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	==Career==		==Career==
	[[File:Maude mrs naugatuck 1974.JPG\|~~left~~\|thumb\|Baddeley (left) as Mrs Naugatuck in ''Maude'', with [[Bea Arthur]]]]		[[File:Maude mrs naugatuck 1974.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Baddeley (left) as Mrs Naugatuck in ''Maude'', with [[Bea Arthur]]]]
	Baddeley was known for [[supporting actor\|supporting]] performances in such films as ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949), ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' and ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (both 1951), ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)\|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1952), ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), ''[[Mary Poppins (film)\|Mary Poppins]]'' (as Ellen, the [[maid]]servant), and ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)\|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (both 1964), although she first began making films back in the 1920s. One of her more important roles was in ''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)\|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947), in which she played Ida, one of the main characters, whose personal investigation into the disappearance of a friend threatens the anti-hero [[Pinkie Brown\|Pinkie]].		Baddeley was known for [[supporting actor\|supporting]] performances in such films as ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949), ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' and ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (both 1951), ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)\|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1952), ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), ''[[Mary Poppins (film)\|Mary Poppins]]'' (as Ellen, the [[maid]]servant), and ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)\|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (both 1964), although she first began making films back in the 1920s. One of her more important roles was in ''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)\|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947), in which she played Ida, one of the main characters, whose personal investigation into the disappearance of a friend threatens the anti-hero [[Pinkie Brown\|Pinkie]].

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	In 1928 Baddeley married English aristocrat and socialite [[David Tennant (aristocrat)\|David Tennant]] (third son of [[Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]]). She arrived an hour late for the wedding, having misremembered the time booked for the ceremony. They rented [[Teffont Evias\|Teffont Evias Manor]], which became known for their boisterous parties (including mixed naked bathing in the goldfish pond).<ref>Bates, Lesley. Three-year story of village where 'much has happened'. ''Salisbury Journal''. 4 March 2004. page 31.</ref> She had a daughter, [[Pauline Tennant\|Pauline Laetitia Tennant]] (born 6 February 1927 – died 6 December 2008); the couple divorced in 1937.<ref name="PTODoNB">{{cite book\| last=Goldman\| first=Lawrence\| year=2013\| title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008\| page=1101\| location=Oxford\| publisher=OUP Oxford\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbGcAQAAQBAJ&q=actress%2Fpoet+Pauline+Tennant+obituary&pg=PA1101\| isbn=978-0199-67154-0}}</ref>		In 1928 Baddeley married English aristocrat and socialite [[David Tennant (aristocrat)\|David Tennant]] (third son of [[Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]]). She arrived an hour late for the wedding, having misremembered the time booked for the ceremony. They rented [[Teffont Evias\|Teffont Evias Manor]], which became known for their boisterous parties (including mixed naked bathing in the goldfish pond).<ref>Bates, Lesley. Three-year story of village where 'much has happened'. ''Salisbury Journal''. 4 March 2004. page 31.</ref> She had a daughter, [[Pauline Tennant\|Pauline Laetitia Tennant]] (born 6 February 1927 – died 6 December 2008); the couple divorced in 1937.<ref name="PTODoNB">{{cite book\| last=Goldman\| first=Lawrence\| year=2013\| title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008\| page=1101\| location=Oxford\| publisher=OUP Oxford\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbGcAQAAQBAJ&q=actress%2Fpoet+Pauline+Tennant+obituary&pg=PA1101\| isbn=978-0199-67154-0}}</ref>

