Occupation Actress Name Madge Ryan | Role Film actress TV shows Now Look Here | |
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Born 8 January 1919 ( 1919-01-08 ) Townsville, Queensland, Australia Died January 9, 1994, London, United Kingdom Movies A Clockwork Orange, Who Is Killing the Great Ch, Frenzy, Summer Holiday, Anne of Avonlea Similar People John Alcott, Max Raab, Elsie Randolph, Ted Kotcheff, Wendy Carlos | ||
Madge Ryan (8 January 1919 – 9 January 1994) was an Australian actress, known for her stage roles in the United Kingdom, including London productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane (1964), Philadelphia, Here I Come (1967), and Medea (1993). She also starred in the Broadway production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1958). Her film appearances included Summer Holiday (1963), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Frenzy (1972), and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978).
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Early life
Ryan was born in Townsville, Australia.
Career
Already an established theatre actor in Sydney, Australia, Ryan emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1957 and starred in many British stage shows. She also made over sixty appearances in films and on television.
Theatre
In 1958, Ryan appeared in a Broadway-theatre production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
In 1964, she played Kath in the original London production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr Sloane. The Independent wrote, "as the dreadful Kath, ageing seductress and murderous landlady...Madge Ryan's cruel, cool but undeniably comic acting provoked one critic to describe her work...as 'something very close to perfection'."
Death
Ryan died in London in 1994, the day after her 75th birthday.
In their obituary, The Independent wrote, "what set her apart from the others was a certain, often powerful, independence of spirit and humour...It was a fulfilled career."
Filmography
Actress
1993
Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) as
Lucy Lorrimer
- Death in a White Tie (1993) - Lucy Lorrimer
1993
Splitting Heirs as
Woman with Dog
1993
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Gloria
- The 10%ers (1993) - Gloria
1992
Casualty (TV Series) as
Doreen Phillips
- One Step Forward (1992) - Doreen Phillips
1992
Screenplay (TV Series) as
Beattie
- The Countess Alice (1992) - Beattie
1990
Families (TV Series) as
Ruby Davidson
1989
Kokoda Crescent as
Margaret
1988
Hills End (TV Movie) as
Miss Elaine Godwin
1983
Heartattack Hotel (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Todd
1983
Events in a Museum (TV Movie) as
Narrator
1983
Nanny (TV Series) as
Lydia Crawford
- Let Nothing You Dismay (1983) - Lydia Crawford
- Short Engagements (1983) - Lydia Crawford
- Frankly Speaking (1983) - Lydia Crawford
- A Journey (1983) - Lydia Crawford
1983
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Mrs Van Stratton
- Prime Target (1983) - Mrs Van Stratton
1982
Cymbeline (TV Movie) as
Mother
1979
S.O.S. Titanic (TV Movie) as
Stewardess: Violet Jessop
1979
The Lady Vanishes as
Rose Flood Porter
1978
Shadows (TV Series) as
Nanny
- Honeyann (1978) - Nanny
1978
A Horseman Riding By (TV Series) as
Arabella Codsall
- 1905: A Birth and a Death (1978) - Arabella Codsall
- 1903: An Outbreak of Romance (1978) - Arabella Codsall
- 1902: The Party (1978) - Arabella Codsall
- 1902: Valley for Sale (1978) - Arabella Codsall
1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as
Beecham
1978
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Miss Harbottle
- Calf Love (1978) - Miss Harbottle
- It Takes All Kinds (1978) - Miss Harbottle
1971
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Elizabeth / Mother
- One Day at a Time (1977) - Elizabeth
- The Rainbirds (1971) - Mother
1977
London Belongs to Me (TV Series) as
Mrs. Vizzard
- Episode #1.7 (1977) - Mrs. Vizzard
- Episode #1.6 (1977) - Mrs. Vizzard
- Episode #1.4 (1977) - Mrs. Vizzard
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Mrs. Vizzard
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Mrs. Vizzard
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Mrs. Vizzard
1977
Beryl's Lot (TV Series) as
Miss Quillet
- Episode #3.18 (1977) - Miss Quillet
- Episode #3.17 (1977) - Miss Quillet
1976
Angels (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dutton
- Somewhere to Go (1976) - Mrs. Dutton
1976
Beasts (TV Mini Series) as
Florence Raymount
- What Big Eyes (1976) - Florence Raymount
1976
Katy (TV Series) as
Bridget
- Episode #1.4 (1976) - Bridget
- Episode #1.3 (1976) - Bridget
- Episode #1.2 (1976) - Bridget
1975
Moll Flanders (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Oliver
1975
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dean
- Going, Going, Gone- Free? (1975) - Mrs. Dean
1975
Anne of Avonlea (TV Mini Series) as
Rachel Lynde
- Episode #1.6 (1975) - Rachel Lynde
- Episode #1.5 (1975) - Rachel Lynde
- Episode #1.4 (1975) - Rachel Lynde
- Episode #1.3 (1975) - Rachel Lynde
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - Rachel Lynde
- Episode #1.1 (1975) - Rachel Lynde
1975
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Bridget Behan
- Matron: Part 3 (1975) - Bridget Behan
- Matron: Part 2 (1975) - Bridget Behan
- Matron: Part 1 (1975) - Bridget Behan
1974
Cakes and Ale (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Barton Trafford
- Part 3 (1974) - Mrs. Barton Trafford
- Part 2 (1974) - Mrs. Barton Trafford
1974
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Mrs. Apsimon
- Burning Bush (1974) - Mrs. Apsimon
1973
Yellow Dog as
Della's Mother
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Jean's Mother / Simone / Mrs. Pearce
- A.D.A.M. (1973) - Jean's Mother
- The Regulars (1973) - Simone
- The Funeral of Queen Victoria (1969) - Mrs. Pearce
1972
The Man and the Snake (Short) as
Mrs. Druring
1972
Full House (TV Series documentary) as
Madame Sorin
- Episode #1.8 (1972) - Madame Sorin
1972
Zinotchka (TV Short) as
Madame Sorin
1972
Endless Night as
Michael's Mother
1972
Frenzy as
Mrs. Davison
1971
A Clockwork Orange as
Dr. Branom
1971
Now Look Here (TV Series) as
Mother
- Episode #1.7 (1971) - Mother
- Episode #1.6 (1971) - Mother
- Episode #1.5 (1971) - Mother
- Episode #1.4 (1971) - Mother
- Episode #1.3 (1971) - Mother
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - Mother
- Episode #1.1 (1971) - Mother
1965
Public Eye (TV Series) as
Rose Mason / Mrs. Sutton-Piper
- Come Into the Garden, Rose (1971) - Rose Mason
- 'And a Very Fine Fiddle Has He' (1965) - Mrs. Sutton-Piper
1971
Budgie (TV Series) as
Connie
- In Deep (1971) - Connie
1969
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Genine Dalton / Linda Burgess
- Cue Murder! (1971) - Genine Dalton
- Message from a Dead Man (1969) - Linda Burgess
1970
I Start Counting as
Mother
1958
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
'Nana' Weston / Eleanor / Mrs. Maurice / ...
