Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

Born: November 23, 1888
Died: August 2, 1982
in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Cathleen Nesbitt CBE (born Kathleen Mary Nesbitt; 24 November 1888 – 2 August 1982) was an English actress.

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The Perfect House
Title: The Perfect House
Character: Emma Sloane
Released: March 17, 1981
Type: Movie
A woman's new house hides a sinister secret.
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The Old Crowd
Title: The Old Crowd
Character: Mother
Released: January 27, 1979
Type: Movie
George and Betty, a middle-class English couple, have just moved into a big Edwardian house in London and are throwing a party to celebrate. Unfortunately, after ten days none of their furniture has arrived, having been sent to Carlisle by mistake, three of the four toilets don't work and cracks are starting to appear in the ceiling. However, nothing can dent their determination to have a good time.
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Full Circle
Title: Full Circle
Character: Heather Rudge
Released: February 9, 1978
Type: Movie
After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.
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Night Cries
Title: Night Cries
Character: Mrs. Delesande
Released: January 29, 1978
Type: Movie
A young woman whose baby died in childbirth refuses to believe it and has dreams that her child is still alive and in danger. A scientist who is conducting experiments about dreams tries to help her.
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Julia
Title: Julia
Character: Julia's Grandmother
Released: October 1, 1977
Type: Movie
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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Family Plot
Title: Family Plot
Character: Julia Rainbird
Released: April 9, 1976
Type: Movie
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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French Connection II
Title: French Connection II
Character: The Old Lady
Released: May 18, 1975
Type: Movie
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
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Title: Upstairs, Downstairs
Character: Lady Southwold
Released: October 10, 1971
Type: TV
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
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Villain
Title: Villain
Character: Mrs. Dakin
Released: May 26, 1971
Type: Movie
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
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Title: Great Performances
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Separate Tables
Title: Separate Tables
Character: Lady Matheson
Released: March 15, 1970
Type: Movie
A play by Terence Rattigan about the stories of several people staying at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."
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Staircase
Title: Staircase
Character: Harry's Mother
Released: August 20, 1969
Type: Movie
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.
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The Crucible
Title: The Crucible
Character: Rebecca Nurse
Released: May 4, 1967
Type: Movie
Landmark TV adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. Nominated for 3 Emmy awards.
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The Trygon Factor
Title: The Trygon Factor
Character: Livia Emberday
Released: December 16, 1966
Type: Movie
A Scotland Yard detective is investigating a string of robberies and a murder, and the information he uncovers leads him to the estate of a wealthy but strange English family, who share their mansion with a group of nuns. The detective comes to suspect that neither the family nor the nuns is quite what they seem to be.
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Promise Her Anything
Title: Promise Her Anything
Character: Mrs. Brock
Released: February 22, 1966
Type: Movie
A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is her employer doesn't know about her son and he doesn't particularly care for children despite his profession.
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Title: The Farmer's Daughter
Character: Agatha Morley
Released: September 20, 1963
Type: TV
The Farmer's Daughter is an American situation comedy series that was produced by Screen Gems Television and aired on ABC from September 20, 1963 to April 22, 1966. It was sponsored by Liggett & Myers Tobacco and Clairol for whom the two leading stars often appeared at show's end promoting the products. It also enjoyed a brief run in syndication when it aired on CBN Cable in the 1980s.
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The Parent Trap
Title: The Parent Trap
Character: Louise McKendrick
Released: May 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
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Mrs. Miniver
Title: Mrs. Miniver
Character: Lady Beldon
Released: January 7, 1960
Type: Movie
A British housewife faces up to the harsh realities of the Second World War.
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Separate Tables
Title: Separate Tables
Character: Gladys Matheson
Released: December 18, 1958
Type: Movie
Boarders at an English resort struggle with emotional problems.
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Heart of Darkness
Title: Heart of Darkness
Character: The Crone
Released: November 6, 1958
Type: Movie
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
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Wuthering Heights
Title: Wuthering Heights
Character: Ellen
Released: May 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation. [Originally aired on CBS's DuPont Show of the Month.]
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An Affair to Remember
Title: An Affair to Remember
Character: Grandmother Janou
Released: July 11, 1957
Type: Movie
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
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Désirée
Title: Désirée
Character: Mme. Bonaparte
Released: November 16, 1954
Type: Movie
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.
