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Occupation
  
Actress

Name
  
Mary Morris

Years active
  
1937–1988

Role
  
British actress

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Born
  
13 December 1915 (
1915-12-13
)
Lautoka, Fiji

Died
  
October 14, 1988, Aigle, Switzerland

Parents
  
Herbert Stanley Morris, Sylvia Ena de Creft-Harford

Movies and TV shows
  
The Thief of Bagdad, "Pimpernel" Smith, A for Andromeda, An Age of Kings, Boy Dominic

Similar People
  
Miles Malleson, Ludwig Berger, Rex Ingram, Tim Whelan, Adelaide Hall

Mary Morris Award Presentation - March 29, 2018


Mary Lilian Agnes Morris (13 December 1915 – 14 October 1988) was a British actress.

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Life and career

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Morris was the daughter of Herbert Stanley Morris, a botanist, and his wife Sylvia Ena de Creft-Harford. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Morris made her stage debut in Lysistrata at the Gate Theatre, London in 1935. In 1943 she played Anna Petrovitch in the Ealing war movie Undercover as the wife of a Serbian guerrilla leader, and appeared in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. On television, she played Professor Madeleine Dawnay in the science-fiction television drama A for Andromeda (and its sequel, The Andromeda Breakthrough), and Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra (as part of the BBC's adaptation of Shakespeare's Roman plays, The Spread of the Eagle) in 1963.

As a Number Two in the The Prisoner episode "Dance of the Dead" she dressed as Peter Pan during a masquerade ball. After a 25-year absence she reappeared in films as the mother of the murdered boy in the 1977 horror film Full Circle. She also appeared on television in Doctor Who in the story Kinda (1982), playing the pivotal role of the shaman Panna opposite Peter Davison.

Her other television appearances included the Countess Vronsky in the BBC's Anna Karenina (1977), the macabre, ancient relative in the Walter de la Mare story Seaton's Aunt (1983) in Granada Television's Shades of Darkness series, and the formidable matriarch in Police at the Funeral, an adaptation of one of Margery Allingham's Albert Campion stories for the BBC's Campion (1989).

Death

She died from heart failure on 14 October 1988 in Aigle, Switzerland.

