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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.
Biography. Ethel Griffies. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. April 26, 1878 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. Died. September 9, 1975 · London, England, UK (stroke) Birth name. Daisy Ethel Griffies Woods. Height. 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Bio.
- April 26, 1878
- September 9, 1975
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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A youthful indiscretion? Ethel Woods sounded too much some ancient king? Advice from a fortune teller to have a 13 lettered name?), the actress learned her craft in the provinces and made her London debut in 1899 at the Haymarket. Her Broadway debut would occur in 1924 in a short run production of Havoc directed by and co-starring Leo G. Carroll.
Actress Ethel Griffies, born on Apr 26, 1878 and died on Sep 9, 1975 starred in How Green Was My Valley, The Birds, Anna Karenina, Forever and a Day, We Are Not Alone, The Road to Singapore, Jane Eyre, Alice in Wonderland, Billy the Kid, Saratoga Trunk.
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.
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.
