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Ursula Howells

Ursula Howells

Acting September 17, 1922 (83 years old) October 16, 2005 Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Biography

Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films. After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.

Movies 38

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 6.5

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")

1965
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly 6.0

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

as Mumsy

1970
Assignment K 6.3

Assignment K

as Estelle

1968
The Long Arm 7.0

The Long Arm

as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

1956
Torture Garden 6.2

Torture Garden

as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")

1967
Crossplot 5.7

Crossplot

as Maggi Thwaites

1969
The Weak and the Wicked 6.5

The Weak and the Wicked

as Pam Vickers

1954
I Believe in You 6.8

I Believe in You

as Hon. Ursula

1952
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

as Alice Andover

1994
Track the Man Down 6.1

Track the Man Down

as Mary Dennis

1955
Number Three 9.0

Number Three

as Maureen Dartington

1953
The Tichborne Claimant 8.7

The Tichborne Claimant

as Lady Doughty

1999
They Can't Hang Me 6.9

They Can't Hang Me

as Antonia Pitt

1955
80,000 Suspects 7.2

80,000 Suspects

as Joanna Duten

1963
The Constant Husband 6.9

The Constant Husband

as Ann

1955
Account Rendered 6.1

Account Rendered

as Lucille Ainsworth

1957
The Cold Room 4.8

The Cold Room

as Headmistress

1984
Keep It Clean 5.3

Keep It Clean

as Pat Anstey

1956
The Madhouse on Castle Street 10.0

The Madhouse on Castle Street

as Martha Tompkins

1963
A Rather English Marriage 5.5

A Rather English Marriage

as Mary

1998
The Blakes Slept Here

The Blakes Slept Here

as Emily

1953
Father Dear Father 5.3

Father Dear Father

as Barbara

1973
When the Actors Come

When the Actors Come

as Barbara Karolina

1978
Now Let Him Go 7.0

Now Let Him Go

as Nurse Judith

1957
Time After Time 10.0

Time After Time

as May Swift

1986
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter 8.0

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

as Liz Essendine

1964
Flesh and Blood 7.0

Flesh and Blood

as Harriet Marshall

1951
West of Suez 9.0

West of Suez

as Eileen

1957
Franklin's Farm

Franklin's Farm

as Prue

1972
The Oracle 6.0

The Oracle

as Peggy

1953
The Gilded Cage 6.8

The Gilded Cage

as Brenda Lucas

1955
Gentle Folk

Gentle Folk

as Mrs Menant

1980
The Sicilians 6.5

The Sicilians

as Mme. Perrault

1963
The Enigma

The Enigma

as Mrs Fielding

1980
Two Letter Alibi 7.5

Two Letter Alibi

as Louise

1962
Little Fears

Little Fears

as The Older Woman

1974
Miss Nightingale

Miss Nightingale

as Aunt May

1974
The Cocktail Party

The Cocktail Party

1952

TV Shows 56

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Lady Isabel Aubrey

1997
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Miriam Wakefield

1992
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Sarah Chandler

1970
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Ellen

1965
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Elizabeth Fouchet

1981
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Laura Atherton

1981
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Mrs. Clissold

1969
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Mrs. Menant

1974
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Mrs. Fielding

1974
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Mary Winsloe

1950
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Maureen Dartington

1950
Upstairs, Downstairs 7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

as Duchess of Buckminster

1971
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as Janet Ormund

1960
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Olive Nettleton

1986
The Forsyte Saga 8.4

The Forsyte Saga

as Frances Forsyte

1967
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Barbara Karolina

1977
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Claire

1961
Interpol Calling 7.2

Interpol Calling

as Miki

1959
Man in a Suitcase 7.2

Man in a Suitcase

1967
Fall of Eagles 7.0

Fall of Eagles

as Empress Maria Fyodorovna

1974
Sherlock Holmes 7.2

Sherlock Holmes

1954
The Human Jungle 8.2

The Human Jungle

as Julia Gray

1963
Father, Dear Father 6.6

Father, Dear Father

as Barbara

1968
Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

as The Older Woman

1972
A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

as Lady Uredale (voice)

1980
Lilli Palmer Theatre 8.0

Lilli Palmer Theatre

as Mary

1955
All Gas and Gaiters 6.2

All Gas and Gaiters

as Mrs Buckley

1967
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as Peggy

1967
Ooh La La! 10.0

Ooh La La!

as Mme Pontagnac

1968
Theatre '70

Theatre '70

as Jessy Tomson

1960
The Cazalets 8.5

The Cazalets

2001
The Informer

The Informer

as Lady Tregunter

1966
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced 7.5

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

as Miss Blacklock

1985
The Barchester Chronicles 7.3

The Barchester Chronicles

as Miss Thorne

1982
Miss Marple 7.8

Miss Marple

as Miss Blacklock

1984
The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?

as Angela

1968
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

as Ann Gibbs

1965
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Margaret

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Violet Green

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Nurse Judith

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Prue

1956
Father, Dear Father 7.0

Father, Dear Father

as Barbara Mossman

1978
Cousin Bette 4.0

Cousin Bette

as Adeline Hulot

1971
She's Out 10.0

She's Out

as Mrs Lawson

1995
Hard Times 6.5

Hard Times

as Mrs Gradgrind

1977
Ryan International

Ryan International

1970
Ten from the Twenties

Ten from the Twenties

as Mrs Isobel Asterley

1975
The Wednesday Thriller 7.0

The Wednesday Thriller

as Hilda

1965
Jewels 6.1

Jewels

as The Duchess

1992
Something in Disguise

Something in Disguise

as May Browne-Lacey

1982
A Choice of Coward 7.0

A Choice of Coward

as Liz Essendine

1964
Six Shades of Black

Six Shades of Black

as Netta Bartholomew

1965
The Many Wives Of Patrick 5.0

The Many Wives Of Patrick

1976
Downtown Lagos

Downtown Lagos

as Ticker Dawson

1992

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