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Ursula Howells
Connu pour : InterprétationHowells 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. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. 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.
Filmographie 12
Papa, cher papa
dans le rôle de Barbara
Le train des épouvantes
dans le rôle de Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
Le Jardin des tortures
dans le rôle de Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Double Jeu
dans le rôle de Maggi Thwaites
Jewels
dans le rôle de The Duchess
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
dans le rôle de Mumsy
Track the Man Down
dans le rôle de Mary Dennis
The Cold Room
dans le rôle de Headmistress
The Oracle
dans le rôle de Peggy
They Can't Hang Me
dans le rôle de Antonia Pitt
80,000 Suspects
dans le rôle de Joanna Duten