Alison Skipworth
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1863 in London, England, UK
- Died
- July 5, 1952
- Active Years
- 1920–1938 (19 Years)
- Total Credits
- 52 credits in database
Biography
Alison Skipworth, born Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom on July 25, 1863, in London, England, was an English stage and screen actress known for her work in comedy films during the 1930s. She was the daughter of a physician and the wife of English artist Frank Markham Skipworth. She made her first stage appearance at Daly's Theatre in London in 1894 in A Gaiety Girl, followed by her first American performance the next year at the Broadway Theatre. Her screen credits include Madame Racketeer, The Devil Is a Woman, Dangerous, Satan Met a Lady, If I Had a Million, The Song of Songs, The Casino Murder Case, and Becky Sharp. She passed away on July 5, 1952.
Career overview
Alison Skipworth was a stage and screen actress born as Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom on July 25, 1863, in London, England. She was a physician's daughter who, in her younger days, was a celebrated patrician beauty and the favorite model of English artist Frank Markham Skipworth, who later became her husband. Skipworth began her professional acting career on the stage, making her first appearance at Daly's Theatre in London in 1894 in A Gaiety Girl. The following year, she made her first American performance at the Broadway Theatre.
Over the course of her career, Skipworth became known for her work in comedy films during the 1930s and accumulated 52 known acting credits. Some of her screen work includes appearances in Madame Racketeer, If I Had a Million, The Song of Songs, Becky Sharp, The Devil Is a Woman, Dangerous, Satan Met a Lady, and The Casino Murder Case.
Skipworth lived to the age of 88, passing away on July 5, 1952.
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52 titles- King of the Newsboys (1938) as Nora
- Wide Open Faces (1938) as Auntie Martha
- Ladies in Distress (1938) as Josephine Bonney
- Two Wise Maids (1937) as Agatha Stanton / Old Lady Ironsides
- Stolen Holiday (1937) as Suzanne
- Two in a Crowd (1936) as Lillie Eckleberger aka Lillie the Toad
- The Princess Comes Across (1936) as Lady Gertrude
- Satan Met a Lady (1936) as Madame Barabbas
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as Mrs. Beall
- White Hunter (1936) as Aunt Frederika
- Becky Sharp (1935) as Miss Crawley
- The Devil Is a Woman (1935) as Senora Perez
- Dangerous (1935) as Mrs. Williams
- The Casino Murder Case (1935) as Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn
- Hitch Hike Lady (1935) as Amelia Blake
- The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) as Mrs. Martin
- Shanghai (1935) as Aunt Jane
- Doubting Thomas (1935) as Mrs. Pampinelli
- Six of a Kind (1934) as Mrs. K. Rumford
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
- The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) as Mrs. Yolanda Magruder
- Coming Out Party (1934) as Miss Gertrude Vanderdoe
- The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934) as Aunt Nellie
- Here Is My Heart (1934) as Countess Rostova
- Shoot the Works (1934) as The Countess
- Wharf Angel (1934) as Mother Bright
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) as Duchess
- The Song of Songs (1933) as Mme Rasmussen
- Tillie and Gus (1933) as Tillie Winterbottom
- He Learned About Women (1933) as Mme. Vivienne Pompadour
- Tonight Is Ours (1933) as Grand Duchess Emilie
- A Lady's Profession (1933) as Beulah Bonnell
- Midnight Club (1933) as Lady Barrett-Smythe
- Sinners in the Sun (1932) as Mrs. Blake
- If I Had a Million (1932) as Emily La Rue
- High Pressure (1932) as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
- Night After Night (1932) as Miss Mabel Jellyman
- The Unexpected Father (1932) as Mrs. Hawkins
- Madame Racketeer (1932) as Countess von Claudwig / Martha Hicks
- The Road to Singapore (1931) as Mrs. Wey-Smith
- Virtuous Husband (1931) as Mrs. Olwell
- The Night Angel (1931) as Countess von Martini
- Devotion (1931) as Mrs. Matilda Coggins
- Tonight or Never (1931) as Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni
- Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) as La Gourdan
- Outward Bound (1930) as Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
- Strictly Unconventional (1930) as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney
- Oh, for a Man! (1930) as Laura
- Raffles (1930) as Lady Kitty Melrose
- Handcuffs or Kisses (1921) as Miss Strodd
- 39 East (1920) as Mrs. de Mailly
- Into the Jungle (1912)
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Alison Skipworth was born on July 25, 1863 in London, England, UK. They passed away on July 5, 1952.
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Alison Skipworth has accumulated over 52 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1938.
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Alison Skipworth, born Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom on July 25, 1863, in London, England, was an English stage and screen actress known for her work in comedy films during the 1930s. She was the daughter of a physician and the wife of English artist Frank Markham Skipworth. She made her first stage appearance at ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Becky Sharp (1935) as Miss Crawley — aged about 71
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