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Ethel Griffies. Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods; 26 April 1878 – 9 September 1975) was an English actress of stage, screen, and television. 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 ...
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 ...
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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
Ethel Griffies (1878-1975) Ethel Griffies. Actress. Soundtrack. 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.
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26 Apr 1878. Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Death. 9 Sep 1975 (aged 97) London, City of London, Greater London, England. Burial. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend Add to Map. Memorial ID. 90429772.
MISS ETHEL GRIFFIES. 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.
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?
