Acting
Ethel Griffies
Born 1878-04-25
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ethel Griffies
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The Birds
1963
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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How Green Was My Valley
1941
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The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
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Waterloo Bridge
1940
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Jane Eyre
1943
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Werewolf of London
1935
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Billy Liar
1963
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Anna Karenina
1935
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (84 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Trials of O'Brien | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Mrs. Spencer | Movie | 1965 |
 | Billy Liar | Grandma Florence | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Birds | Mrs. Bundy | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Lulu | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Lights Out | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1949 |
 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Mrs. White | TV Series | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Grandmother | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Homestretch | Aunt Martha | Movie | 1947 |
 | Millie's Daughter | Aunt Katherine | Movie | 1947 |
 | Sing While You Dance | Mrs. Abigail Smith | Movie | 1946 |
 | Devotion | Aunt Elizabeth Branwell | Movie | 1946 |
 | Saratoga Trunk | Clarissa Van Steed | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Mrs. Nelson | Movie | 1945 |
 | Molly and Me | Mrs. Lamb | Movie | 1945 |
 | Thrill of a Romance | Mrs. Fenway | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Lady Stover | Movie | 1945 |
 | Music for Millions | Mrs. McGuff | Movie | 1944 |
 | The White Cliffs of Dover | Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Pardon My Rhythm | Mrs. Martha Dean | Movie | 1944 |
 | It Happened Tomorrow | Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Jane Eyre | Grace Poole | Movie | 1943 |
 | Holy Matrimony | Lady Vale | Movie | 1943 |
 | First Comes Courage | Nurse | Movie | 1943 |
 | Forever and a Day | Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter | Movie | 1943 |
 | Time to Kill | Mrs. Murdock | Movie | 1942 |
 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mrs. Graham | Movie | 1942 |
 | Between Us Girls | Gallagher | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Postman Didn't Ring | Catherine Vandewater | Movie | 1942 |
 | Castle in the Desert | Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie | Movie | 1942 |
 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Matron (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Right to the Heart | Minerva Bromley | Movie | 1942 |
 | Remember the Day | Undetermined Role | Movie | 1941 |
 | How Green Was My Valley | Mrs. Nicholas | Movie | 1941 |
 | Great Guns | Aunt Agatha | Movie | 1941 |
 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | Lady Fitzhugh | Movie | 1941 |
 | Billy the Kid | Mrs. Hanky | Movie | 1941 |
 | Dead Men Tell | Miss Patience Nodbury | Movie | 1941 |
 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Mrs. Kane | Movie | 1940 |
 | Waterloo Bridge | Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Irene | Princess Minetti | Movie | 1940 |
 | Vigil in the Night | Matron East | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Mysterious Mr. Davis | Mabel Wilcox | Movie | 1939 |
 | We Are Not Alone | Mrs. Raymond | Movie | 1939 |
 | Over the Moon | Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | I'm from Missouri | Miss Wildhack | Movie | 1939 |
 | Crackerjack | Annie | Movie | 1938 |
 | Kathleen Mavourneen | Hannah O'Dwyer | Movie | 1937 |
 | Twice Branded | Mrs. Etta Hamilton | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Return Of Peter Grimm | Mrs. Martha Bartholomew | Movie | 1935 |
 | Anna Karenina | Mme. Kartasoff | Movie | 1935 |
 | Werewolf of London | Mrs. Whack | Movie | 1935 |
 | Vanessa: Her Love Story | Winifred Trent | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Miss Twinkleton | Movie | 1935 |
 | Enchanted April | Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Painted Veil | Lady Coldchester (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | We Live Again | Aunt Marie | Movie | 1934 |
 | Jane Eyre | Grace Poole | Movie | 1934 |
 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Mrs. Field | Movie | 1934 |
 | Sadie McKee | Woman in Subway (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Stolen Sweets | Ship Passenger | Movie | 1934 |
 | Four Frightened People | Mrs. Ainger's Mother | Movie | 1934 |
 | Alice in Wonderland | Miss Simpson (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | White Woman | Mrs. Chisholm | Movie | 1933 |
 | Bombshell | Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Doctor Bull | Miss Ace | Movie | 1933 |
 | Torch Singer | Agatha Alden | Movie | 1933 |
 | Midnight Club | The Duchess | Movie | 1933 |
 | Horse Play | Emily | Movie | 1933 |
 | Looking Forward | Miss Judd | Movie | 1933 |
 | A Lady's Profession | Lady McDougal | Movie | 1933 |
 | Tonight Is Ours | Zana | Movie | 1933 |
 | Love Me Tonight | Second Aunt | Movie | 1932 |
 | Westward Passage | Lady Caverly | Movie | 1932 |
 | Are You Listening? | Mrs. Peters | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Impatient Maiden | Nurse Lovett | Movie | 1932 |
 | Union Depot | Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Manhattan Parade | Mrs. Beacon | Movie | 1931 |
 | Once a Lady | Miss Bleeker | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Road to Singapore | Mrs. Everard (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Waterloo Bridge | Mrs. Hobley | Movie | 1931 |
 | Chances | Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Old English | Adela Heythorp | Movie | 1930 |