Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert (18 February 1915 – 8 October 2002) was an English film, stage and television actress. Born Phyllis Hannah Bickle in Chelsea, she trained at the Margaret Morris School of Dancing and performed from the age of ten, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in The Arcadians (1927), also known as The Land of Heart's Desire. Calvert performed in repertory theatre and in several films, before making her London stage debut in A Woman's Privilege in 1939. During the following decade, she starred in many romances, including Fanny by Gaslight, with James Mason and Stewart Granger, and My Own True Love, becoming one of Britain's highest paid stars. However, three Hollywood studios failed to pay her what she asked. She first found success in the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' Kipps (1941), but it was The Man in Grey (1943) that confirmed her status. She acted in over 40 films, her later films include Oh! What a Lovely War and The Walking Stick. Calvert had already appeared on television, playing Mrs. March in the 1958 serials Little Women and Good Wives (both adapted from Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women), as well as individual episodes of several other programmes, when, in 1970, she landed the part of an agony aunt with problems of her own in Kate. She made TV appearances in programmes such as Crown Court, Ladykillers, Tales of the Unexpected, Boon, After Henry and The Line Grove Story. She was married to the actor and antiquarian bookseller Peter Murray Hill, with whom she had two children, Ann Auriol (born 1943) and Piers Auriol (born 1954). She died in London in 2002, from natural causes, aged 87.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Chelsea, London, England, UK
    Birthday
    2/18/1915
Indiscreet
Indiscreet
6.5
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
5.5
Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women
6.8
The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey
5.9
Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North
6
Mandy
Mandy
6.9
Madonna of the Seven Moons
Madonna of the Seven Moons
6.3
Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
6.8
My Own True Love
My Own True Love
5.5
All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent
8.5
Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight
5.7
The Walking Stick
The Walking Stick
7.5
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
5.1
The Woman with No Name
6
They Were Sisters
They Were Sisters
5.6
Kipps
Kipps
5.6
Let George Do It!
Let George Do It!
5.7
The Magic Bow
The Magic Bow
5.3
Broken Journey
Broken Journey
6
They Came by Night
They Came by Night
5
Bed
Bed
0
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
4.8
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
6.9
The Root of All Evil
The Root of All Evil
6.8
Men of Two Worlds
Men of Two Worlds
5.5
Child in the House
Child in the House
5.8
The Woman He Loved
The Woman He Loved
10
The Young and the Guilty
5.5
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
5
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
5
Neutral Port
6
The Golden Madonna
The Golden Madonna
5.7
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
5.4
Across the Lake
Across the Lake
5.8
The Net
The Net
6
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.6
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway
5.6
Uncensored
Uncensored
0
It's Never Too Late
It's Never Too Late
6
A Lady Mislaid
A Lady Mislaid
5
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart
0
Logo
Nuxt Movies
Made with

Data provided by 

This project uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Language: