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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1892\|02\|23}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1892\|02\|23}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Blackburn\|~~Blackburn]], [[~~w:Lancashire\|~~Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Blackburn]], [[Lancashire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1995\|12\|07\|1892\|02\|23}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1995\|12\|07\|1892\|02\|23}}
	\| death_place = [[w:London Borough of Merton\|Merton]], [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[London Borough of Merton\|Merton]], [[London]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| yearsactive = 1915–79		\| yearsactive = 1915–79
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	'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[w:character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[~~w:Petula Clark\|~~Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[w:Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[~~w:charwoman\|~~charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[~~w:Mrs Thursday\|~~Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).		'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Born in [[~~w:Blackburn\|~~Blackburn]], [[~~w:Lancashire\|~~Lancashire]], Harrison was brought up in London, her father having become borough engineer for Southwark. She was educated at Clapham high school before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1914–15).<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB\|id=60364\|title=Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)}}</ref> She spent some years living in [[~~w:Argentina\|~~Argentina]] and [[~~w:Madeira\|~~Madeira]] before making her professional acting debut in the UK in the 1920s.<ref name="obituary"/>		Born in [[Blackburn]], [[Lancashire]], Harrison was brought up in London, her father having become borough engineer for Southwark. She was educated at Clapham high school before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1914–15).<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB\|id=60364\|title=Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)}}</ref> She spent some years living in [[Argentina]] and [[Madeira]] before making her professional acting debut in the UK in the 1920s.<ref name="obituary"/>

	Harrison made her stage debut as Mrs. Judd in ''The Constant Flirt'' at the Pier Theatre, [[~~w:Eastbourne\|~~Eastbourne]] in 1926. The following year she appeared in London's West End for the first time as Winnie in ''The Cage'' at the [[~~w:Savoy Theatre\|~~Savoy Theatre]]. Her subsequent West End plays included ''A Damsel in Distress'', ''Happy Families'', ''The Merchant and Venus'', ''Lovers' Meeting'', ''Line Engaged'', ''[[~~w:Night Must Fall\|~~Night Must Fall]]''—also acting in the [[w:Night Must Fall (1937 film)\|1937 film version]]—''[[w:Flare Path (play)\|Flare Path]]'', ''[[w:Ducks and Drakes (play)\|Ducks and Drakes]]'', ''[[~~w:The Winslow Boy\|~~The Winslow Boy]]'' and ''Watch It Sailor!''.		Harrison made her stage debut as Mrs. Judd in ''The Constant Flirt'' at the Pier Theatre, [[Eastbourne]] in 1926. The following year she appeared in London's West End for the first time as Winnie in ''The Cage'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]]. Her subsequent West End plays included ''A Damsel in Distress'', ''Happy Families'', ''The Merchant and Venus'', ''Lovers' Meeting'', ''Line Engaged'', ''[[Night Must Fall]]''—also acting in the [[Night Must Fall (1937 film)\|1937 film version]]—''[[Flare Path (play)\|Flare Path]]'', ''[[Ducks and Drakes (play)\|Ducks and Drakes]]'', ''[[The Winslow Boy]]'' and ''Watch It Sailor!''.

	She had already made her film debut with a minor role in ''Our Boys'' (1915), when she appeared in the film ''[[w:Hobson's Choice (1931 film)\|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1931). Another 50 films followed, including ''[[w:Gaslight (1940 film)\|Gaslight]]'' (1940), ''[[~~w:In Which We Serve\|~~In Which We Serve]]'' (1942) and ''[[w:Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945), before making her name in later films.		She had already made her film debut with a minor role in ''Our Boys'' (1915), when she appeared in the film ''[[Hobson's Choice (1931 film)\|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1931). Another 50 films followed, including ''[[Gaslight (1940 film)\|Gaslight]]'' (1940), ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' (1942) and ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945), before making her name in later films.

	Before and during [[~~w:World War II\|~~World War II]], she played small parts in numerous British films, including ''[[w:The Ghost Train (1941 film)\|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941), ''[[~~w:Temptation Harbour\|~~Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947), and ''[[w:Oliver Twist (1948 film)\|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948), and had a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in ''[[w:Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951).		Before and during [[World War II]], she played small parts in numerous British films, including ''[[The Ghost Train (1941 film)\|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941), ''[[Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947), and ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)\|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948), and had a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951).

