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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 31, 1889
Died
September 12, 1990
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Афина Сейлер
- Афин Сейлер
Athene Seyler
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress. Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace. Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels. She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career. Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.
Known For
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Nellie Pringle
Don't Utter a Note
1966
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Lucy Amorest
BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Mrs. Whyte
BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Mrs. Boham
BBC Play of the Month
1965
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5.5
Aunt Isbel
The World of Wooster
1965
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Lady Corm
The Invasion
1963
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Miss Farthingale
Nurse on Wheels
1963
5.5
Aunt Heather Chandler
I Thank a Fool
1962
5.6
Mrs Adelaide Hignett
The Girl on the Boat
1962
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Aunt Phoebe Tonks
Two and Two Make Six
1962
Credits
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Don't Utter a Note
as Nellie Pringle
1966
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BBC Play of the Month
as Lucy Amorest
1965
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BBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Whyte
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Boham
1965
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The World of Wooster
as Aunt Isbel
1965
5.5
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The Invasion
as Lady Corm
1963
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Nurse on Wheels
as Miss Farthingale
1963
5.8
I Thank a Fool
as Aunt Heather Chandler
1962
5.5
The Girl on the Boat
as Mrs Adelaide Hignett
1962
5.6
Two and Two Make Six
as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
1962
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Satan Never Sleeps
as Sister Agness
1962
5.1
Francis of Assisi
as Aunt Buona
1961
7.6
The Avengers
1961
7.7
Visa to Canton
as Mao Tai Tai
1960
4.7
A French Mistress
as Beatrice Peake
1960
5.7
Make Mine Mink
as Dame Beatrice Appleby
1960
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A Woman of No Importance
as Lady Hunstanton
1960
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The Third Man
1959
7.1
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as Jeannie Lawson
1958
6.7
Happy Is the Bride
as Aunt Harriet
1958
6.2
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
1958
6.7
Night of the Demon
as Mrs. Karswell
1957
7.0
Campbell's Kingdom
as Miss Abigail
1957
5.9
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)
1957
6.7
Doctor at Large
as Lady Hawkins
1957
5.6
Yield to the Night
as Miss Bligh
1956
6.9
As Long as They're Happy
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
1955
7.7
For Better, for Worse
as Miss Mainbrace
1954
5.6
The Weak and the Wicked
as Millie Williams
1954
6.4
The Beggar's Opera
as Mrs. Trapes
1953
4.1
The Pickwick Papers
as Miss Witherfield
1952
6.7
Made in Heaven
as Miss Honeycroft
1952
4.3
Treasure Hunt
as Consuelo Howard
1952
5.4
Secret People
as Mrs. Reginald Kellick
1952
6.3
Young Wives' Tale
as Nanny Gallop
1951
5.3
The Franchise Affair
as Aunt Lin
1951
6.7
The Queen of Spades
as Princess Ivashin
1949
6.5
The First Gentleman
as Miss Knight
1948
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Jassy
1947
5.4
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Miss La Creevy
1947
6.5
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Dear Octopus
as Aunt Belle
1943
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Letter from Home
as Mrs Ashford
1941
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Quiet Wedding
as Aunt Mary
1941
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Young Man's Fancy
as Milliner
1939
5.8
The Saint in London
as Mother Buckley
1939
5.6
The Ware Case
as Mrs Pinto
1938
6.3
The Citadel
as Lady Raebank
1938
6.5
Jane Steps Out
as Grandma
1938
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Sailing Along
as Victoria Gulliver
1938
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Non-Stop New York
as Aunt Veronica
1937
6.5
The Lilac Domino
as Madame Alary
1937
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The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Pullet
1937
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The Sky’s the Limit
as Miss Prinny
1937
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Sensation
as Madame Henry
1936
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Southern Roses
as Mrs. Rowland
1936
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It's Love Again
as Mrs. Durland
1936
5.9
Scrooge
as Scrooge's Charwoman
1935
6.0
Drake of England
as Queen Elizabeth
1935
6.8
Moscow Nights
as Madame Anna Sabine
1934
5.2
Blossom Time
as Archduchess Maria Victoria
1934
4.8
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
1934
5.9
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Early to Bed
as Frau Waiser
1933
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Tell Me Tonight
as Mrs. Pategg
1932
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The Perfect Lady
as Lady Westhaven
1931
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The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
as Rachel Wardle
1921
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