- Say Goodnight to Your Grandma (1970) - 'Nana' Weston
- The Stranger (1960)
- The Cake Baker (1960) - Eleanor
- Pig's Ear with Flowers (1960) - Mrs. Maurice
- A Night Out (1960) - Mrs. Stokes
- Where I Live (1960) - Vi Dove
- The Girl on the Beach (1959) - Ruth
- Star in the Summer Night (1959) - Mrs. Schwartz
- The Deaf Heart (1958) - Mrs. Cornelius
1970
The Best Things in Life (TV Series) as
Miss Rossiter
- The Emigrant (1970) - Miss Rossiter
1970
Manhunt (TV Series) as
Celestine Moussac
- The Price of Resistance (1970) - Celestine Moussac
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Purgold / Janet Harford
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind (1970) - Mrs. Purgold
- Family Christmas (1965) - Janet Harford
1970
My Partner the Ghost (TV Series) as
Mrs. Roden
- Could You Recognise the Man Again? (1970) - Mrs. Roden
1969
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Nancy Proctor
- No Love Lost (1969) - Nancy Proctor
1969
Parkin's Patch (TV Series) as
Mrs. Kenny
- Fame of a Kind (1969) - Mrs. Kenny
1968
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Lady Morcar
- The Blue Carbuncle (1968) - Lady Morcar
1968
The Shifting Heart (TV Movie) as
Momma
1968
The Strange Affair as
Aunt Mary
1966
The Saint (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bertha Noversham
- The Better Mousetrap (1966) - Mrs. Bertha Noversham
1966
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Dusya
- Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov (1966) - Dusya
1964
Thursday Theatre (TV Series) as
Pearl Cunningham
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1964) - Pearl Cunningham
1964
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
May Gorton
- Episode #1.715 (1964) - May Gorton
- Episode #1.713 (1964) - May Gorton
1964
Love Story (TV Series) as
Marion
- Domino (1964) - Marion
1963
First Night (TV Series) as
Rosanne Dexter / Mercy Greely / Mrs. Bradley
- The Rock Pool (1964) - Rosanne Dexter
- Day of the Drongo (1964) - Mercy Greely
- Funny Noises with Their Mouths (1963) - Mrs. Bradley
1964
This Is My Street as
Kitty
1964
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Eve Turner
- Mandrake (1964) - Eve Turner
1963
Doctor in Distress as
Mrs. Clapper
1963
Summer Holiday as
Stella
1963
Anna Christie (TV Movie) as
Marthy Owen
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Leila Pratt / Zenaeda Saveshna / Jane Birman / ...
- The Shifting Heart (1962) - Leila Pratt
- Ivanov (1961) - Zenaeda Saveshna
- A Man Involved (1959) - Jane Birman
- A Dead Secret (1959) - Henrietta Spicer
1962
The One Day of the Year (TV Movie) as
Dot Cook
1962
Tiara Tahiti as
Millie Brooks
1962
The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day (TV Movie) as
Oola Maguire
1962
Reunion Day (TV Movie) as
Grace Hudson
1962
Maigret (TV Series) as
Madame Machére
- Murder on Monday (1962) - Madame Machére
1961
Hand in Hand as
George's Wife
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Maud-Taxi Dispatcher
- Flag Fall (1960) - Maud-Taxi Dispatcher
1960
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Ella Rhodes
- Episode #1.33 (1960) - Ella Rhodes
1960
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sylvia Bates
- A Holiday Abroad (1960) - Sylvia Bates
1959
The Flying Doctor (TV Series) as
Mrs. Evans
- Woman Hunt (1959) - Mrs. Evans
1959
Witness in the Dark as
Mrs. Finch
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Atkinson / Margaret Lord / Hilda Binns
- The Pohutukawa Tree (1959) - Mrs. Atkinson
- The Philadelphia Story (1959) - Margaret Lord
- The Exiles #4: Full Circle (1959) - Hilda Binns
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs as
Policewoman
1957
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Pearl Cunningham
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1957) - Pearl Cunningham
Self
1965
The Australian Londoners (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2011
Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema (Video documentary) as
Beecham (uncredited)
1961
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Mrs. Finch
- Witness in the Dark (1961) - Mrs. Finch
References
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