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Black Widow
Title: Black Widow
Character: Lucia Colletti
Released: October 28, 1954
Type: Movie
A young stage hopeful is murdered and suspicion falls on her mentor, a Broadway producer.
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Title: Producers' Showcase
Character: Mrs. Moorehead
Released: October 18, 1954
Type: TV
Producers' Showcase is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of genres, aired under the title every fourth Monday at 8 p.m. ET for three seasons, beginning October 18, 1954. The final episode, the last of 37, was broadcast May 27, 1957. Showcase Productions, Inc., packaged and produced the series, which received seven Emmy Awards, including the 1956 award for Best Dramatic Series.
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Three Coins in the Fountain
Title: Three Coins in the Fountain
Character: Principessa
Released: May 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a secretary at a government agency, sets out to win the heart of her smooth-talking novelist employer; Anita, her coworker, defies office regulations by romancing an Italian who works at the agency; and office newcomer Maria meets a real Italian Prince Charming and falls madly in love. The only thing the three hopeful ladies need to do is seal their fate.
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So Long at the Fair
Title: So Long at the Fair
Character: Madame Hervé
Released: May 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.
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Madness of the Heart
Title: Madness of the Heart
Character: Mother Superior
Released: December 20, 1949
Type: Movie
A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family's chateau, but she quickly realizes someone there wants her out of the way.
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Jassy
Title: Jassy
Character: Elizabeth Twisdale
Released: August 13, 1947
Type: Movie
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Title: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character: Miss Knag
Released: March 12, 1947
Type: Movie
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
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Men of Two Worlds
Title: Men of Two Worlds
Character: Mrs. Upjohn
Released: September 19, 1946
Type: Movie
An African music student returns home and has to defeat the witch doctor who dominates his tribe and attempt to take them to healthier land away from disease-infestation.
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Caesar and Cleopatra
Title: Caesar and Cleopatra
Character: Egyptian Lady (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 1945
Type: Movie
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
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The Agitator
Title: The Agitator
Character: Mrs. Montrose
Released: January 24, 1945
Type: Movie
The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley.
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Fanny by Gaslight
Title: Fanny by Gaslight
Character: Kate Somerford
Released: May 8, 1944
Type: Movie
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
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The Lamp Still Burns
Title: The Lamp Still Burns
Character: The Matron
Released: November 29, 1943
Type: Movie
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.
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The Door with Seven Locks
Title: The Door with Seven Locks
Character: Ann Cody
Released: October 12, 1940
Type: Movie
A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of the treasure. A mad doctor uses an iron maiden to systematically eliminate the heirs to the fortune.
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Pygmalion
Title: Pygmalion
Character: A Lady
Released: March 3, 1939
Type: Movie
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
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A Dream of Love
Title: A Dream of Love
Character: Baroness St. Cricq (uncredited)
Released: January 28, 1939
Type: Movie
Aging composer Franz Liszt lives in an abbey. On his birthday, a priest brings him a box that was just delivered; there is no return address. In the box he finds a single flower. The flower brings back memories of his lost love of long ago, who inspired him to compose his unforgettable melodies.
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Against the Tide
Title: Against the Tide
Character: Margaret Leigh
Released: September 20, 1937
Type: Movie
A Cornish fishing village is struck by tragedy.
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The Beloved Vagabond
Title: The Beloved Vagabond
Character: Mme. Boin
Released: August 24, 1936
Type: Movie
Flying from one charming lady---eluding another---and almost losing both!
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Title: The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Character: Mrs. Tomkin
Released: September 1, 1935
Type: Movie
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.
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Falling in Love
Title: Falling in Love
Character: Mother
Released: September 4, 1934
Type: Movie
British comedy. It was released in the United States the following year under the alternative title Trouble Ahead.
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The Frightened Lady
Title: The Frightened Lady
Character: Lady Lebanon
Released: March 1, 1932
Type: Movie
A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.
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Canaries Sometimes Sing
Title: Canaries Sometimes Sing
Character: Anne Lymes
Released: September 10, 1930
Type: Movie
Geoffrey and his wife Anne are trapped in a stifling marriage, which neither feels able to leave. When Geoffrey's boyhood friend, Ernest, and his new wife, Elma, come for a long visit, it's soon apparent that their marriage is equally unhappy. As Ernest and Anne strike up a supposedly secret affair, Geoffrey and Elma do everything they can to encourage their spouses' infidelity, whilst also pretending to be blissfully unaware of it.