Occupation Actress Spouse Felix Warden Brown Role Actress | Name Eileen Way Years active 1938–93 | |
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Full Name Eileen Mabel E. Way Born 2 September 1911 ( 1911-09-02 ) Surrey, England, United Kingdom Died June 16, 1994, Canterbury, United Kingdom TV shows Sean's Show, The Glittering Prizes, Century Falls Movies Queen of Hearts, Kidnapped, Shakespeare Tragedies: Macbeth, Street of Shadows, The Stranger Left No C Similar People Jon Amiel, Jack Gold, Wendy Toye, Robert Stevenson, Sean Hughes | ||
Eileen Mabel Elizabeth Way (2 September 1911 – 16 June 1994) was an English actress who appeared in film and television roles in a career dating back to the 1930s. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from the age of 16.
She was in some of the first productions of Tennessee Williams' plays in Great Britain and appeared at the Bristol Old Vic and Nottingham Playhouse.
She appeared in the TV series Doctor Who, in the serials An Unearthly Child (as Old Mother, the programme's first on-screen death) and The Creature from the Pit (as Karela), as well as in the 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (as Old Woman), based on the serial The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964). She also appeared in the second series of Poldark (1977) as Aunt Agatha; Century Falls; Upstairs, Downstairs; By the Sword Divided; Inspector Morse; Bergerac; and Ripping Yarns.
She was married to the prominent British psychiatrist Felix Warden Brown.
Filmography
Actress
1992
Sean's Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pebbles
- Great Socks (1993) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Tea With Agatha (1993) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Don't Eat Meat (1993) - Mrs. Pebbles
- I'm Watching (1993) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Fear Itself (1993) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Disappointed from Dublin (1992) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Blind Date (1992) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Gordon (1992) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Autobiography (1992) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Badgers (1992) - Mrs. Pebbles
- Jelly and Blizzards (1992) - Mrs. Pebbles
1993
Century Falls (TV Mini Series) as
Alice Harkness
- Episode #1.6 (1993) - Alice Harkness
- Episode #1.4 (1993) - Alice Harkness
- Episode #1.3 (1993) - Alice Harkness
- Episode #1.2 (1993) - Alice Harkness
- Episode #1.1 (1993) - Alice Harkness
1993
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Old Lady
- Hostage (1993) - Old Lady
1992
The Bill (TV Series) as
Mrs. Collins
- A Blind Eye (1992) - Mrs. Collins
1991
Birds of a Feather (TV Series) as
Irene
- Cuckoo (1991) - Irene
1991
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
Mrs Papas
- Greeks Bearing Gifts (1991) - Mrs Papas
1991
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Mrs. Edwards
- The Waiting Game (1991) - Mrs. Edwards
1991
V.I. Warshawski: BBC Radio Drama Collection (Podcast Series) as
Rosa
- Killing Orders (1991) - Rosa (voice)
1990
Screen One (TV Series) as
Aunt Anna
- One Last Chance (1990) - Aunt Anna
1990
Chillers (TV Series) as
Edna
- Under a Dark Angel's Eye (1990) - Edna
1989
Queen of Hearts as
Mama Sibilla
1989
War and Remembrance (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Stern
- Part XI (1989) - Mrs. Stern
- Part X (1989) - Mrs. Stern
1988
The Rainbow (TV Mini Series) as
Lydia Brangwen / Lydia, Ursula's Grandmother
- The Darkness of Paradise (1988) - Lydia Brangwen
- Ghosts (1988) - Lydia, Ursula's Grandmother
1987
Vanity Fair (TV Series) as
Mrs. Tinker
- Crawley of Queen's Crawley (1987) - Mrs. Tinker
1987
One by One (TV Series) as
Mrs. Maplin
- Changing Places (1987) - Mrs. Maplin
1987
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Finn's Grandma
- Naming the Names (1987) - Finn's Grandma
1986
All Passion Spent (TV Mini Series) as
Genoux
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Genoux
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Genoux
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Genoux
1986
Paradise Postponed (TV Mini Series) as
Dora Nowt
- The Simcox Inheritance (1986) - Dora Nowt
- Faith Unfaithful (1986) - Dora Nowt
1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV Mini Series) as
Vendor
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Vendor
1985
Bad Medicine as
Sra. Madera, Ramon's Mother
1983
By the Sword Divided (TV Series) as
Minty
- Restoration (1985) - Minty
- Retribution (1985) - Minty
- Forlorn Hope (1985) - Minty
- Fateful Days (1985) - Minty
- Escape (1985) - Minty
- Witch Hunt (1985) - Minty
- Cromwell at Arnescote (1985) - Minty
- Conflicts (1985) - Minty
- Not Peace, But a Sword (1983) - Minty
- Ashes to Ashes (1983) - Minty
- Ring of Fire (1983) - Minty
- A Sea of Dangers (1983) - Minty
- The Edge of the Sword (1983) - Minty
- The Sound of Drums (1983) - Minty
- This War Without an Enemy (1983) - Minty
- Gather ye Rosebuds (1983) - Minty
1984
Sakharov (TV Movie) as
Ruf Grigorievna
1984
Memed My Hawk as
Seuneh
1983
Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Second Witch
1983
The Old Men at the Zoo (TV Series) as
Mrs. Langley-Beard
- Armageddon (1983) - Mrs. Langley-Beard
1982
Minder (TV Series) as
Mrs. Chambers' Mother
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales (1982) - Mrs. Chambers' Mother
1981
Sphinx as
Aida
1980
Fair Stood the Wind for France (TV Mini Series) as
Grandmother
- Episode #1.3 (1980) - Grandmother
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Grandmother
- Episode #1.1 (1980) - Grandmother
1979
Secret Army (TV Series) as
Woman Patient
- Collaborator (1979) - Woman Patient
1963
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Karela / Old Mother
- The Creature from the Pit: Part Four (1979) - Karela
- The Creature from the Pit: Part Three (1979) - Karela
- The Creature from the Pit: Part Two (1979) - Karela
- The Creature from the Pit: Part One (1979) - Karela
- The Forest of Fear (1963) - Old Mother
- The Cave of Skulls (1963) - Old Mother
1978
Les Miserables (TV Movie) as
Lodger
1977
Just William (TV Series) as
Mrs. Marsh
- William the Philanthropist (1977) - Mrs. Marsh
1977
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) as
Old woman
- Across the Andes by Frog (1977) - Old woman
1977
Poldark (TV Series) as
Agatha Poldark
- Episode #2.5 (1977) - Agatha Poldark
- Episode #2.4 (1977) - Agatha Poldark
- Episode #2.3 (1977) - Agatha Poldark
- Episode #2.2 (1977) - Agatha Poldark
- Episode #2.1 (1977) - Agatha Poldark
1977
The Mackinnons (TV Series) as
Christina McSween
- Shame the Devil (1977) - Christina McSween
1967
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Mrs. Riley / Mrs. McGann / Mrs. Hancock
- Rage (1977) - Mrs. Riley
- Bits An' Bats (1974) - Mrs. McGann
- The Great Art Robbery: Part 1 (1967) - Mrs. Hancock
1976
The Glittering Prizes (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Hersh
- A Double Life (1976) - Mrs. Hersh
1974
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) as
Madame Francini
- The Glorious Dead (1974) - Madame Francini
1973
The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) as
Maggie
- The Barge (1973) - Maggie
1972
Thirty Minutes Worth (TV Series)
- Episode #1.6 (1972)
1972
The Onedin Line (TV Series) as
Old Woman
- A Woman Alone (1972) - Old Woman
1972
New Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Mrs. Esther Gruber
- Memory of a Gauntlet (1972) - Mrs. Esther Gruber
1970
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Alice Platt
- Episode #1.104 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.103 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.102 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.101 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.100 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.99 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.98 (1970) - Alice Platt
- Episode #1.97 (1970) - Alice Platt
1968
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Woman / Gypsy woman
- A Sound from the Sea (1970) - Woman
- The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe (1968) - Gypsy woman
1970
Germinal (TV Mini Series) as
Ma Brûlé
- Soldiers (1970) - Ma Brûlé
- Mob Rule (1970) - Ma Brûlé
1969
The Flaxton Boys (TV Series) as
Macena
- 1854: The Witches (1969) - Macena
1966
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Woman in pub / Mrs. Phillips / Marguerite Rosmer / ...
