Present Laughter Monica Reed
1977 Age of Hypocrisy Rita Iverson
1976 Tomkinson's Schooldays Mummy
1975 The Ghoul Ayah
1975 In This House of Brede Dame Catherine
1973 Man Above Men Susan
1972 Just in Time for Christmas Janet Nottage
1970 Taste the Blood of Dracula Martha Hargood
1968 Let's Murder Vivaldi Monica
1968 Stand by Your Screen Ada Gritter
1968 Gareth Megan Owen
1966 The Noise Stopped Diana
1964 Do You Know This Voice? Jackie Hopta
1964 Jackals in the Desert
1964 Jackals in the Desert Mrs Marsh
1963 Cleopatra Calpurnia
1963 The Very Edge Sister Holden
1961 The Threatening Storm
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger Sally Carter
1960 The Grass Is Greener Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
1960 A Woman of No Importance Mrs. Arbuthnot
1950 The Fall of the House of Usher Lady Usher
Year TV Show Role
1989 Behaving Badly
1984 Miss Marple: The Body in the Library Dolly Bantry
1984 Miss Marple Mrs. Bantry
1984 Miss Marple Mrs. Bantry
1982 The Agatha Christie Hour
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Mrs. Kendel
1977 Don't Forget To Write! Mabel Maple
1977 Jubilee 1977 Rita Iverson
1976 Ripping Yarns
1974 Bedtime Stories Irene James
1972 The Train Now Standing
1970 Menace
1970 Shadows of Fear
1970 Play for Today Susan
1970 Play for Today Jo
1968 The Company of Five Mrs Gifford
1968 The Company of Five Helen Sinclair
1968 The Company of Five Amanda Conroy
1968 The Company of Five Ada Gritter
1968 The Company of Five Megan Owen
1967 The Gamblers Rachel Grant
1957 The Silver Sword
1956 Jesus of Nazareth Mary, mother of Jesus
1955 ITV Play of the Week Silia