Phyllis Calvert ( born Phyllis Calvert ; 1915, London - 2002, ibid.) - English theater actress [4] , film and television.
| Phyllis Calvert | |
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| English Phyllis calvert | |
 Photo by Allan Warren , 1974. | |
| Birth name | Phyllis Hannah Bickle Phyllis hannah bickle |
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| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1927, 1933, 1935, 1939-1962, 1965-1973, 1981-2000 |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life and death
- 2 nominations
- 3 Selected filmography
- 3.1 Wide screen
- 3.2 Television
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Phyllis Hannah Bickle was born on February 18, 1915 in Chelsea (now the London area). She studied at the dance school Margaret Morris [5] and the French Institute [6] , but the resulting trauma made her forget about the career of a dancer [7] . From the age of 10, she began performing on stage, and at age 12 she first appeared on the movie screen [8] , playing the role of an unnamed girl in the movie . However, the Phillies did not become a child actor : the next time she appeared on the screen only six years later, and her full-fledged film career began in 1939. In just 73 career years (with significant interruptions), Calvert appeared in 75 films and series.
After the end of World War II, Phyllis and her husband moved to Hollywood , however, unlike many British actresses of that time, her cinematic career in the USA did not work, and after a while they returned to their homeland [8] .
Personal life and death
In 1941, Phyllis married the actor, and later - the publisher and book antiquary (1908-1957), with whom she was married until his death. The couple left two children: Auriol (born 1943) and Pierce (born 1954). In the second marriage, the actress did not enter.
Phyllis Calvert died on October 8, 2002 in London from kidney failure and chronic lymphocytic leukemia .
Nominations
- 1945 - actress of the highest grossing films of Great Britain according to 5 - 5th place [9] .
- 1946 - actress of the highest grossing films of Great Britain according to Motion Picture Herald - 6th place [10] .
- 1948 - The Bambi Award in the category "Best Actress" for his roles in the films "The " and - 2nd place .
- 1953 - BAFTA in the category "Best British Actress" for her role in the movie .
Selected Filmography
Calvert was one of the main stars of the so-called 8] - a series of melodramas released by in the 1940s.
Widescreen
- 1940 - / Let George Do It! - Mary Ulson
- 1940 - Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt - Betty Forsyth
- 1941 - / Kipps - Anne Pornic (Adult)
- 1942 - / Uncensored - Julie Lanvin
- 1942 - The Young Mr Pitt - Elianor Eden
- 1943 - The Man in Gray - Clarissa Marr
- 1944 - Fanny by Gaslight - Fanny Hooper
- 1944 - Two Thousand Women - Frida Thompson
- 1945 - Madonna of the Seven Moons - Maddalene
- 1945 - They Were Sisters - Lucy Moore
- 1946 - The Magic Bow - The Genie de Vermont
- 1946 - Men of Two Worlds / Men of Two Worlds - Dr. Caroline Munro
- 1947 - The Root of All Evil - Jackie Fernish
- 1947 - / Kate Fernald / Time Out of Mind
- 1948 - Broken Journey - Mary Johnstone
- 1949 - My Own True Love - Joan Cluse
- 1949 - The / Golden Madonna - Patricia Chandler [11]
- 1950 - The Woman with No Name - Yvonne Winter
- 1951 - Appointment with Danger - Augustine's sister
- 1951 - . Denning Drives North - Kay Denning
- 1952 - / Christy
- 1953 - The Net / The Net - Lydia Heatley
- 1956 - It's Never Too Late - Laura Hammond
- 1956 - Child in the House - Evelyn Echeson
- 1958 - / Indiscreet - Mrs. Margaret Manson
- 1960 - / Oscar Wilde -
- 1965 - The Battle of Villa Fiorita / The Battle of the Villa Fiorita - Margot
- 1968 - Twisted Nerve - Enid Darnley
- 1969 - Oh, what a wonderful war / Oh! What a Lovely War - Lady Dorothy Haig
- 1970 - The Walking Stick - Erica Dainton
- 1997 - / Mrs. Dalloway - Aunt Helena
Television
- 1963, 1972, 1975, 1978 - This Is Your Life - This Is Your Life - in the Role of Yourself (in 4 issues)
- 1988 - The Woman He Loved / The Woman He Loved - Maria Tekskaya
- 2000 - Midsomer Murders - Alice Bly (Episode 1)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 142001325 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ Phyllis Calvert (eng) on telegraph.co.uk , October 9, 2002
- ↑ Phyllis Calvert (English) on bigredbook.info
- ↑ Eric Shorter. Phyllis Calvert at theguardian.com , October 9, 2002
- ↑ Actress Phyllis Calvert dies (English) on news.bbc.co.uk , October 9, 2002
- ↑ 1 2 3 Paul Lewis. Phyllis Calvert, 87, Virtuous Heroine of Wartime Melodramas at nytimes.com , October 12, 2002
- ↑ CROSBY and HOPE try their luck in Alaska. , Hobart, Tas .: National Library of Australia (March 2, 1946), S. 3 Supplement: The Mercury Magazine. Date of treatment May 1, 2017.
- ↑ FILM WORLD. , Perth: National Library of Australia (February 28, 1947), S. 20 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Date of treatment May 1, 2017.
- ↑ See also the 75 most sought after films by the British Film Institute.
Links
- Phyllis Calvert at bfi.org.uk
- Phyllis Calvert at screenonline.org.uk
- Phyllis Calvert ( virtual ) on virtual-history.com