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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 17, 1922
Died
October 16, 2005
Place of Birth
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Ursula Howells
0.8 Popularity
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.
Known For
8.5
The Cazalets
2001
8.0
Lady Doughty
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
5.3
Mary
A Rather English Marriage
1998
7.5
Lady Isabel Aubrey
Midsomer Murders
1997
0.0
Alice Andover
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
6.0
The Duchess
Jewels
1992
7.1
Miriam Wakefield
Heartbeat
1992
0.0
May Swift
Time After Time
1986
7.3
Olive Nettleton
Lovejoy
1986
6.7
Bulman
1985
Credits
The Cazalets
2001
8.5
The Tichborne Claimant
as Lady Doughty
1999
8.0
A Rather English Marriage
as Mary
1998
5.3
Midsomer Murders
as Lady Isabel Aubrey
1997
7.5
A Pinch of Snuff
as Alice Andover
1994
0.0
Jewels
as The Duchess
1992
6.0
Heartbeat
as Miriam Wakefield
1992
7.1
Time After Time
as May Swift
1986
0.0
Lovejoy
as Olive Nettleton
1986
7.3
Bulman
1985
6.7
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
as Miss Blacklock
1985
7.2
The Cold Room
as Headmistress
1984
4.0
The Barchester Chronicles
as Miss Thorne
1982
7.0
Bergerac
as Elizabeth Fouchet
1981
6.7
Bergerac
as Laura Atherton
1981
6.7
The Enigma
as Mrs Fielding
1980
0.0
Gentle Folk
as Mrs Menant
1980
0.0
Father, Dear Father
as Barbara Mossman
1978
5.0
When the Actors Come
as Barbara Karolina
1978
0.0
Hard Times
as Mrs Gradgrind
1977
5.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Barbara Karolina
1977
7.0
🎬
The Many Wives Of Patrick
1976
5.0
🎬
Little Fears
as The Older Woman
1974
0.0
Fall of Eagles
as Empress Maria Fyodorovna
1974
6.9
Playhouse
as Mrs. Menant
1974
7.0
Playhouse
as Mrs. Fielding
1974
7.0
🎬
Miss Nightingale
as Aunt May
1974
0.0
Father Dear Father
as Barbara
1973
4.8
🎬
Franklin's Farm
as Prue
1972
0.0
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Duchess of Buckminster
1971
7.8
Cousin Bette
as Adeline Hulot
1971
2.7
Play for Today
as Sarah Chandler
1970
6.3
🎬
Ryan International
1970
0.0
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
as Mumsy
1970
6.0
Crossplot
as Maggi Thwaites
1969
5.4
Father, Dear Father
as Barbara
1968
5.0
🎬
Ooh La La!
as Mme Pontagnac
1968
0.0
Assignment K
as Estelle
1968
5.9
Torture Garden
as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
1967
6.1
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
All Gas and Gaiters
as Mrs Buckley
1967
5.7
The Informer
as Lady Tregunter
1966
0.0
🎬
The Liars
as Miss. Bracegirdle
1966
0.0
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
1965
6.4
A Choice of Coward
as Liz Essendine
1964
7.0
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
as Liz Essendine
1964
0.0
80,000 Suspects
as Joanna Duten
1963
6.9
The Human Jungle
as Julia Gray
1963
8.2
The Madhouse on Castle Street
as Martha Tompkins
1963
0.0
The Sicilians
as Mme. Perrault
1963
5.3
Two Letter Alibi
as Louise
1962
5.0
🎬
Drama 61-67
as Claire
1961
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
1960
0.0
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Janet Ormund
1960
0.0
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
Interpol Calling
as Miki
1959
6.7
Now Let Him Go
as Nurse Judith
1957
0.0
Account Rendered
as Lucille Ainsworth
1957
5.8
West of Suez
as Eileen
1957
0.0
Armchair Theatre
as Margaret
1956
5.8
The Long Arm
as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
1956
6.9
Keep It Clean
as Pat Anstey
1956
4.6
They Can't Hang Me
as Antonia Pitt
1955
6.8
Lilli Palmer Theatre
as Mary
1955
0.0
Track the Man Down
as Mary Dennis
1955
5.8
The Constant Husband
as Ann
1955
6.9
The Gilded Cage
as Brenda Lucas
1955
5.2
Sherlock Holmes
1954
7.1
The Weak and the Wicked
as Pam Vickers
1954
6.4
The Blakes Slept Here
as Emily
1953
0.0
The Oracle
as Peggy
1953
5.0
I Believe in You
as Hon. Ursula
1952
6.4
The Cocktail Party
1952
0.0
Flesh and Blood
as Harriet Marshall
1951
0.0
Sunday Night Theatre
as Mary Winsloe
1950
3.5