Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 10, 1927
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Gwen Watford
Biography
Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987). She died from cancer, aged 66, in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Watford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side | Mrs. Dolly Bantry |
| 1989 | Relatively Speaking | Sheila Carter |
| 1989 | The Winslow Boy | Grace Winslow |
| 1988 | The Yob | Mrs Kendel |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Wendy's Mother |
| 1983 | Reluctant Chickens | Jo |
| 1982 | John David | Cynthia |
| 1981 | Present Laughter | Monica Reed |
| 1977 | Age of Hypocrisy | Rita Iverson |
| 1976 | Tomkinson's Schooldays | Mummy |
| 1975 | The Ghoul | Ayah |
| 1975 | In This House of Brede | Dame Catherine |
| 1973 | Man Above Men | Susan |
| 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula | Martha Hargood |
| 1968 | Let's Murder Vivaldi | Monica |
| 1968 | Stand by Your Screen | Ada Gritter |
| 1968 | Gareth | Megan Owen |
| 1966 | The Noise Stopped | Diana |
| 1964 | Do You Know This Voice? | Jackie Hopta |
| 1964 | Jackals in the Desert | |
| 1964 | Jackals in the Desert | Mrs Marsh |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Calpurnia |
| 1963 | The Very Edge | Sister Holden |
| 1961 | The Threatening Storm | |
| 1960 | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger | Sally Carter |
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greener | Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Lady Usher |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Behaving Badly | |
| 1984 | Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | Dolly Bantry |
| 1982 | The Agatha Christie Hour | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Mrs. Kendel |
| 1977 | Don't Forget To Write! | Mabel Maple |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | |
| 1974 | Bedtime Stories | Irene James |
| 1972 | The Train Now Standing | |
| 1970 | Menace | |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Susan |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Jo |
| 1968 | The Company of Five | |
| 1967 | The Gamblers | Rachel Grant |
| 1957 | The Silver Sword | |
| 1956 | Jesus of Nazareth | Mary, mother of Jesus |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week | Silia |