	In 1940 Baddeley married Major John Henry ("Dozey") Willis, of the [[12th Lancers]], son of Major-General [[Edward Willis (British Army officer)\|Edward Willis]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]].<ref>The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley, Hermione Baddeley, Collins, 1984, pg 114</ref> They divorced in 1946. She had a relatively brief relationship with actor [[Laurence Harvey]], ~~a man~~ 22 years her junior. Although Harvey proposed marriage to her, Baddeley thought the age difference was too great and declined.<ref>{{cite book\| last=Hunter\| first=Tab\| title=Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star\| year=2006\| publisher=Algonquin Books\| isbn=978-1-56512-548-3\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hQxnLjEVLY8C&q=Hermione+Baddeley+%22laurence+harvey%22&pg=PA261\|author2=Muller, Ernie\|page=261}}</ref>		In 1940 Baddeley married Major John Henry ("Dozey") Willis, of the [[12th Lancers]], son of Major-General [[Edward Willis (British Army officer)\|Edward Willis]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]].<ref>The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley, Hermione Baddeley, Collins, 1984, pg 114</ref> They divorced in 1946. She had a relatively brief relationship with actor [[Laurence Harvey]], 22 years her junior. Although Harvey proposed marriage to her, Baddeley thought the age difference was too great and declined.<ref>{{cite book\| last=Hunter\| first=Tab\| title=Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star\| year=2006\| publisher=Algonquin Books\| isbn=978-1-56512-548-3\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hQxnLjEVLY8C&q=Hermione+Baddeley+%22laurence+harvey%22&pg=PA261\|author2=Muller, Ernie\|page=261}}</ref>

	Baddeley was known for her devotion to animals. She dedicated her autobiography, ''The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley'', to her pet dog. She continued to work in film and television until shortly before the end of her life.		Baddeley was known for her devotion to animals. She dedicated her autobiography, ''The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley'', to her pet dog. She continued to work in film and television until shortly before the end of her life.

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{{Short description|English actress (1906–1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hermione Baddeley
| image = Hermione Baddley 2 Allan Warren.jpg
| caption = Baddeley at home by [[Allan Warren]], 1970s
| birthname = Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|11|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Broseley]], [[Shropshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|8|19|1906|11|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1927–1982
| resting_place =
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[David Pax Tennant]]|1928|1937|end=div}}
* {{marriage|John Henry Willis|1940|1946|end=div}}
}}
| children = 2, including [[Pauline Tennant]]
}}

'''Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley''' (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy".<ref>Max Ascoli, ''The Reporter'', Volume 28', Reporter Magazine, Co., 1963, p. 49.</ref><ref name = "folk">Folkart, Burt, "Noted Actress Hermione Baddeley Dies", ''Los Angeles Times'', 21 August 1986.</ref> She found her milieu in revue, in which she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with the English actress [[Hermione Gingold]].

Baddeley was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in ''[[Room at the Top (1959 film)|Room at the Top]]'' (1959) and a [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]] for ''[[The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore]]'' in 1963. She portrayed Mrs Cratchit in the 1951 film ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' and Ellen the maid in the 1964 Disney film ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]''. She voiced Madame Adelaide Bonfamille in the 1970 Disney animated film, ''[[The Aristocats]]''. In 1975, she won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her portrayal of Nell Naugatuck on the TV series ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]''.

==Early life==
Baddeley was born in [[Broseley]], [[Shropshire]], to W.H. Clinton-Baddeley and Louise Bourdin who was French.<ref>{{cite book|author=Hermione Baddeley|title= The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley|year=1984|page=16}}</ref> Baddeley was a descendant of British [[American War of Independence]] General [[Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)|Sir Henry Clinton]]. Her elder sister, [[Angela Baddeley]], was also an actress. Her half-brother, [[Bill Baddeley|William Baddeley]], was a [[Church of England]] clergyman who became [[Dean of Brisbane]] and Rural Dean of Westminster.<ref>James Fergusson, "Obituary: The Very Rev William Baddeley", ''The Independent'', 11 June 1998.</ref>

An early stage appearance came in 1923 when she appeared in [[Charles McEvoy]]'s play ''[[The Likes of Her]]'' in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref>Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p.242</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Maude mrs naugatuck 1974.JPG|left|thumb|Baddeley (left) as Mrs Naugatuck in ''Maude'', with [[Bea Arthur]]]]
Baddeley was known for [[supporting actor|supporting]] performances in such films as ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949), ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' and ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' (both 1951), ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1952), ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954), ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (as Ellen, the [[maid]]servant), and ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (both 1964), although she first began making films back in the 1920s. One of her more important roles was in ''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947), in which she played Ida, one of the main characters, whose personal investigation into the disappearance of a friend threatens the anti-hero [[Pinkie Brown|Pinkie]].

