Full Name Ursula Howells Role Actress Name Ursula Howells | Years active 1939–2005 Occupation Actress Siblings Michael Howells | |
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Born 17 September 1922 ( 1922-09-17 ) London, England Died October 16, 2005, London, United Kingdom Parents Dorothy Dawe, Herbert Howells Movies and TV shows Similar People Herbert Howells, Freddie Francis, Alvin Rakoff, Tracy Reed, Arthur Crabtree | ||
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Ursula Howells (17 September 1922 – 16 October 2005) was an English actress whose elegant presence kept her much in demand for roles in film and television.
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Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.
After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Filmography
Actress
2001
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Lady Isabel Aubrey
- The Electric Vendetta (2001) - Lady Isabel Aubrey
2001
The Cazalets (TV Series) as
Kitty Cazalet
- Episode #1.6 (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
- Episode #1.5 (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
- Episode #1.4 (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
- Episode #1.3 (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
- Episode #1.2 (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
- Episode #1.1 (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
1998
A Rather English Marriage (TV Movie) as
Mary
1998
The Tichborne Claimant as
Lady Doughty
1993
Casualty (TV Series) as
Erica Chisnall / Hilda Sorensen
- Perfect Blue (1997) - Erica Chisnall
- Getting Involved (1993) - Hilda Sorensen
1995
Dangerfield (TV Series) as
Violet Trevelyn
- The Norfolk Holiday: Part 2 (1995) - Violet Trevelyn
- The Norfolk Holiday: Part 1 (1995) - Violet Trevelyn
1995
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Miriam Wakefield
- Vigilante (1995) - Miriam Wakefield
1995
Class Act (TV Series) as
Nanny Robbins
- Episode #2.7 (1995) - Nanny Robbins
- Episode #2.5 (1995) - Nanny Robbins
1995
She's Out (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Lawson / Mrs Lawson
- Episode #1.5 (1995) - Mrs. Lawson
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Mrs Lawson
1994
Just William (TV Series) as
Lady Markham
- William and the Russian Prince (1994) - Lady Markham
1994
Lovejoy (TV Series) as
Olive Nettleton
- Somewhere - Over the Rainbow? (1994) - Olive Nettleton
1994
A Pinch of Snuff (TV Mini Series) as
Alice Andover
- Episode #1.3 (1994) - Alice Andover
- Episode #1.1 (1994) - Alice Andover
1994
Under the Hammer (TV Series) as
Mrs. Roper
- Treasure Trove (1994) - Mrs. Roper
1992
The Good Guys (TV Series) as
Miss Johnson
- Old School Ties (1993) - Miss Johnson
- Dog Days (1992) - Miss Johnson
1992
Jewels (TV Mini Series) as
The Duchess
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - The Duchess
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - The Duchess
1992
The Mixer (TV Series) as
Elvira
- The Mixer's Masterpiece - Elvira
1992
Downtown Lagos (TV Mini Series) as
Ticker Dawson
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Ticker Dawson
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - Ticker Dawson
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - Ticker Dawson
1985
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Laura Atherton / Elizabeth Fouchet
- Warriors (1991) - Laura Atherton
- Sins of the Fathers (1985) - Elizabeth Fouchet
1990
Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) as
Lady Alleyn
- Artists in Crime (1990) - Lady Alleyn
1986
Screen Two (TV Series) as
May Swift
- Time After Time (1986) - May Swift
1985
Bon Voyage (TV Movie) as
Lady Mary Bland
1985
Bulman (TV Series) as
Dr. Scobie Beasley
