Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 17, 1922
Place of Birth:
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Ursula Howells
Biography
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.
After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Rather English Marriage | Mary |
| 1998 | The Tichborne Claimant | Lady Doughty |
| 1994 | A Pinch of Snuff | Alice Andover |
| 1986 | Time After Time | May Swift |
| 1984 | The Cold Room | Headmistress |
| 1980 | Gentle Folk | Mrs Menant |
| 1980 | The Enigma | Mrs Fielding |
| 1978 | When the Actors Come | Barbara Karolina |
| 1974 | Miss Nightingale | Aunt May |
| 1974 | Little Fears | The Older Woman |
| 1973 | Father Dear Father | Barbara |
| 1972 | Franklin's Farm | Prue |
| 1970 | Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly | Mumsy |
| 1969 | Crossplot | Maggi Thwaites |
| 1968 | Assignment K | Estelle |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway") |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf") |
| 1964 | A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter | Liz Essendine |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects | Joanna Duten |
| 1963 | The Sicilians | Mme. Perrault |
| 1963 | The Madhouse on Castle Street | Martha Tompkins |
| 1962 | Two Letter Alibi | Louise |
| 1957 | Now Let Him Go | Nurse Judith |
| 1957 | Account Rendered | Lucille Ainsworth |
| 1957 | West of Suez | Eileen |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson |
| 1956 | Keep It Clean | Pat Anstey |
| 1955 | Track the Man Down | Mary Dennis |
| 1955 | The Gilded Cage | Brenda Lucas |
| 1955 | They Can't Hang Me | Antonia Pitt |
| 1955 | The Constant Husband | Ann |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Pam Vickers |
| 1953 | The Oracle | Peggy |
| 1953 | The Blakes Slept Here | Emily |
| 1952 | The Cocktail Party | |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Hon. Ursula |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | Harriet Marshall |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Cazalets | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Lady Isabel Aubrey |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Miriam Wakefield |
| 1992 | Jewels | The Duchess |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Olive Nettleton |
| 1985 | Bulman | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced | Miss Blacklock |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Elizabeth Fouchet |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Laura Atherton |
| 1978 | Father, Dear Father | Barbara Mossman |
| 1977 | Hard Times | Mrs Gradgrass |
| 1976 | The Many Wives Of Patrick | |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Empress Maria Fyodorovna |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Duchess of Buckminster |
| 1971 | Cousin Bette | Adeline |
| 1970 | Ryan International | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Sarah Chandler |
| 1968 | Father, Dear Father | Barbara |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | Mme Pontagnac |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1964 | A Choice of Coward | Liz Essendine |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Julia Gray |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Janet Ormund |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling | Miki |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Margaret |
| 1955 | Lilli Palmer Theatre | Mary |
| 1954 | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Mary Winsloe |