Selected television appearances

  • The Philco Television Playhouse
  • An Age of Kings
  • Interpol Calling
  • A for Andromeda
  • The Andromeda Breakthrough
  • Ghost Squad
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre
  • The Prisoner
  • Theatre 625
  • Men of Iron
  • Play of the Month
  • An Unofficial Rose
  • Ballet Shoes
  • Play for Today
  • Full Circle
  • Anna Karenina
  • King Richard II
  • Doctor Who
  • Diana
  • The Life and Death of King John
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater
  • Campion
  • Profile, tv.com
  • Profile, filmreference.com
  • Profile, nytimes.com
  • Profile, time.com
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1990
    Screen Two (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Wan
    - Sometime in August (1990) - Mrs. Wan
    1989
    Mystery!: Campion (TV Series) as
    Caroline Faraday
    - Police at the Funeral: Part 2 (1989) - Caroline Faraday
    - Police at the Funeral: Part 1 (1989) - Caroline Faraday
    1988
    The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) as
    Matilda Hanks
    - There Was an Old Woman (1988) - Matilda Hanks
    1987
    Sunday Premiere (TV Series) as
    Miss Browning-Browning
    - Claws (1987) - Miss Browning-Browning
    1986
    Bonnie Tyler: If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) (Music Video) as
    Owner of The Dive - Old
    1985
    The Moon Over Soho (TV Movie) as
    Frieda King
    1984
    The Life and Death of King John (TV Movie) as
    Queen Elinor
    1984
    Diana (TV Mini Series) as
    Miss Westcott
    - Part Two (1984) - Miss Westcott
    - Part One - August 1930 (1984) - Miss Westcott
    1983
    Shades of Darkness (TV Series) as
    Seaton's Aunt
    - Seaton's Aunt (1983) - Seaton's Aunt
    1982
    Doctor Who (TV Series) as
    Panna
    - Kinda: Part Four (1982) - Panna
    - Kinda: Part Three (1982) - Panna
    - Kinda: Part Two (1982) - Panna
    1978
    The BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) as
    Duchess of Gloucester
    - Richard II (1978) - Duchess of Gloucester
    1977
    Anna Karenina (TV Mini Series) as
    Countess Vronsky
    - Episode #1.10 (1977) - Countess Vronsky
    - Episode #1.8 (1977) - Countess Vronsky
    - Episode #1.3 (1977) - Countess Vronsky
    - Episode #1.1 (1977) - Countess Vronsky
    1977
    The Haunting of Julia as
    Greta Braden
    1977
    The Velvet Glove (TV Series) as
    Mary Baker Eddy
    - Mother (1977) - Mary Baker Eddy
    1976
    The House of Bernarda Alba as
    Bernarda
    1975
    Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (TV Mini Series) as
    Aunt Rosalie
    - The Race to Death (1975) - Aunt Rosalie
    - The Human Comedy (1975) - Aunt Rosalie
    1975
    Ballet Shoes (TV Mini Series) as
    Madame Fidolia
    - Episode #1.6 (1975) - Madame Fidolia
    - Episode #1.5 (1975) - Madame Fidolia
    - Episode #1.4 (1975) - Madame Fidolia
    - Episode #1.3 (1975) - Madame Fidolia
    - Episode #1.2 (1975) - Madame Fidolia
    1975
    Ten from the Twenties (TV Series) as
    Aunt Tatty
    - Aunt Tatty (1975) - Aunt Tatty
    1974
    An Unofficial Rose (TV Mini Series) as
    Emma Sands
    - Episode #1.4 (1975) - Emma Sands
    - Episode #1.3 (1975) - Emma Sands
    - Episode #1.2 (1975) - Emma Sands
    - Episode #1.1 (1974) - Emma Sands
    1974
    ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) as
    Alfreda
    - The Ceremony of Innocence (1974) - Alfreda
    1974
    Village Hall (TV Series) as
    Dame
    - Dancing in the Dark (1974) - Dame
    1974
    Boy Dominic (TV Series) as
    Lady Bulman
    - Lady Bulman Regrets (1974) - Lady Bulman
    - Lost at Sea (1974) - Lady Bulman
    1973
    Hunters Walk (TV Series) as
    Beatrice Hill
    - Lost Dog (1973) - Beatrice Hill
    1971
    BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
    Madame Pernelle
    - Tartuffe (1971) - Madame Pernelle
    1971
    Kate (TV Series) as
    Isobel Farmer
    - That Kind of Love (1971) - Isobel Farmer
    1971
    Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
    Amy
    - The Mysterious Mr Eliot (1971) - Amy
    1970
    Wicked Women (TV Series) as
    Madame Bonheur
    - Madeleine Jury (1970) - Madame Bonheur
    1969
    Plays of Today (TV Series) as
    Scotch Ellen
    - Men of Iron (1969) - Scotch Ellen
    1965
    Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
    Sister Leonora / Agatha / Doktor von Zahnd
    - The Swallow's Nest (1968) - Sister Leonora
    - The Family Reunion (1966) - Agatha
    - The Physicists (1965) - Doktor von Zahnd
    1967
    The Prisoner (TV Series) as
    Number Two
    - Dance of the Dead (1967) - Number Two
    1967
    Trapped (TV Series) as
