Eileen Essell

Eileen Essell

Born: October 8, 1922
Died: February 15, 2015
in London
Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career.

Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin.

On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Movies for Eileen Essell...

Title: Land Girls
Character: Miss Gwen Ganderton
Released: September 7, 2009
Type: TV
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
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Title: Law & Order: UK
Released: February 23, 2009
Type: TV
Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.
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Title: Demons
Released: January 3, 2009
Type: TV
Luke Rutherford is your average teenager - until his dead father's best friend, Rupert Galvin turns up to reveal his secret destiny: he's the great-grandson of Abraham Van Helsing, the infamous vampire hunter. Luke is set to inherit the family mantle as a warrior against the supernatural entities that lie deep beneath the streets of modern-day London.
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Title: Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Character: Aunt Blossom
Released: September 27, 2007
Type: TV
It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can be difficult, but this savvy sweetheart knows every trick in the book, and she's doing it in style.
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Title: Torchwood
Character: Christina
Released: October 22, 2006
Type: TV
The exploits a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
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Title: Feel the Force
Released: May 8, 2006
Type: TV
Sally Bobbins and Sally Frank are two policewomen. They are the Cagney & Lacey for the 21st century, but with worse hairstyles. They are the Dukes of Hazzard, but with car doors that open. They are Dalziel and Pascoe, but with sillier surnames.
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The Producers
Title: The Producers
Character: Hold Me-Touch Me
Released: December 25, 2005
Type: Movie
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Character: Grandma Josephine
Released: July 13, 2005
Type: Movie
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
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Title: Ideal
Character: Mrs Coneybear
Released: January 11, 2005
Type: TV
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.
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Finding Neverland
Title: Finding Neverland
Character: Mrs. Snow
Released: October 17, 2004
Type: Movie
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
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Title: Hustle
Character: Mary
Released: February 24, 2004
Type: TV
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
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Duplex
Title: Duplex
Character: Mrs. Connelly
Released: September 26, 2003
Type: Movie
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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Title: Strange
Released: May 31, 2003
Type: TV
The world of John Strange is no ordinary place - full of malevolent demons that must be stopped from wreaking havoc upon the Earth. In his quest he is joined by nurse Jude Atkins, computer whiz Toby and Kevin, a man who can pick up on strange vibes. But the mysterious Canon Black remains a thorn in John's side, fervent in his efforts to prove the non-existence of anything remotely demonic or paranormal...
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Ali G Indahouse
Title: Ali G Indahouse
Character: Mrs. Hugh
Released: March 21, 2002
Type: Movie
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
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Title: Heartbeat
Character: Mrs Elsie Gray
Released: April 10, 1992
Type: TV
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.