- One of Our Pigeons Is Missing (1985) - Dr. Scobie Beasley
1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Blacklock
- Part 3 (1985) - Miss Blacklock
- Part 2 (1985) - Miss Blacklock
- Part 1 (1985) - Miss Blacklock
1984
The Cold Room (TV Movie) as
Headmistress
1982
The Barchester Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Thorne
- Part Seven (1982) - Miss Thorne
- Part Six (1982) - Miss Thorne
1981
Something in Disguise (TV Series) as
May Browne-Lacey
- An Old Devil (1981) - May Browne-Lacey
- Jamaica (1981) - May Browne-Lacey
- One Fine Day (1981) - May Browne-Lacey
- First Sight (1981) - May Browne-Lacey
- A New Life (1981) - May Browne-Lacey
- Flight (1981) - May Browne-Lacey
1981
Goodbye Darling (TV Series) as
Lady Alison Cleland
- Maude (1981) - Lady Alison Cleland
1981
Sunday Night Thriller (TV Series) as
Woman opposite
- I Thought They Died Years Ago (1981) - Woman opposite
1980
A Question of Guilt (TV Series) as
Lady Uredale
- Adelaide Bartlett: Part 8 (1980) - Lady Uredale (voice)
- Adelaide Bartlett: Part 7 (1980) - Lady Uredale (voice)
1980
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Fielding / Mrs. Menant
- The Enigma (1980) - Mrs. Fielding
- Gentle Folk (1980) - Mrs. Menant
1979
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Alice
- Saint Vitus' Dance (1979) - Alice
1976
The Many Wives of Patrick (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Woodford
- Four Down Two to Go (1978) - Elizabeth Woodford
- One Decree Under (1978) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Temporary Bliss (1978) - Elizabeth Woodford
- One of the Smart Set in a Smart Setting (1978) - Elizabeth Woodford
- The Sheikh of Saudi Kensington (1978) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Publish and Be Damned (1977) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Where There's a Will, There's a Wife (1977) - Elizabeth Woodford
- The Cleanest Possible Weekend (1977) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Oh, What a Lovely Pair (1977) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Love and Re-Marriage (1977) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Happy Families (1976) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Hello Old Lovers (1976) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Internal Disputes (1976) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Goodbye and Hello (1976) - Elizabeth Woodford
- Come in Number Six (1976) - Elizabeth Woodford
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Barbara Karolina
- When the Actors Come (1978) - Barbara Karolina
1978
Father, Dear Father in Australia (TV Series) as
Barbara Mossman
- Once More with Feeling (1978) - Barbara Mossman
1978
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Sarah Chandler
- Destiny (1978) - Sarah Chandler
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Sarah Leigh / Audrey Taylor
- Safe as Houses: Part 1 (1977) - Audrey Taylor
- Falling Stars: Part 3 (1974) - Sarah Leigh
- Falling Stars: Part 2 (1974) - Sarah Leigh
- Falling Stars: Part 1 (1974) - Sarah Leigh
1977
Hard Times (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Gradgrind
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Mrs. Gradgrind
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Mrs. Gradgrind
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Mrs. Gradgrind
1976
ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) as
Julia
- The Nicest Man in the World (1976) - Julia
1975
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) as
Duchess of Buckminster
- Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) - Duchess of Buckminster
- Noblesse Oblige (1975) - Duchess of Buckminster
1975
Ten from the Twenties (TV Series) as
