Marianne Stone
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 23, 1922 in London, England, UK
- Died
- December 21, 2009
- Active Years
- 1943–2015 (73 Years)
- Total Credits
- 212 credits in database
Acting Born Aug 23, 1922 Died Dec 21, 2009 London, England, UK 212 credits
Biography
Marianne Stone was a London-born actress who became one of the most prolific performers in the United Kingdom. With 209 known screen credits, she earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the actress with the most screen credits. Born on August 23, 1922, Stone frequently portrayed working-class characters throughout her career. Her early film appearances include roles as a shop assistant in the 1947 film When the Bough Breaks and as a sluggish waitress in the 1947 production Brighton Rock. She was also recognized for her contributions to horror cinema during the 1960s. Marianne Stone died on December 21, 2009, at the age of 87.
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Career overview
Marianne Stone was a London-born character actress who achieved recognition as the most prolific actress in the United Kingdom. With a career spanning 209 known screen credits, she earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the actress with the most screen credits. While she portrayed a wide variety of roles throughout her career, the majority of her performances were as working-class characters.
Her early film work included a role as a shop assistant in the 1947 film When the Bough Breaks and a role as a sluggish waitress in the 1947 film Brighton Rock. Beyond these early appearances, Stone was noted for her contributions to the horror genre. She was specifically recognized in the book English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema for her work in horror films that flourished during the 1960s. Born on August 23, 1922, Stone was also known by the name Mary Stone. She passed away on December 21, 2009, at the age of 87.
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Frequent co-stars
Sidney James
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Joan Sims
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Kenneth Williams
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Bernard Bresslaw
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Frank Forsyth
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Charles Hawtrey
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Patsy Rowlands
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Carole Lesley
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Dora Bryan
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Cyril Chamberlain
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Career timeline
Inside the Tower
On Location: The Carry Ons
What's a Carry On?
The Nineteenth Hole
Déjà Vu
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseThe Zany Adventures of Robin HoodIn Possession
The Wicked Lady
Funny Money
Shillingbury TalesDangerous Davies: The Last Detective
The Human Factor
The Class Of Miss MacMichaelWhat's Up Superdoc!Sammy's Super T-Shirt
Secret ArmyConfessions from a Holiday CampThat's Carry On!
The Incredible SarahI'm Not Feeling Myself TonightThe Great Snail Race
Carry On LaughingCarry On BehindThat Lucky Touch
Confessions of a Window CleanerCarry On DickPercy's ProgressCrazeThe Cherry Picker
The Vault of HorrorCarry On GirlsThe Creeping FleshPenny GoldBaxter!
Crown CourtCrown CourtDead of NightWhoever Slew Auntie Roo?Au Pair Girls
The Persuaders!Countess DraculaCarry On at Your ConvenienceMr. Forbush and the PenguinsAssault
ScroogeEvery Home Should Have OneThere's a Girl in My SoupDoctor in TroubleAll the Right Noises
Oh! What a Lovely WarBaby LoveLock Up Your DaughtersThe Best House in LondonOtley
Twisted NerveThe Bliss of Mrs. BlossomHere We Go Round the Mulberry BushDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Man in a SuitcaseHalf Hour StoryTo Sir, with LoveA Countess from Hong KongDeadlier Than the Male
The InformerEye of the DevilThe Wrong BoxCarry On Screaming!The Sandwich Man
Public EyeYou Must Be JokingThe Night CallerThe Intelligence MenHysteria
A Hard Day's NightWitchcraftThe Curse of the Mummy's TombTraitor's GateRattle of a Simple Man
The Wrong Arm of the LawThe VictorsHeavens Above!Ladies Who DoDoctor in Distress
LolitaCrooks AnonymousNight of the ProwlerJigsawPlay It Cool
Faces of JimThe Day the Earth Caught FireOn the FiddleThe Frightened CityWatch It, Sailor!
