Ursula Howells: movies and TV shows
Ursula Howells has 90 credits in the archive: 38 films and 52 TV series, from 1950 to 2001. Highest rated: The Human Jungle (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 2001 · busiest year: 1956 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Cazalets | TV | 8.5 | 78 | |
| 1999 | The Tichborne Claimant | Lady Doughty | Film | 8.7 | 76 |
| 1998 | A Rather English Marriage | Mary | Film | 5.5 | 75 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Lady Isabel Aubrey | TV | 7.5 | 74 |
| 1995 | She's Out | Mrs Lawson | TV | 10.0 | 72 |
| 1994 | A Pinch of Snuff | Alice Andover | Film | — | 71 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Miriam Wakefield | TV | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1992 | Jewels | The Duchess | TV | 6.1 | 69 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Olive Nettleton | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 1986 | Time After Time | May Swift | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced | Miss Blacklock | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1984 | The Cold Room | Headmistress | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 1982 | The Barchester Chronicles | Miss Thorne | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1982 | Something in Disguise | May Browne-Lacey | TV | — | 59 |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Elizabeth Fouchet | TV | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Laura Atherton | TV | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1980 | A Question of Guilt | Lady Uredale (voice) | TV | — | 57 |
| 1980 | The Enigma | Mrs Fielding | Film | — | 57 |
| 1980 | Gentle Folk | Mrs Menant | Film | — | 57 |
| 1978 | Father, Dear Father | Barbara Mossman | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1978 | When the Actors Come | Barbara Karolina | Film | — | 55 |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Barbara Karolina | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1977 | Hard Times | Mrs Gradgrind | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1976 | The Many Wives Of Patrick | TV | 5.0 | 53 | |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Mrs. Menant | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Mrs. Fielding | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Empress Maria Fyodorovna | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1974 | Miss Nightingale | Aunt May | Film | — | 51 |
| 1974 | Little Fears | The Older Woman | Film | — | 51 |
| 1973 | Father Dear Father | Barbara | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1972 | Late Night Theatre | The Older Woman | TV | — | 49 |
| 1972 | Franklin's Farm | Prue | Film | — | 49 |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Duchess of Buckminster | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1971 | Cousin Bette | Adeline Hulot | TV | 4.0 | 48 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Sarah Chandler | TV | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1970 | Ryan International | TV | — | 47 | |
| 1970 | Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly | Mumsy | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mrs. Clissold | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1969 | Crossplot | Maggi Thwaites | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | Mme Pontagnac | TV | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1968 | Father, Dear Father | Barbara | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1968 | The Root of All Evil? | Angela | TV | — | 45 |
| 1968 | Assignment K | Estelle | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | TV | 7.2 | 44 | |
| 1967 | All Gas and Gaiters | Mrs Buckley | TV | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Peggy | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway") | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1966 | The Informer | Lady Tregunter | TV | — | 43 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Ellen | TV | 4.2 | 42 |
| 1965 | The Wednesday Thriller | Hilda | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf") | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Ann Gibbs | TV | — | 42 |
| 1965 | Six Shades of Black | Netta Bartholomew | TV | — | 42 |
| 1964 | A Choice of Coward | Liz Essendine | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1964 | A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter | Liz Essendine | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Julia Gray | TV | 8.2 | 40 |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects | Joanna Duten | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1963 | The Madhouse on Castle Street | Martha Tompkins | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1963 | The Sicilians | Mme. Perrault | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | Two Letter Alibi | Louise | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Claire | TV | — | 38 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | TV | — | 37 | |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Janet Ormund | TV | — | 37 |
| 1960 | Theatre '70 | Jessy Tomson | TV | — | 37 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 36 | |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling | Miki | TV | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1957 | Account Rendered | Lucille Ainsworth | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1957 | West of Suez | Eileen | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1957 | Now Let Him Go | Nurse Judith | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Margaret | TV | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Violet Green | TV | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Nurse Judith | TV | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Prue | TV | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1956 | Keep It Clean | Pat Anstey | Film | 5.3 | 33 |
| 1955 | Lilli Palmer Theatre | Mary | TV | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1955 | The Constant Husband | Ann | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1955 | Track the Man Down | Mary Dennis | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1955 | The Gilded Cage | Brenda Lucas | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1955 | They Can't Hang Me | Antonia Pitt | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1954 | Sherlock Holmes | TV | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Pam Vickers | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1953 | Number Three | Maureen Dartington | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1953 | The Oracle | Peggy | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1953 | The Blakes Slept Here | Emily | Film | — | 30 |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Hon. Ursula | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1952 | The Cocktail Party | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | Harriet Marshall | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Mary Winsloe | TV | 3.5 | 27 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Maureen Dartington | TV | 3.5 | 27 |