Isobel Asterley
- The Orsini Emeralds (1975) - Isobel Asterley
1974
Miss Nightingale (TV Movie) as
Aunt May
1974
Whodunnit? (TV Series) as
Lady Evelyn Dixon
- The Final Chapter (1974) - Lady Evelyn Dixon
1974
Late Night Theatre (TV Series) as
The older woman
- Little Fears (1974) - The older woman
1974
Fall of Eagles (TV Mini Series) as
Empress Maria Fyodorovna
- The Last Tsar (1974) - Empress Maria Fyodorovna
1973
Ooh La La! (TV Series) as
Madame Pontagnac
- Paying the Piper (1973) - Madame Pontagnac
1973
Father Dear Father as
Barbara
1971
Owen, M.D. (TV Series) as
Mary James / Mona Darlington
- You Don't Get Me (1973) - Mona Darlington
- Threadbare Harvest, Part 2 (1971) - Mary James
- Threadbare Harvest, Part 1 (1971) - Mary James
1973
Special Branch (TV Series) as
Mrs. Sumner
- All the King's Men (1973) - Mrs. Sumner
1968
Father, Dear Father (TV Series) as
Barbara / Barbara Mossman
- Pop Around the Clock (1973) - Barbara
- Home and Away (1973) - Barbara
- Father of the Bride (1972) - Barbara
- The Opposite Six (1972) - Barbara
- The Cardboard Casanova (1972) - Barbara
- The Life of the Party (1971) - Barbara Mossman
- Proposed and Seconded (1971) - Barbara
- A Domestic Comedy (1971) - Barbara
- The Reluctant Runaway (1971) - Barbara
- It's Never Too Late (1970) - Barbara
- This Is Your Wife (1970) - Barbara
- Divorce English Style (1969) - Barbara Mossman
- Thinner Than Water (1969) - Barbara Mossman
- The Return of the Mummy (1968) - Barbara Mossman
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Clissold
- Sarah (1973) - Mrs. Clissold
1972
Kate (TV Series) as
Elaine Duncan
- Back to Square One (1972) - Elaine Duncan
- The Woman Behind the Man (1972) - Elaine Duncan
- A Step in the Right Direction (1972) - Elaine Duncan
1957
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Prue / Margaret / Violet Green / ...
- Franklin's Farm (1972) - Prue
- The Long Nightmare (1966) - Margaret
- China Doll (1960) - Violet Green
- Now Let Him Go (1957) - Nurse Judith
1971
Cousin Bette (TV Mini Series) as
Adeline
- Family Angel (1971) - Adeline
- Bitter Harvest (1971) - Adeline
- Delilah and Her Handmaid (1971) - Adeline
- The House for Pleasure (1971) - Adeline
- Poor Relations (1971) - Adeline
1970
Ryan International (TV Series) as
Mme Bersac
- Weekend (1970) - Mme Bersac
- The Muck Raker (1970) - Mme Bersac
- Pirouette (1970) - Mme Bersac
- Dragon's Teeth (1970) - Mme Bersac
- Not Wanted on Voyage (1970) - Mme Bersac
- Woman on the Move (1970) - Mme Bersac
- Angel Unawares (1970) - Mme Bersac
- The Dead Live Longer (1970) - Mme Bersac
1970
Girly as
Mumsy
1969
Cinderella (TV Movie) as
The Fairy Godmother
1969
The Root of All Evil? (TV Series) as
Angela
- Floating Man (1969) - Angela
1969
Crossplot as
Maggi Thwaites
1969
Judge Dee (TV Series) as
Madame Yee
- The Day of the Scavengers (1969) - Madame Yee
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Ellen
- Number 30, Approximately (1968) - Ellen
1968
Assignment K as
Estelle
1968
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) as
Clara Arnoldson
- Why They Killed Nolan (1968) - Clara Arnoldson
1967
Torture Garden as
Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
1967
The Informer (TV Series) as
Lady Tregunter
- No Further Questions (1967) - Lady Tregunter
1967
Half Hour Story (TV Series) as
Peggy
- Between Men (1967) - Peggy
1967
The Forsyte Saga (TV Series) as
Frances Forsyte
- Swan Song (1967) - Frances Forsyte
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1967) - Frances Forsyte
- A Family Scandal (1967) - Frances Forsyte
- A Family Festival (1967) - Frances Forsyte
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Margot Winchip / Simone de Waldo / Mrs. Gee (segment "Two Blue Birds") / ...
