Joyce Grenfell
Joyce Irene Grenfell OBE (née Phipps; 10 February 1910 - 30 November 1979) was an English comedian, singer and actress.
The Americanization of Emily
as Mrs. BarhamAmerican sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a...
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Stage Fright
as 'Lovely Ducks'A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering...
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The Belles of St. Trinian's
as P.W. Sgt. Ruby GatesThe unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and...
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The Million Pound Note
as Duchess of CromartyAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich...
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The Old Dark House
as Agatha FemmAn American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a...
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Hortense AstorOne Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys...
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A Run for Your Money
as Mrs PargiterTwo Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed...
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Sgt. Ruby GatesWith their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find...
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Miss Gossage: Staff of St. Swithin'sNutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is...
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The Pickwick Papers
as Mrs. Leo HunterThe Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to...
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Laughter in Paradise
as Elizabeth RobsonWhen an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...
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Genevieve
as Hotel ProprietressTwo friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the...
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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Sergeant Ruby GatesThe fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s...
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The Magic Box
as Mrs ClaireNow old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...
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Poet's Pub
as Miss Horsefell-HughesA loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching...
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Forbidden Cargo
as Lady Flavia QueenswayKenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a...
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The Demi-Paradise
as Sybil PaulsonIvan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to...
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To See Such Fun
as uncreditedCompilation of classic British comedy moments
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Alice in Wonderland
as Ugly Duchess / DormouseThis exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of...
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Happy Is the Bride
as Aunt FlorenceIn a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the...
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The Galloping Major
as MaggieA syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake....
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The Lamp Still Burns
as Dr. BarrettA tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.
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The Good Companions
as Lady ParlittThe story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.
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Letter from Home
as Mrs RogersTwo evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor,...
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While the Sun Shines
as DaphneLady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Legends
as Self / Various characters (archive footage)The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for...
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