Sybil Thorndike: movies and TV shows
Sybil Thorndike has 38 credits in the archive: 32 films and 6 TV series, from 1922 to 2004. Highest rated: Tonight Starring Jack Paar (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1922 – 2004 · busiest year: 1922 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Prince, The Showgirl and Me | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 121 |
| 1970 | The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens | Elizabeth Ball Dickens | Film | 8.0 | 87 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 85 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | The Nurse | TV | 7.0 | 84 |
| 1966 | Don't Utter a Note | Florence Pringle | Film | — | 83 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Mrs Moore | TV | 5.3 | 82 |
| 1965 | A Passage to India | Mrs Moore | Film | 8.0 | 82 |
| 1965 | Man and Mirror | Isabel Manners | Film | — | 82 |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanya | Marina, the nurse | Film | 5.5 | 80 |
| 1961 | The Big Gamble | Aunt Cathleen | Film | 6.0 | 78 |
| 1961 | Hand in Hand | Lady Caroline | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 1960 | Armchair Mystery Theatre | Mrs. Isabel Manners | TV | 9.0 | 77 |
| 1960 | Riders to the Sea | Maurya | Film | — | 77 |
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Lady Fitzhugh | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1959 | Jet Storm | Emma Morgan | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1959 | Alive and Kicking | Dora | Film | 7.1 | 76 |
| 1958 | Smiley Gets a Gun | Granny McKinley | Film | 8.5 | 75 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 74 |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | The Queen Dowager | Film | 6.3 | 74 |
| 1957 | Bernard Shaw | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Florence Pringle | TV | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 1953 | Melba | Queen Victoria | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Sitter in Bath Studio | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1951 | The Lady with a Lamp | Miss Bosanquet | Film | 6.6 | 68 |
| 1950 | Stage Fright | Mrs. Gill | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1950 | Gone to Earth | Mrs. Marston | Film | 6.2 | 67 |
| 1949 | The Forbidden Street | Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mrs. Squeers | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1941 | Major Barbara | The General | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1936 | Tudor Rose | Ellen | Film | 8.1 | 53 |
| 1931 | Hindle Wakes | Mrs. Hawthorne | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1931 | A Gentleman of Paris | Lola Duval | Film | 4.3 | 48 |
| 1929 | To What Red Hell | Mrs Fairfield | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1928 | Dawn | Nurse Edith Cavell | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1922 | Esmeralda | Esmeralda | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1922 | Bleak House | Lady Dedlock | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1922 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Film | 9.0 | 39 |