- The Trial and Error of Colonel Winchip (1967) - Margot Winchip
- Dr. De Waldo's Therapy (1967) - Simone de Waldo
- Stories of D.H. Lawrence #8: Two Blue Birds/In Love (1966) - Mrs. Gee (segment "Two Blue Birds")
- A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter (1964) - Liz Essendine
- Celebration Dinner (1964) - Mary Armstrong
- Ever Since Paradise (1963) - Helen
- For Services Rendered (1959) - Eva Ardsley
- They Came by Night (1956) - Sally Grosvenor
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Mrs. Adams / Elaine Warner
- It's All Happening (1967) - Mrs. Adams
- Who Is Gustav Varnia? (1959) - Elaine Warner
1967
All Gas and Gaiters (TV Series) as
Mrs. Buckley
- Only Three Can Play (1967) - Mrs. Buckley
1966
Broome Stages (TV Mini Series) as
Caroline La Rayne
- High Summer and Harvest (1966) - Caroline La Rayne
1966
Love Story (TV Series) as
Joan Randolph
- Another Name from Nowhere (1966) - Joan Randolph
1966
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Laura Dexter
- Episode #1.887 (1966) - Laura Dexter
- Episode #1.886 (1966) - Laura Dexter
- Episode #1.885 (1966) - Laura Dexter
- Episode #1.884 (1966) - Laura Dexter
- Episode #1.883 (1966) - Laura Dexter
- Episode #1.882 (1966) - Laura Dexter
1966
The Liars (TV Series) as
Miss. Bracegirdle
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Miss. Bracegirdle
1965
Knock on Any Door (TV Series) as
Ann Gibbs
- A Handful of Dreams (1965) - Ann Gibbs
1965
The Wednesday Thriller (TV Series) as
Hilda
- The Cellar (1965) - Hilda
1965
Front Page Story (TV Series) as
Mrs. Squires
- Nine-Tenths of the Iceberg (1965) - Mrs. Squires
1965
Six Shades of Black (TV Series) as
Netta Bartholomew
- The Finer Things of Life (1965) - Netta Bartholomew
- A Touch of Uplift (1965) - Netta Bartholomew
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as
Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment "Werewolf")
1964
The Sicilians as
Mme. Perrault
1964
Crane (TV Series) as
Stella
- Moving Target (1964) - Stella
1964
The Hidden Truth (TV Series) as
Miss Jessup
- Cross Examination (1964) - Miss Jessup
1963
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Claire
- Drama '63: The Double Doll (1963) - Claire
1963
80,000 Suspects as
Joanna Duten
1963
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Julia Gray
- The Lost Hours (1963) - Julia Gray
1963
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Jean Baker Ellis
- A Strange Affair (1963) - Jean Baker Ellis
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Martha Tompkins / Bobbie James / Sarah Weeks / ...
- The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) - Martha Tompkins
- A Woman Comes Home (1961) - Bobbie James
- The Chopping Block (1960) - Sarah Weeks
- Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here Before (1960) - Janet Ormund
1961
Death and the Sky Above as
Louise Hilary
1961
Warning Signal (TV Movie) as
Joan
1956
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dinah / Phyllida / Effie Sheldrake / ...
- The Savages (1961) - Dinah
- The Mirror Maze (1960) - Phyllida
- The Winds of Love (1957) - Effie Sheldrake
- The Burning Glass (1956) - Mary Terriford
1960
Theatre 70 (TV Series) as
Jessy Tomson
- Full Circle (1960) - Jessy Tomson
1960
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Miki
- Ascent to Murder (1960) - Miki
1959
Mine Own Executioner (TV Movie) as
Patricia Milne
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Susan / Heather Sandys / Alison Baily / ...