She also had a stage career. She had a long professional relationship with [[Noël Coward]], appearing in many of his plays throughout the 1940s and 1950s. The most successful was her teaming with [[Hermione Gingold]] in Coward's comedy ''[[Fallen Angels (play)|Fallen Angels]]'', though the two women were reportedly "no longer on speaking terms" by the end of the run.<ref>Hugh M. Massingberd (ed), "Hermione Gingold", ''The Daily Telegraph Third Book of Obituaries: Entertainers'', Pan Macmillan, 1998, p.14.</ref>
[[File:Mary_Poppins12.jpg|thumb|Baddeley (left) and [[Reta Shaw]] in the film ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964)]]
Baddeley was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her portrayal of [[Simone Signoret]]'s best friend in [[Jack Clayton]]'s ''[[Room at the Top (1959 film)|Room at the Top]]'' (1959).<ref name = "folk"/> With 2 minutes and 19 seconds of screen time,<ref name="HB2min19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.screentimecentral.com/shortest-performances/ |title=Screen Time Central: Shortest Performances |access-date=24 July 2019|work=screentimecentral.com}}</ref> her role is the shortest ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. In 1960 she played prostitute [[Doll Tearsheet]] in the BBC's series of Shakespeare history plays ''[[An Age of Kings]]'', acting alongside her sister Angela as [[Mistress Quickly]]. In 1963, she was nominated for Broadway's [[Tony Award]] as Best Actress (Dramatic) for ''[[The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore]]''.

She was known to American audiences for roles in ''[[Bewitched]]'', ''[[The Cara Williams Show]]'', ''[[Camp Runamuck]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Sweepstakes (TV series)|$weepstake$]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', and ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' (playing the title character's second housekeeper, Nell Naugatuck).<ref name = "folk"/> Toward the end of her career, Baddeley was also a [[voice actor|voice-over actress]], including roles in ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' (1982).

==Personal life==
[[File:Hermoine_Baddeley_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg|thumb|Baddeley in 1978]]

In 1928 Baddeley married English aristocrat and socialite [[David Tennant (aristocrat)|David Tennant]] (third son of [[Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]]). She arrived an hour late for the wedding, having misremembered the time booked for the ceremony. They rented [[Teffont Evias|Teffont Evias Manor]], which became known for their boisterous parties (including mixed naked bathing in the goldfish pond).<ref>Bates, Lesley. Three-year story of village where 'much has happened'. ''Salisbury Journal''. 4 March 2004. page 31.</ref> She had a daughter, [[Pauline Tennant|Pauline Laetitia Tennant]] (born 6 February 1927 – died 6 December 2008); the couple divorced in 1937.<ref name="PTODoNB">{{cite book| last=Goldman| first=Lawrence| year=2013| title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008| page=1101| location=Oxford| publisher=OUP Oxford|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbGcAQAAQBAJ&q=actress%2Fpoet+Pauline+Tennant+obituary&pg=PA1101| isbn=978-0199-67154-0}}</ref>

In 1940 Baddeley married Major John Henry ("Dozey") Willis, of the [[12th Lancers]], son of Major-General [[Edward Willis (British Army officer)|Edward Willis]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]].<ref>The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley, Hermione Baddeley, Collins, 1984, pg 114</ref> They divorced in 1946. She had a relatively brief relationship with actor [[Laurence Harvey]], a man 22 years her junior. Although Harvey proposed marriage to her, Baddeley thought the age difference was too great and declined.<ref>{{cite book| last=Hunter| first=Tab| title=Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star| year=2006| publisher=Algonquin Books| isbn=978-1-56512-548-3| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hQxnLjEVLY8C&q=Hermione+Baddeley+%22laurence+harvey%22&pg=PA261|author2=Muller, Ernie|page=261}}</ref>

Baddeley was known for her devotion to animals. She dedicated her autobiography, ''The Unsinkable Hermione Baddeley'', to her pet dog. She continued to work in film and television until shortly before the end of her life.