- All Out for Kangaroo Valley (1969) - Woman in pub
- The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel (1969) - Mrs. Phillips
- The Executioner (1966) - Marguerite Rosmer
- Calf Love (1966) - Aunt Erika
1969
The Gold Robbers (TV Mini Series) as
Dowager / The Dowager
- The Man with Two Faces (1969) - Dowager
- The Arrangement (1969) - The Dowager
1969
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Old Dorothy
- The Woman from the Shadows (1969) - Old Dorothy
1969
The Saint (TV Series) as
The Maid
- Vendetta for the Saint: Part 2 (1969) - The Maid
- Vendetta for the Saint: Part 1 (1969) - The Maid
1969
Vendetta for the Saint as
The Maid
1968
The Spanish Farm (TV Series) as
Berthe
- Return to the Farm (1968) - Berthe
- Paris (1968) - Berthe
- The Crime at Vanderlynden's (1968) - Berthe
1965
Mogul (TV Series) as
Saroya / Mrs. Murtagh
- Who Buys Who? (1967) - Saroya
- A Job for Willy (1965) - Mrs. Murtagh
1967
Mickey Dunne (TV Series) as
Sophia Lombardi
- Are there any more at Home like You? (1967) - Sophia Lombardi
1967
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jibbet
- Heirs on a Shoestring (1967) - Mrs. Jibbet
1966
Arrivederci, Baby! as
Italian Dressmaker
1966
The Newcomers (TV Series) as
Cora Brassett
1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. as
Old Woman
1965
Court Martial (TV Series) as
Woman / Madame Cornelis
- Where There Was No Echo (1966) - Woman
- No Wreath for an Angel (1965) - Madame Cornelis
1964
Cluff (TV Series) as
Amy Horrisey / Mrs. Bateson
- The Daughters (1965) - Amy Horrisey
- The Daughter-In-Law (1964) - Mrs. Bateson
1964
The Comedy Man as
Landlady
1964
The Larkins (TV Series) as
Gypsy
- Gypsy's Warning (1964) - Gypsy
1964
The Graham Stark Show (TV Series) as
Actress
- Episode #1.7 (1964) - Actress
1964
The Bargee as
Onlooker (uncredited)
1964
First Night (TV Series) as
Mrs. Phillips
- How Many Angels (1964) - Mrs. Phillips
1964
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
La Madrecita
- Camino Real (1964) - La Madrecita
1963
Kidnapped (TV Mini Series) as
Jennet Clouston
- Catriona (1963) - Jennet Clouston
1963
The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) as
Miss Mithras
- A Little Sweetness and Light (1963) - Miss Mithras
1963
Maigret (TV Series) as
Irene
- The Lost Life (1963) - Irene
1963
Maupassant (TV Series) as
Mme. Padoie
- Bachelors (1963) - Mme. Padoie
1963
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Landlady
- Drama '63: Rasputin Was a Nice Old Man (1963) - Landlady
1963
Moonstrike (TV Series) as
Helene
- A Matter of Trust (1963) - Helene
1963
Man of the World (TV Series) as
Catrina
- The Bullfighter (1963) - Catrina
1963
Crane (TV Series)
- The Executioners (1963)
1963
Compact (TV Series) as
Violet
- The Winner (1963) - Violet
1962
Benny Hill (TV Series) as
Lorna
- The Mystery of Black Bog Manor (1962) - Lorna
1962
Sir Francis Drake (TV Series) as
Pastora
- The Gypsies (1962) - Pastora
1962
Village of Daughters as
Gloria Balbino
1961
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Isa Capon
- Desperation (1961) - Isa Capon
1961
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Mrs. Evans
- The Confession (1961) - Mrs. Evans
1961
The Charlie Drake Show (TV Series)
- Charlie the Kid (1961)
1961
Rashomon (TV Movie) as
The Medium
1961
The Singer Not the Song as
Fortune teller (uncredited)
1960