- The Small Back Room (1959) - Susan
- The Happy Prisoner (1955) - Heather Sandys
- Broken Silence (1955) - Alison Baily
- The Voices (1955) - Libby Harrison
- Britannia of Billingsgate (1953) - Elf Russell
- Portrait by Peko (1953) - Emma
- Number Three (1953) - Maureen Dartington
- Holiday in Berlin (1952) - Shelagh Millar
- The Search Party (1951) - Miss Blow
- Summer Lightning (1950) - Wanda Jamieson
- Cheapside (1950) - Mary Winsloe
1957
Account Rendered as
Lucille Ainsworth
1957
The Hasty Heart (TV Movie) as
Margaret the Nurse
1957
Joyous Errand (TV Series) as
Ruth Blair
- Episode #1.6 (1957) - Ruth Blair
- Episode #1.5 (1957) - Ruth Blair
- Episode #1.4 (1957) - Ruth Blair
- Episode #1.3 (1957) - Ruth Blair
- Episode #1.2 (1957) - Ruth Blair
- Episode #1.1 (1957) - Ruth Blair
1957
The Fighting Wildcats as
Eileen
1957
Eleven Plus (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Carlton
1956
The Third Key as
Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
1956
Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV Series) as
Mary
- Episode in Paris (1956) - Mary
- Night Call (1956)
1956
Keep It Clean as
Pat Anstey
1956
London Playhouse (TV Series) as
Ann
- Margaret Moves On (1956) - Ann
1955
They Can't Hang Me as
Antonia Pitt
1955
Terminus (TV Series) as
Catherine / Anna Exing
- Trial Balance (1955) - Catherine
- Margin for Error (1955) - Anna Exing
1955
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Nora McElroy
- Another Day (1955) - Nora McElroy
1955
Track the Man Down as
Mary Dennis
1955
Marriage a la Mode as
The 'Wives' - Ann
1955
The Gilded Cage as
Brenda Lucas
1955
Handcuffs, London as
Madelaine Perry
1954
Patrol Car (TV Series) as
Ellie Stafford
- The Unwanted Man (1954) - Ellie Stafford
1954
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Joan
- The Case of the Cunningham Heritage (1954) - Joan
1954
Give Them a Ring (TV Movie) as
Jean Stretfield
1954
Gravelhanger (TV Series) as
Monica Hervey
- The Secret of Rudiger Maltzan (1954) - Monica Hervey
- The Secret of Francis Grayle (1954) - Monica Hervey
- Rabbit Island (1954) - Monica Hervey
- Where Do We Go from Here? (1954) - Monica Hervey
1954
Young and Willing as
Pam Vickers
1953
The Blakes Slept Here (Short) as
Emily
1953
The Case of Dr. Ambrose (TV Movie) as
Enid Lane
1953
The Disagreeable Man (TV Movie) as
Barbara Newton
1953
The Horse's Mouth as
Peggy
1953
Wednesday Theatre (TV Series) as
Kerin
- Before the Flood (1953) - Kerin
1952
Without the Prince (TV Movie) as
Madeleine Lees
1952
The Man with the Gun (TV Movie) as
Diana Rylands
1952
Back to Methuselah (TV Series) as
Zoo / Savvy Barnabas
- Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman (1952) - Zoo
- The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas (1952) - Savvy Barnabas
1952
I Believe in You as
Hon. Ursula
1952
The Cocktail Party (TV Movie) as
Celia Coplestone
1952
For Better or Worse (TV Movie) as
Jill Marshall
1951
Flesh and Blood as
Harriet Marshall
1950
Master of Arts (TV Movie) as
Fiona Spender
1950
Ships That Pass (TV Movie) as
Mary Kershaw
1950
October Horizon (TV Movie) as
Caroline
1950
Away from It All (TV Movie) as
Shirley Marsh
1948
Tilly of Bloomsbury (TV Movie) as
Tilly Welwyn
1948
The Tragedy of King Lear Part 2/II (TV Movie) as
Cordelia
1948
The Tragedy of King Lear Part 2/I (TV Movie) as
Cordelia
1948
The Tragedy of King Lear Part 1/II (TV Movie) as
Cordelia
1948
The Tragedy of King Lear Part 1 (TV Movie) as
Cordelia
1948
The Case of the Frightened Lady (TV Movie) as
Aisla Crane
1946
The Queen of Spades (TV Movie) as
Lizaveta Ivanovna
1946
Frieda (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Judy Dawson
Self
1971
Behind the Scenes (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Actress, 'Cousin Bette'
- BBC Television Centre (1971) - Self - Actress, 'Cousin Bette'
1961
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Flora Robson (1961) - Self
Archive Footage
1961
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hillary / Lucille Ainsworth
- Death and the Sky Above (1961) - Mrs. Hillary
- Account Rendered (1961) - Lucille Ainsworth
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