MaigretCarry On ConstableHell Is a CityDoctor in LoveNever Let Go
No Hiding PlaceEdgar Wallace MysteriesCarry On NurseTiger BayNo Trees in the Street
Full Filmography
212 titles- Inside the Tower (2015) as Nurse(archive footage)
- On Location: The Carry Ons (2001) as Maud (archive footage) (uncredited)
- What's a Carry On? (1998) as Maud (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Nineteenth Hole (1989) as The Drunk's Wife
- Déjà Vu (1985) as Mabel
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) as Woman Downstairs
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
- In Possession (1984) as Woman Downstairs
- The Wicked Lady (1983) as Customer in Shop
- Funny Money (1982) as Admissions Nurse
- Shillingbury Tales (1981) as Landlady
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) as Venus
- The Human Factor (1979) as Matron
- The Class Of Miss MacMichael (1978) as Mrs. Lee
- What's Up Superdoc! (1978) as Dr. Maconachie
- Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) as Neighbour
- Secret Army (1977) as Lena Van Broecken
- Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) as Waitress
- That's Carry On! (1977) as Maggie / Maud (archive footage)
- The Incredible Sarah (1976) as Women (uncredited)
- I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976) as Consultant
- The Great Snail Race (1976) as Mum
- Carry On Laughing (1975) as Madame Petra
- Carry On Behind (1975) as Else Rowan
- That Lucky Touch (1975) as Party Guest
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) as Woman at Cinema
- Carry On Dick (1974) as Maggie
- Percy's Progress (1974) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Craze (1974) as Jane - Barmaid
- The Cherry Picker (1974) as Mrs. Lal
- Miss Nightingale (1974) as Miss Trott
- The Vault of Horror (1973) as Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
- Carry On Girls (1973) as Miss Drew
- The Creeping Flesh (1973) as Woman Doctor
- Penny Gold (1973) as Mrs. Parsons
- Baxter! (1973) as Woman
- The Love Ban (1973) as Customer in Chemists
- Crown Court (1972)
- Crown Court (1972) as Mrs. Havelock
- Dead of Night (1972) as Mrs Frith
- Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) as Miss Wilcox
- Au Pair Girls (1972) as Mrs. Fairfax
- Tower of Evil (1972) as Nurse
- Bless This House (1972) as Muriel
- All Coppers Are... (1972) as Distressed Woman in Pub
- The Persuaders! (1971) as Chambermaid
- Countess Dracula (1971) as Kitchen Maid
- Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) as Maud
- Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971) as Policewoman
- Assault (1971) as Matron
- Blood Suckers (1971) as Cheerful Lady at Party (uncredited)
- The Firechasers (1971) as Edwards
- Scrooge (1970) as Party Guest
- Every Home Should Have One (1970) as TV Production Assistant
- There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) as Reporter
- Doctor in Trouble (1970) as Spinster
- All the Right Noises (1970) as Landlady
- The Games (1970)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Mill Girl
- Baby Love (1969) as Manageress
- Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
- The Best House in London (1969) as Machinist (uncredited)
- Otley (1969) as Woman at Party
- Twisted Nerve (1968) as Store Detective
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) as Factory Tea Lady
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) as Mrs Kelly
- Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) as Air Passenger
- Man in a Suitcase (1967)
- Half Hour Story (1967) as Miss E.G.H.