Theatre 70 (TV Series) as
Marie Albert
- To Death with Love (1960) - Marie Albert
1960
Rendezvous (TV Series) as
Signora Zampino
- Next Time You'll See Venice (1960) - Signora Zampino
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Mama Valbella / Senora Rivera / Ruth Kellner
- Summer Theatre: The Liberators (1960) - Mama Valbella
- Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust (1960) - Senora Rivera
- Twentieth Century Theatre: Glorious Morning (1960) - Ruth Kellner
1960
Hancock's Half Hour (TV Series) as
Mavis Smith
- The Reunion Party (1960) - Mavis Smith
1960
Kidnapped as
Jennet Clouston
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
Mama Carlucci
- The Winthrop Case (1960) - Mama Carlucci
1959
The Vagrant Heart (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Smith
1959
William Tell (TV Series) as
Granny Rossi
- The Black Brothers (1959) - Granny Rossi
1957
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Susan / Tina
- Breakdown (1958) - Susan
- The Affair at Assino (1957) - Tina
1953
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Gladys Gibson / Sarah Becker / Jadwiga Konska / ...
- The Shadow of Doubt (1958) - Gladys Gibson
- Counsellor at Law (1957) - Sarah Becker
- Siding 273 (1956) - Jadwiga Konska
- Midsummer Fire (1955) - La Cachiporra
- The Gay Lord Quex (1953) - Miss Moon
1958
The Vikings as
Kitala
1958
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Old Maid
- Time to Go Now (1958) - Old Maid
1958
Television World Theatre (TV Series) as
Woman of Troy
- Women of Troy (1958) - Woman of Troy
1957
The Coelacanth (TV Movie) as
Nicko's mother
1957
She Played with Fire as
Mrs. Litchen's Housekeeper (uncredited)
1957
Bullet from the Past (Short) as
Lady At No 72 (uncredited)
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series)
- The Right Thing (1956)
1956
Nom-de-Plume (TV Series) as
Mme Felix
- The Ten Strangers (1956) - Mme Felix
1955
On the Twelfth Day... (Short) as
Milkmaid (uncredited)
1955
Barbie (TV Series) as
Miss McGinty
- Episode #1.3 (1955) - Miss McGinty
- Episode #1.2 (1955) - Miss McGinty
1955
The Blakes (TV Mini Series) as
Gypsy Rebecca
- Episode #1.1 (1955) - Gypsy Rebecca
1955
Thunder Rock (TV Movie) as
Ellen Kirby
1955
Music and Macaroni (TV Series) as
Grandmother
- The End of the Story (1955) - Grandmother
- Earning a Living (1955) - Grandmother
- Seeking a Fortune (1955) - Grandmother
- The Flower Farm (1955) - Grandmother
1954
Aunt Clara as
Maggie Mason
1954
Lovers, Happy Lovers! as
1st Landlady (uncredited)
1954
They Who Dare as
Greek Woman
1953
Three Stops to Murder as
Mme. Fernande
1953
The Shadow Man as
Mrs. Thoms
1952
The Assassin as
Woman Detective
1952
The Stranger Left No Card (Short) as
Secretary
1952
Mr. Lord Says No as
Mrs. Potter
1951
Cheer the Brave as
2nd Woman
1947
The Gay Lord Quex (TV Movie) as
Miss Moon
1939
The Day Is Gone (TV Movie) as
Florrie
1938
The Gay Lord Quex (TV Movie)
Archive Footage
2009
Lalla's Wardrobe: A Frockumentary (Video short) as
Madame Karela (uncredited)
2007
A Matter of Time (Video documentary) as
Madame Karela
2004
A New Beginning (Video documentary short) as
Karela (uncredited)
1963
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Jennet Clouston
- Kidnapped: Part 2 (1963) - Jennet Clouston
- Kidnapped: Part 1 (1963) - Jennet Clouston
References
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