Jessie Matthews
English actress, singer and dancer (1907-1981) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
Jessie Margaret Matthews was an English actress, dancer and singer who rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s, with her career continuing into the post-war period.
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1981Died19 August 1981
40 MinutesSeries, 19811980Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a PlaceFilm, Hazel1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Hazel1978
Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries, Aunt Bessie Merryman
Edward & Mrs. SimpsonFilm, 1978Aunt Bessie Merryman1977Jubilee 1977Series, Nancy WebsterNanny's BoyFilm, 1977Nanny Webster1967
ITV PlayhouseSeries, Lady Bluett1955
A Connecticut YankeeFilm1947Life Is Nothing Without MusicFilm, Herself1944
Candles at NineFilm, Dorothea Capper, the Heiress1938
Climbing HighFilm, Diana Castle1937
GangwayFilm, Pat Wayne1936
It's Love AgainFilm, Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe1934
EvergreenFilm, Harriet Green1933
Friday the ThirteenthFilm, Millie1931
Out of the BlueFilm, Tommy Tucker1923
The Beloved VagabondFilm, Pan1907Born11 March 1907
40 MinutesSeries, 19811980Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a PlaceFilm, Hazel1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Hazel1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries, Aunt Bessie MerrymanEdward & Mrs. SimpsonFilm, 1978Aunt Bessie Merryman1977Jubilee 1977Series, Nancy WebsterNanny's BoyFilm, 1977Nanny Webster1967ITV PlayhouseSeries, Lady Bluett1955A Connecticut YankeeFilm1947Life Is Nothing Without MusicFilm, Herself1944Candles at NineFilm, Dorothea Capper, the Heiress1938Climbing HighFilm, Diana Castle1937GangwayFilm, Pat Wayne1936It's Love AgainFilm, Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe1934EvergreenFilm, Harriet Green1933Friday the ThirteenthFilm, Millie1931Out of the BlueFilm, Tommy Tucker1923The Beloved VagabondFilm, Pan1907Born11 March 1907People around Jessie
Michael Balcon Produced Friday the Thirteenth (1933)- Victor Saville Directed Forever and a Day (1943)
- Louis Levy Wrote Waltzes from Vienna and Climbing High
- Lesser Samuels Wrote It's Love Again, Gangway and Climbing High
Edmund Gwenn Also in Forever and a Day (1943)
Terry-Thomas Also in Tom Thumb (1958)
W. P. Lipscomb Wrote There Goes the Bride (1932)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Waltzes from Vienna (1935)
Frank Lloyd Directed Forever and a Day (1943)
René Clair Directed Forever and a Day (1943)
Richard Rodgers Wrote Evergreen (1934)
Carol Reed Directed Climbing High (1938)
Cedric Hardwicke Directed Forever and a Day (1943)
Anna Lee Also in First a Girl and Forever and a Day
George Pal Produced Tom Thumb (1958)- Robert Stevenson Directed Forever and a Day (1943)
Martita Hunt Also in Friday the Thirteenth and First a Girl
Basil Radford Also in Climbing High and There Goes the Bride
Robert Flemyng Also in Head Over Heels (1937)
Athene Seyler Also in It's Love Again and Sailing Along- Hartley Power Also in Friday the Thirteenth and Evergreen
- Frank Pettingell Also in The Good Companions and Sailing Along
- Frederick Kerr Also in The Midshipmaid and The Man from Toronto
Max Miller Also in Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
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Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1981 · aged 74