    Princess
    - Chicane (1967) - Princess
    1967
    Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
    The woman
    - Oldenberg (1967) - The woman
    1965
    It's Dark Outside (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Vanister
    - The Prevalence of Liars (1965) - Mrs. Vanister
    1965
    Londoners (TV Series) as
    Sarah Ashton
    - Old Man of Chelsea Reach (1965) - Sarah Ashton
    1963
    The Spread of the Eagle (TV Mini Series) as
    Cleopatra
    - Part Nine: The Monument (1963) - Cleopatra
    - Part Eight: The Alliance (1963) - Cleopatra
    - Part Seven: The Serpent (1963) - Cleopatra
    1963
    Ghost Squad (TV Series) as
    Dr. Ibanez
    - The Magic Bullet (1963) - Dr. Ibanez
    1962
    The Andromeda Breakthrough (TV Series) as
    Madeleine Dawnay
    - The Roman Peace (1962) - Madeleine Dawnay
    - Hurricane (1962) - Madeleine Dawnay
    - Storm Centres (1962) - Madeleine Dawnay
    - Azaran Forecast (1962) - Madeleine Dawnay
    - Gale Warning (1962) - Madeleine Dawnay
    - Cold Front (1962) - Madeleine Dawnay
    1962
    Under Western Eyes (TV Movie) as
    Tekla
    1961
    ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
    Varvara
    - The Visitors (1961) - Varvara
    1961
    A for Andromeda (TV Series) as
    Professor Madeleine Dawnay
    - The Face of the Tiger (1961) - Professor Madeleine Dawnay
    - The Murderer (1961) - Professor Madeleine Dawnay
    - The Monster (1961) - Professor Madeleine Dawnay
    - The Miracle (1961) - Professor Madeleine Dawnay
    1960
    An Age of Kings (TV Mini Series) as
    Queen Margaret / Margaret
    - Part Fourteen: The Dangerous Brother (1960) - Queen Margaret
    - Part Thirteen: The Sun in Splendour (1960) - Queen Margaret
    - Part Twelve: The Morning's War (1960) - Queen Margaret
    - Part Eleven: The Rabble from Kent (1960) - Queen Margaret
    - Part Ten: The Fall of a Protector (1960) - Margaret
    - Part Nine: The Red Rose and the White (1960) - Margaret
    1960
    Macbeth (TV Movie) as
    Lady Macbeth
    1960
    Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
    Ingrid Hoffman
    - White Blackmail (1960) - Ingrid Hoffman
    1960
    The Terrible Choice (TV Series) as
    Lady Macbeth
    - Macbeth: Part 4 (1960) - Lady Macbeth
    - Macbeth: Part 3 (1960) - Lady Macbeth
    - Macbeth: Part 2 (1960) - Lady Macbeth
    - Macbeth: Part 1 (1960) - Lady Macbeth
    1960
    Tales of the Vikings (TV Series) as
    Queen
    - Cold Steel (1960) - Queen
    1959
    ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Kolya Ragoschics
    - The Advocate (1959) - Kolya Ragoschics
    1958
    Uncle Harry (TV Movie) as
    Lettie Quincey
    1957
    Hour of Mystery (TV Series) as
    Catherine
    - Wormwood (1957) - Catherine
    1957
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Manningham
    - Gaslight (1957) - Mrs. Manningham
    1956
    Nom-de-Plume (TV Series) as
    Marie d'Armont / Aurore
    - Friend of the People (1956) - Marie d'Armont
    - Child of Her Time (1956) - Aurore
    1955
    Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
    Colonel Anna Marova
    - The Wedding (1955) - Colonel Anna Marova
    1954
    The Face of Love (TV Movie) as
    Cressida
    1954
    Six Characters in Search of an Author (TV Movie) as
    The Step-Daughter
    1953
    The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
    - The Reluctant Citizen (1953)
    1953
    The Young Elizabeth (TV Movie) as
    Elizabeth Tudor
    1951
    The Pythoness as
    Narrator (voice)
    1951
    High Treason as
    Anna Braun
    1949
    Train of Events as
    Louise (segment "The Actor")
    1949
    The Trial of Madeleine Smith (TV Movie) as
    Madeleine Smith
    1945
    The Agitator as
    Lettie Shackleton
    1945
    The Man from Morocco as
    Sarah Duboste
    1943
    Underground Guerrillas as
    Anna Petrovitch
    1941
    'Pimpernel' Smith as
    Ludmilla Koslowski
    1941
    Major Barbara as
    A Girl
    1940
    Who Killed Jack Robins?
    1940
    The Thief of Bagdad as
    Halima
    1939
    U-Boat 29 as
    Chauffeuse
    1938
    Prison Without Bars as
    Renee
    1937
    Victoria the Great as
    Duchess of Kent
    Self
    1980
    The British Greats (TV Series) as
    Self - Interviewee
    - Leslie Howard (1980) - Self - Interviewee
    1968
    The Golden Years of Alexander Korda (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    Archive Footage
    2011
    Dream Time: The Making of 'Kinda' (Video documentary short) as
    Panna (uncredited)
    1990
    The Prisoner Video Companion (Video documentary)

    References

    Mary Morris Wikipedia


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