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Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods; 26 April 1878 – 9 September 1975) was a British actress. She is remembered for portraying the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock 's classic The Birds (1963). She appeared in stage roles in her native England and in the United States, and had featured roles in around 100 motion pictures.
Birth name. Daisy Ethel Griffies Woods. Height. 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Bio. The daughter of actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods and actress Lillie Roberts, Ethel Griffies began her own stage career at the age of 3. She was 21 when she finally made her London debut in 1899, and 46 when she made her first Broadway appearance in "Havoc" (1924).
- April 26, 1878
- September 9, 1975
Ethel Griffies. Actress: The Birds. The daughter of actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods and actress Lillie Roberts, Ethel Griffies began her own stage career at the age of 3. She was 21 when she finally made her London debut in 1899, and 46 when she made her first Broadway appearance in "Havoc" (1924).
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Biography. Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods) was an English actress of stage, screen and television. One of her last roles, for which she is best remembered, was the elderly ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock 's The Birds (1963). Filmography. With Hitchcock... The Birds (1963) — cast: Mrs. Bundy - Ornithologist.
Biography by Wikipedia Ethel Griffies was an English actress of stage, screen and television. She is perhaps best-known to modern audiences as the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
Sep 12, 1975 · Ethel Griffies, who in recent ears was the oldest working actress in the English‐speaking theater, died Tuesday in London after a stroke. She was 97 years old. Miss Griffies appeared in more...
Miss Ethel Griffies, the veteran actress who appeared in more than 100 films and scores of stage plays in a long career in Britain and the United States, has died in London. Sir John Gielgud writes: Ethel Griffies was a versatile and stylish actress and a remarkable woman off the stage as well.
