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{{Short description|English actress (1912–1974)}}
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{{more citations needed|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Judith Furse
| image = Judith Furse.jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1912|03|04}}
| birth_place = [[Camberley]], Surrey, England, UK
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1974|08|29|1912|03|04}}
| death_place = [[Canterbury]], Kent, England, UK
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1938–1972
| parents = Jean Adelaide Furse <br> [[William Furse]]
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'''Judith Furse''' (4 March 1912 – 29 August 1974) was an English actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/judith-furse-p25390/filmography|title=Judith Furse – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/n9c/judith-furse|title=Judith Furse|publisher=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

==Career==
A member of the [[Furse (surname)|Furse]] family, her father was Lieutenant-General Sir [[William Furse]] and mother
Jean Adelaide Furse. Her brother, [[Roger K. Furse|Roger]], became a stage designer and painter who also worked in films.<ref name="Brief">{{cite web|url=http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/47_BN/BN80.html|title=Judith Furse – A Gay Nun?|publisher=powell-pressburger.org}}</ref>

She was educated at [[St Paul's Girls' School]] and studied theatre at the [[Old Vic]] in the early 1930s.<ref name=mcfarlane>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&dq=roger+furse+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=RA3-PA1859|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111968}}</ref> By the end of that decade, she became a stage actress.<ref name="Brief" /> One of Judith Furse's earliest film roles was as Sister Briony in ''[[Black Narcissus]]'' (1947).<ref name="Brief"/> She was known for her heavy-set, somewhat masculine looks, and was often cast as overbearing types such as the villainous Doctor Crow in ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/judith-furse-p25390|title=Judith Furse – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref name="Brief" /> Other films included ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951), ''[[Mother Riley Meets the Vampire]]'' (1952), ''[[Blue Murder at St Trinian's]]'' (1957), ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Live Now, Pay Later]]'' (1962) and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963).<ref name=bfi/> One of her more sympathetic roles was as Flora, [[Greer Garson]]'s concerned travelling companion, in the original ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)|Goodbye, Mr Chips]]'' (1939).<ref name=mcfarlane/> She made her last film appearance, as a [[drag king]], in the Australian film ''[[The Adventures of Barry McKenzie]]'' (1972).<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2e9db72|title=Judith Furse}}</ref>

In 1958, she, ''[[Roger Livesey]], ''[[Terry-Thomas]]'', ''[[Rita Webb]]'', ''[[Avril Angers]]'', and ''[[Miles Malleson]], recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the ''[[Caedmon Audio]]'' record label, ([[Caedmon Audio]] TC-1137). She played Aunt Agatha. It was released in stereo in 1964.

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)|Goodbye, Mr Chips]]'' (1939) – Flora
* ''[[A Canterbury Tale]]'' (1944) – Dorothy Bird
* ''[[English Without Tears]]'' (1944) – Elise Batter-Jones
* ''[[Johnny Frenchman]]'' (1945) – Jane Matthews
* ''[[Quiet Weekend]]'' (1946) – Ella Spender
* ''[[While the Sun Shines]]'' (1947) – Female Receptionist
* ''[[Black Narcissus]]'' (1947) – Sister Briony
* ''[[One Night with You (1948 film)|One Night with You]]'' (1948) – Second Writer
* ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' (1948) – Miss Lane (uncredited)
* ''[[It's Hard to Be Good]]'' (1948) – Sister Taylor (uncredited)
* ''[[Marry Me! (1949 film)|Marry Me!]]'' (1949) – Statuesque Woman (uncredited)
* ''[[Helter Skelter (1949 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' (1949) – Mrs. Martin
* ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' (1949) – Laura Postern
* ''[[The Romantic Age]]'' (1949) – Miss Adams
* ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951) – Mrs. Williamson
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951) – Nurse Gamage
* ''[[I Believe in You (film)|I Believe in You]]'' (1952) – Policewoman Jones (uncredited)
* ''[[Mother Riley Meets the Vampire]]'' (1952) – Freda
* ''[[The Heart of the Matter (film)|The Heart of the Matter]]'' (1953) – Dr.Sykes (uncredited)
* ''[[A Day to Remember (1953 film)|A Day to Remember]]'' (1953) – Lady in Charge of Party (uncredited)
* ''[[Mad About Men]]'' (1954) – Viola
* ''[[The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' (1955) – W.V.S. Woman
* ''[[Doctor at Large (film)|Doctor at Large]]'' (1957) – Mrs. Digby – Innkeeper
* ''[[Blue Murder at St Trinian's]]'' (1957) – Dame Maud Hackshaw
* ''[[Further Up the Creek]]'' (1958) – Chief Wren
* ''[[Serious Charge]]'' (1959) – Probation Officer
* ''[[Scent of Mystery]]'' (1960) – Miss Leonard
* ''[[Sands of the Desert]]'' (1960) – Yasmin
* ''Not a Hope in Hell'' (1960) – Miss Appleton
* ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961) – Girl Guide Leader
* ''[[A Weekend with Lulu]]'' (1961) – Mme. Bon-Bon
* ''[[Postman's Knock (film)|Postman's Knock]]'' (1962) – Station Mistress (uncredited)
* ''[[In the Doghouse (film)|In the Doghouse]]'' (1962) – Massage Woman
* ''[[I Thank a Fool]]'' (1962) – Warden
* ''[[Live Now, Pay Later]]'' (1962) – Mrs. Ackroyd
* ''[[The Iron Maiden]]'' (1962) – Mrs. Webb
* ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963) – Battleaxe Rider
* ''[[A Jolly Bad Fellow]]'' (1964) – Lady Davidson
* ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964) – Doctor Crow
* ''[[The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders]]'' (1965) – Miss Glowber
* ''[[Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1965) – Mrs. Rigby
* ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' (1967) – Drunken General's Wife (uncredited)
* ''[[Sinful Davey]]'' (1969) – Mary
* ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Twinky]]'' (1970) – School Miss-tress
* ''[[Man in the Wilderness]]'' (1971) – Nurse
* ''[[The Adventures of Barry McKenzie]]'' (1972) – Claude (final film role)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0299093}}
* [http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/47_BN/BN80.html ''Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema, 1930–1971'']

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