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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.
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). Discounting a tentative stab at filmmaking in 1917, she made her movie bow in 1930, repeating ...
- April 26, 1878
- September 9, 1975
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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). Discounting a tentative stab at filmmaking in 1917 ...
- January 1, 1
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
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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 ...
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).
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).
On April 26, 1878 in Sheffield, England actress Lillie Roberts presented her husband actor-manager Samuel Rupert Woods with a daughter, Ethel. Three years later the couple presented the girl on stage and an 80 year career began. Known professionally as Ethel Griffies (A youthful bid for independence? A youthful indiscretion?