- To Sir, with Love (1967) as Gert
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) as Reporter
- Deadlier Than the Male (1967) as Weston's Secretary
- Carry On Doctor (1967) as Mother
- Berserk! (1967) as Wanda
- Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Landlady
- The Long Duel (1967) as Major's Wife
- The Informer (1966) as Margot Janner
- Eye of the Devil (1966) as Père Dominic's Servant (uncredited)
- The Wrong Box (1966) as Spinster
- Carry On Screaming! (1966) as Mrs. Parker
- The Sandwich Man (1966) as Uncredited
- The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) as Mrs. Whitby
- Public Eye (1965) as Agnes
- You Must Be Joking (1965) as Fan Club Worker (uncredited)
- The Night Caller (1965) as Madge Lilburn
- The Intelligence Men (1965) as Woman in Lift (uncredited)
- Hysteria (1965) as Miss Grogan
- Catch Us If You Can (1965) as Mrs. Vera Stone
- Strangler's Web (1965) as Alicia Preston
- Devils of Darkness (1965) as The Duchess
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) as Society Reporter (uncredited)
- Witchcraft (1964) as Forrester's Secretary
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) as Hashmi Bey's landlady
- Traitor's Gate (1964) as Cashier at Dandy Club
- Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) as Barmaid (uncredited)
- Carry On Jack (1964) as Peg
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) as Rita (uncredited)
- Nothing But the Best (1964) as Horton's Secretary
- The Man with Two Faces (1964) as Secretary
- Act of Murder (1964) as Bobbie
- We Shall See (1964) as Jenny
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) as Woman at Meeting (uncredited)
- The Victors (1963) as Prostitute at Hotel de Flandre
- Heavens Above! (1963) as Miss Palmer
- Ladies Who Do (1963) as Mrs. Gubbins
- Doctor in Distress (1963) as Mum's Diner Waitress (uncredited)
- The Hi-Jackers (1963)
- A Stitch in Time (1963) as Mrs. Cutforth (uncredited)
- West 11 (1963) as (Uncredited)
- Paranoiac (1963) as Woman #2 (uncredited)
- The Cool Mikado (1963) as Espresso waitress (uncredited)
- Return to Sender (1963) as Kate
- The Marked One (1963) as Mrs. Benson
- Echo of Diana (1963) as Miss Green
- Lolita (1962) as Vivian Darkbloom
- Crooks Anonymous (1962)
- Night of the Prowler (1962) as Mrs Cross
- Jigsaw (1962) as Secretary (uncredited)
- Play It Cool (1962) as Beatnik Woman
- The Fast Lady (1962) as Miss Oldham
- Two and Two Make Six (1962) as Grand Hotel day receptionist
- Gaolbreak (1962) as Mrs. Marshall
- Band of Thieves (1962) as Cleaner
- Faces of Jim (1961)
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) as Miss Evans (uncredited)
- On the Fiddle (1961) as Stretcher Bearer (Uncredited)
- The Frightened City (1961) as Barmaid
- Watch It, Sailor! (1961) as Waiting room woman
- Five Golden Hours (1961) as Tina
- Double Bunk (1961) as Prospective Purchaser's Wife
- Maigret (1960)
- Carry On Constable (1960) as Miss Horton (voice) (uncredited)
- Hell Is a City (1960) as (uncredited)
- Doctor in Love (1960) as Hospital Sister (uncredited)
- Never Let Go (1960) as Madge
- The Angry Silence (1960) as Mavis
- The Big Day (1960) as Madge Delaney
- No Hiding Place (1959)
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (1959)
- Carry On Nurse (1959) as Alice Able
- Tiger Bay (1959) as Mrs. Williams
- No Trees in the Street (1959) as Mrs Jokel
- I'm All Right Jack (1959) as TV Receptionist
- The 39 Steps (1959) as Hospital Administrator (uncredited)
- Jack the Ripper (1959) as Drunken Woman
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Woman In Cinema
- The Heart of a Man (1959) as Countergirl
- Jet Storm (1959) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Operation Bullshine (1959) as Sgt. Cook
- Please Turn Over (1959) as Mrs. Waring
- Follow a Star (1959) as (uncredited)
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Stewardess (uncredited)
- Innocent Sinners (1958) as Sparkey's Mother
- Corridors of Blood (1958) as Arrested Woman (uncredited)
- A Cry from the Streets (1958) as Cleaner
- The Golden Disc (1958) as Dryden's Secretary
- Hell Drivers (1957) as Nurse
