Occupation Actress Children Rory L. F. Silkin Role Film actress | Name Rosamund John Years active 1934–1957 | |
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Full Name Nora Rosamund Jones Born 19 October 1913 ( 1913-10-19 ) Tottenham, London, England, UK Died October 27, 1998, London, United Kingdom Spouse John Silkin (m. 1950–1987), Russell Lloyd (m. 1943–1949), Ian Dalrymple Movies The First of the Few, Green for Danger, The Way to the Stars, Fame Is the Spur, The Lamp Still Burns Similar People Sidney Gilliat, Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey, Anthony Asquith, Bernard Miles | ||
Rosamund John (19 October 1913 – 27 October 1998), born Nora Rosamund Jones, was an English film and stage actress.
She was born and brought up in Tottenham in North London and became a popular film and stage actress, who was known for playing gentle-mannered women. John was twice married, firstly to film editor Russell Lloyd, from 1943 to 1949, and secondly to politician John Silkin from 1950 to 1987, by whom she had one son, Rory (born 1954).
She died from natural causes in London in 1998, aged 85.
Filmography
Actress
1971
Crime of Passion (TV Series) as
Magdalena
- Magdalena (1971) - Magdalena
1957
Operation Murder as
Head Nurse
1953
Both Sides of the Law as
Sgt. Pauline Ramsey
1952
Never Look Back as
Anne Maitland, K.C.
1950
She Shall Have Murder as
Jane Hamish
1950
No Place for Jennifer as
Rachel
1949
The Importance of Being Earnest (TV Movie) as
Gwendoline Fairfax
1947
When the Bough Breaks as
Frances Norman
1947
Fame Is the Spur as
Ann
1947
The Upturned Glass as
Emma Wright
1946
Green for Danger as
The Nurses: Nurse Esther Sanson
1945
Johnny in the Clouds as
Miss Todd
1944
Tawny Pipit as
Hazel Broome
1943
The Lamp Still Burns as
Hilary Clarke
1943
The Gentle Sex as
Maggie Fraser
1942
Spitfire as
Diana Mitchell
1939
Lucky to Me as
Girl (uncredited)
1934
The Secret of the Loch as
Maggie Fraser
Soundtrack
1945
Johnny in the Clouds ("Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry", uncredited)
Self
1957
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Duncan Guthrie (1957) - Self
1956
Film Fanfare (TV Series) as
Self - Quiz Contestant
- Episode #1.18 (1956) - Self - Quiz Contestant
1952
Here's to the Memory! (Documentary) as
Self
1944
Soldier, Sailor (Documentary) as
Rose
Archive Footage
2016
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (Documentary) as
Self
2004
Spitfire Ace (TV Series documentary) as
Diana Mitchell
- First of the Few (2004) - Diana Mitchell
References
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