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Cathleen Nesbitt

Acting

Born November 23, 1888 · Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Died August 2, 1982

Also known as Kathleen Nesbitt · Cathleen Nesbit · Catherine Nesbitt

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Biography

Cathleen Nesbitt CBE (born Kathleen Mary Nesbitt; 24 November 1888 – 2 August 1982) was an English actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cathleen Nesbitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1978

Filmography20 titles

Wuthering Heights

1958as Ellen Dean

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971as Lady Southwold

An Affair to Remember

1957as Grandmother Janou

The Parent Trap

1961as Louise McKendrick

Separate Tables

1958as Lady Gladys Matheson

Pygmalion

1938as A Lady

So Long at the Fair

1950as Madame Hervé

Family Plot

1976as Julia Rainbird

French Connection II

1975as The Old Lady

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947as Miss Knag

Désirée

1954as Mme. Bonaparte

Julia

1977as Julia's Grandmother

Black Widow

1954as Lucia Colletti

Villain

1971as Mrs. Dakin

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945as Egyptian Lady (uncredited)

Great Performances

1971

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954as Principessa

The Lamp Still Burns

1943as The Matron

The Crucible

1967as Rebecca Nurse

Promise Her Anything

1966as Mrs. Brock