- Hell Drivers (1957) as Nurse attending Gino
- Quatermass 2 (1957) as Miss Beal
- Brothers in Law (1957) as Extra (uncredited)
- The Good Companions (1957) as Marilyn, Honeymoon Couple
- Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) as Hair Dresser
- Just My Luck (1957) as Tea Bar Attendant
- Man from Tangier (1957) as Woman in Hotel
- Man from Tangier (1957) as Woman In Hotel
- At the Stroke of Nine (1957) as Secretary
- Private's Progress (1956) as Miss Sugden
- Yield to the Night (1956) as Richardson
- A Touch of the Sun (1956) as Miss Grey
- Tiger in the Smoke (1956) as (uncredited)
- Passport to Treason (1956) as Miss 'Jonesy' Jones
- Lost (1956) as Mrs. Marley
- The High Terrace (1956) as Mansfield's Landlady
- Bond of Fear (1956) as Mrs Simon
- Eyewitness (1956) as Cinema Usherette
- Cloak Without Dagger (1956) as Mrs. Markley
- Charley Moon (1956) as Silvers' Secretary
- A Day of One's Own (1956)
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) as Central Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
- Barbados Quest (1955) as Mrs Wilson
- Portrait of Alison (1955) as Receptionist
- Man of the Moment (1955) as Florrie (uncredited)
- Simon and Laura (1955) as Elsie
- The Brain Machine (1955) as Hospital Technician (uncredited)
- You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
- The Good Die Young (1954) as Molly
- Beautiful Stranger (1954) as Annabelle
- The Gay Dog (1954) as Barmaid (Uncredited)
- Dance Little Lady (1954) as Nurse
- Spaceways (1953) as Mrs. Rogers (uncredited)
- 36 Hours (1953) as Pam Palmer
- A Day to Remember (1953) as Doreen, Shorty's Girlfriend
- Colonel March Investigates (1953) as Customer in Bank (uncredited)
- The Net (1953) as Maisie
- The Runaway Bus (1953) as Travel Girl
- The Dog and the Diamonds (1953) as Mrs. Jones
- Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) as Mrs Pincer
- The Magic Box (1952) as Bride in Wedding Group
- Angels One Five (1952) as W.A.A.F
- Angels One Five (1952) as W.A.A.F.
- High Treason (1951) as Alfie's Mother (uncredited)
- Blackmailed (1951) as Maggie
- Appointment with Venus (1951) as A.T.S. Auxiliary
- Rocky Mountain (1950) as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
- Seven Days to Noon (1950) as Woman in Phone Box
- The Clouded Yellow (1950) as Young Woman at Nora's House (uncredited)
- Marry Me (1949) as Elsie
- Brighton Rock (1948) as Waitress
- It's Hard to be Good (1948) as Clerk in Newspaper Office
- When The Bough Breaks (1947) as Shop Assistant (as Mary Stone)
- Escape Dangerous (1947) as Jacqueline Fabre
- Miss London Ltd. (1943)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Marianne Stone best known for?
Marianne Stone is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Déjà Vu (1985), The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000), The Wicked Lady (1983), Shillingbury Tales (1981).
When and where was Marianne Stone born?
Marianne Stone was born on August 23, 1922 in London, England, UK. They passed away on December 21, 2009.
How many credits does Marianne Stone have?
Marianne Stone has accumulated over 212 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1943 to 2015.
What is Marianne Stone's background in cinema and television?
Marianne Stone was a London-born actress who became one of the most prolific performers in the United Kingdom. With 209 known screen credits, she earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the actress with the most screen credits. Born on August 23, 1922, Stone frequently portrayed working-class characters...
Marianne Stone by the numbers
212credits
195films
17TV series
1943–2015active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Public Eye (1965) as Agnes — aged about 42
- Dead of Night (1972) as Mrs Frith — aged about 49
- Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) as Mrs Pincer — aged about 29
- Secret Army (1977) as Lena Van Broecken — aged about 54
- The Persuaders! (1971) as Chambermaid — aged about 48
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Stewardess (uncredited) — aged about 35
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