She died following a series of strokes on 19 August 1986, aged 79, at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles. Her remains were returned to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=1986-08-21|title=Noted Actress Hermione Baddeley Dies|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-21-mn-17567-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> She was survived by two children, [[Pauline Tennant]] and David, from her first marriage.

==Filmography==
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* ''[[A Daughter in Revolt]]'' (1927) as Calamity Kate
* ''[[The Guns of Loos]]'' (1928) as Mavis
* ''[[Caste (film)|Caste]]'' (1930) as Polly Eccles
* ''[[Royal Cavalcade]]'' (1935) as Barmaid
* ''[[Kipps (1941 film)|Kipps]]'' (1941) as Miss Mergle
* ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]'' (1947) as Mrs. Spry
* ''[[Brighton Rock (1948 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1948) as Ida Arnold
* ''[[No Room at the Inn]]'' (1948) as Mrs. Waters
* ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948) as Beatrice Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
* ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949) as Edie Randall
* ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' (1949) as Eve Prohack
* ''[[The Woman in Question]]'' (1950) as Mrs. Finch
* ''[[Hell Is Sold Out]]'' (1951) as Mme. Louise Menstrier
* ''[[There Is Another Sun]]'' (1951) as Sarah
* ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' (1951) as Mrs. Cratchit
* ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 film)|Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' (1951) as Sally Harrowell
* ''[[Song of Paris]]'' (1952) as Mrs. Ibbetson
* ''[[Time Gentlemen, Please!]]'' (1952) as Emma Stebbins
* ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1952) as [[Mrs Bardell (Pickwick Papers)|Mrs. Bardell]]
* ''[[Cosh Boy]]'' (1953) as Mrs. Collins
* ''[[Counterspy (film)|Counterspy]]'' (1953) as Madame Del Mar
* ''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]'' (1954) as Miss Drownder
* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) as Grace
* ''[[Room at the Top (1959 film)|Room at the Top]]'' (1959) as Elspeth
* ''[[Jet Storm]]'' (1959) as Mrs. Satterly
* ''[[Expresso Bongo]]'' (1959) as Penelope
* ''[[Let's Get Married (1960 film)|Let's Get Married]]'' (1960) as Mrs. O'Grady
* ''[[Midnight Lace]]'' (1960) as Dora Hammer
* ''[[Rag Doll (film)|Rag Doll]]'' (1961) as Princess
* ''[[Information Received]]'' (1961) as Maudie
* ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (1964) as Buttercup Grogan
* ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]] '' (1964) as Ellen, The Domestic
* ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'' (1965) as Marie Dressler
* ''[[Marriage on the Rocks]] '' (1965) as Jeannie MacPherson
* ''[[Do Not Disturb (1965 film)|Do Not Disturb]]'' (1965) as Vanessa Courtwright
* ''[[The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin]]'' (1967) as Miss Irene Chesney
* ''[[The Happiest Millionaire]]'' (1967) as Mrs. Worth
* ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970) as Madame Adelaide Bonfamille (voice)
* ''[[Up the Front]]'' (1972) as Monique
* ''[[The Black Windmill]]'' (1974) as Hetty
* ''[[South Riding (novel)#Adaptations|South Riding (TV adaptation)]]'' (1974) as Mrs. Beddows
* ''[[C.H.O.M.P.S.]]'' (1979) as Mrs. Flower
* ''[[There Goes the Bride (1980 film)|There Goes the Bride]]'' (1980) as Daphne Drimond
* ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' (1982) as Auntie Shrew
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==See also==
* [[List of Academy Award records]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0045968}}
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* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays_all?forename=Hermione&surname=BADDELEY&job=Actor&pid=16121&image_view=Yesamp;x=19amp;y=17 Performances in the Theatre Archive University of Bristol]
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/521105/index.html Hermione Baddeley profile at BFI Screenonline]

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[[Category:1906 births]]
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[[Category:English film actresses]]
[[Category:English television actresses]]
[[Category:English voice actresses]]
[[Category:English stage actresses]]
[[Category:English people of French descent]]
[[Category:People from Broseley]]
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	~~==See also==~~
	* [[List of Academy Award records]]

	==References==		==References==