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Sybil Thorndike

Acting Born Oct 22, 1882 Died Jun 9, 1976 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK 38 credits

Biography

Sybil Thorndike works in acting. Born October 22, 1882 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Died June 9, 1976. Archytele lists 38 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

The Stepford Wives

as Self - Guest

ITV Playhouse

as The Nurse
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Mrs Moore
Film

Shake Hands with the Devil

as Lady Fitzhugh

Taira no Kiyomori

as Emma Morgan
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self
Film

The Prince and the Showgirl

as The Queen Dowager
Film

Shrek the Third

as Florence Pringle
Film

The Magic Box

as Sitter in Bath Studio

Dr. Seuss's Red Fish, Blue Fish

as Miss Bosanquet
Film

Stage Fright

as Mrs. Gill

The Westward

as Mrs. Squeers

Frequent co-stars

Jane Wyman 1 shared title
Marlene Dietrich 1 shared title
Michael Wilding 1 shared title
Richard Todd 1 shared title
Alastair Sim 1 shared title
Kay Walsh 1 shared title
Miles Malleson 1 shared title
Hector MacGregor 1 shared title
Joyce Grenfell 1 shared title
André Morell 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Dick Cavett Show
ITV Playhouse
Don't Utter a Note
BBC Play of the MonthA Passage to IndiaMan and Mirror
Uncle Vanya
The Big GambleHand in Hand
Armchair Mystery TheatreRiders to the Sea
Shake Hands with the DevilJet StormAlive and Kicking
Smiley Gets a Gun
Tonight Starring Jack PaarThe Prince and the ShowgirlBernard Shaw
Armchair Theatre
The Weak and the Wicked
Melba
The Magic Box
The Lady with a Lamp
Stage FrightGone to Earth
The Forbidden Street
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Major Barbara
Tudor Rose
Hindle WakesA Gentleman of Paris
To What Red Hell
Dawn
EsmeraldaBleak HouseMacbeth

Full filmography

  • The Prince, The Showgirl and Me (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) as Elizabeth Ball Dickens
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as The Nurse
  • Don't Utter a Note (1966) as Florence Pringle
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Mrs Moore
  • A Passage to India (1965) as Mrs Moore
  • Man and Mirror (1965) as Isabel Manners
  • Uncle Vanya (1963) as Marina, the nurse
  • The Big Gamble (1961) as Aunt Cathleen
  • Hand in Hand (1961) as Lady Caroline
  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) as Mrs. Isabel Manners
  • Riders to the Sea (1960) as Maurya
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) as Lady Fitzhugh
  • Jet Storm (1959) as Emma Morgan
  • Alive and Kicking (1959) as Dora
  • Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) as Granny McKinley
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
  • The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) as The Queen Dowager
  • Bernard Shaw (1957) as Self
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Florence Pringle
  • The Weak and the Wicked (1954) as Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
  • Melba (1953) as Queen Victoria
  • The Magic Box (1952) as Sitter in Bath Studio
  • The Lady with a Lamp (1951) as Miss Bosanquet
  • Stage Fright (1950) as Mrs. Gill
  • Gone to Earth (1950) as Mrs. Marston
  • The Forbidden Street (1949) as Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) as Mrs. Squeers
  • Major Barbara (1941) as The General
  • Tudor Rose (1936) as Ellen
  • Hindle Wakes (1931) as Mrs. Hawthorne
  • A Gentleman of Paris (1931) as Lola Duval
  • To What Red Hell (1929) as Mrs Fairfield
  • Dawn (1928) as Nurse Edith Cavell
  • Esmeralda (1922) as Esmeralda
  • Bleak House (1922) as Lady Dedlock
  • Macbeth (1922) as Lady Macbeth