Ellaline Terriss
Actor
- Born
- April 13, 1871 · Stanley, Falkland Islands
- Died
- June 16, 1971 (age 100)
From Wikipedia
Mary Ellaline Terriss, Lady Hicks (13 April 1871 – 16 June 1971), known professionally as Ellaline Terriss, was a popular English actress and singer, best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. She met and married the actor-producer Seymour Hicks in 1893, and the two collaborated on many projects for the stage and screen.
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Terriss appeared in over a dozen British films, generally in which her husband was involved as an actor, writer or director. These included the silent films Scrooge (1913), David Garrick (1913), Flame of Passion (1915), A Woman of the World (1916), Masks and Faces (1918), Always Tell Your Wife (1923), Land of Hope and Glory (1927). She made a successful transition to talkies, including Blighty (1927), Atlantic (1929), A Man of Mayfair (1931), Glamour (1931), The Iron Duke (1934), Royal Cavalcade (1935) and The Four Just Men (1939).
She died in Hampstead, England, at the age of 100.
Known for
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- 1939The Four Just Men as Lady Willoughby
- 1934The Iron Duke as Kitty - Duchess of Wellington
- 1931Man of Mayfair as Old Grace
- 1931Glamour as Lady Belton
- 1929Atlantic as Alice Rool
- 1927Land of Hope and Glory as Mrs. Whiteford
- 1927Blighty as Lady Villiers
- 1923Always Tell Your Wife as The Wife - Mrs. Chesson
- 1917Masks and Faces as Member of Rich's Company
- 1913Scrooge