	Harrison also played Kaney in ''[[w:The Ghoul (1933 film)\|The Ghoul]]'' (1933) and the [[~~w:matriarch\|~~matriarch]] in ''[[w:Mrs. Gibbons' ~~Boy\|s~~]]'' (1962), as well as two BBC productions of [[Charles Dickens]]'s novels, ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 TV series)\|Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' (1964) and ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)\|Our Mutual Friend]]'' (1976). She later commented that Dickens was her favourite author. As her cinema appearances became more infrequent, Harrison turned to television. She starred on television as ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67), a [[charwoman]] who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a major company.		Harrison also played Kaney in ''[[The Ghoul (1933 film)\|The Ghoul]]'' (1933) and the [[matriarch]] in ''[[Mrs. Gibbons' Boys]]'' (1962), as well as two BBC productions of [[Charles Dickens]]'s novels, ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 TV series)\|Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' (1964) and ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)\|Our Mutual Friend]]'' (1976). She later commented that Dickens was her favourite author. As her cinema appearances became more infrequent, Harrison turned to television. She starred on television as ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67), a [[charwoman]] who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a major company.

	===The Huggett family===		===The Huggett family===

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	'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[w:character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[w:Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[w:Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[w:charwoman\|charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[w:Mrs Thursday\|Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).		'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[w:character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[w:Petula Clark\|Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[w:Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[w:charwoman\|charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[w:Mrs Thursday\|Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	\| image = Kathleen Harrison.jpg		\| image = Kathleen Harrison.jpg
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1892\|02\|23}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1892\|02\|23}}
	\| birth_place = [[Blackburn]], [[Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Blackburn\|Blackburn]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1995\|12\|07\|1892\|02\|23}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1995\|12\|07\|1892\|02\|23}}
	\| death_place = [[London Borough of Merton\|Merton]], [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London Borough of Merton\|Merton]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| yearsactive = 1915–79		\| yearsactive = 1915–79
	\| spouse = John Henry Back ~~(1916–61, his death, 3 children)~~		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|John Henry Back\|1916\|1961\|end=d.}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	}}		}}

	'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).		'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[w:character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[w:Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[w:Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[w:charwoman\|charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[w:Mrs Thursday\|Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Born in [[Blackburn]], [[Lancashire]], Harrison was brought up in London, her father having become borough engineer for Southwark. She was educated at Clapham high school before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1914–15).<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB\|id=60364\|title=Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)}}</ref> She spent some years living in [[Argentina]] and [[Madeira]] before making her professional acting debut in the UK in the 1920s.<ref name="obituary"/>		Born in [[w:Blackburn\|Blackburn]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], Harrison was brought up in London, her father having become borough engineer for Southwark. She was educated at Clapham high school before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1914–15).<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB\|id=60364\|title=Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)}}</ref> She spent some years living in [[w:Argentina\|Argentina]] and [[w:Madeira\|Madeira]] before making her professional acting debut in the UK in the 1920s.<ref name="obituary"/>

	Harrison made her stage debut as Mrs. Judd in ''The Constant Flirt'' at the Pier Theatre, [[Eastbourne]] in 1926. The following year she appeared in London's West End for the first time as Winnie in ''The Cage'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]]. Her subsequent West End plays included ''A Damsel in Distress'', ''Happy Families'', ''The Merchant and Venus'', ''Lovers' Meeting'', ''Line Engaged'', ''[[Night Must Fall]]''—also acting in the [[Night Must Fall (1937 film)\|1937 film version]]—''[[Flare Path (play)\|Flare Path]]'', ''[[Ducks and Drakes (play)\|Ducks and Drakes]]'', ''[[The Winslow Boy]]'' and ''Watch It Sailor!''.		Harrison made her stage debut as Mrs. Judd in ''The Constant Flirt'' at the Pier Theatre, [[w:Eastbourne\|Eastbourne]] in 1926. The following year she appeared in London's West End for the first time as Winnie in ''The Cage'' at the [[w:Savoy Theatre\|Savoy Theatre]]. Her subsequent West End plays included ''A Damsel in Distress'', ''Happy Families'', ''The Merchant and Venus'', ''Lovers' Meeting'', ''Line Engaged'', ''[[w:Night Must Fall\|Night Must Fall]]''—also acting in the [[w:Night Must Fall (1937 film)\|1937 film version]]—''[[w:Flare Path (play)\|Flare Path]]'', ''[[w:Ducks and Drakes (play)\|Ducks and Drakes]]'', ''[[w:The Winslow Boy\|The Winslow Boy]]'' and ''Watch It Sailor!''.

	She had already made her film debut with a minor role in ''Our Boys'' (1915), when she appeared in the film ''[[Hobson's Choice (1931 film)\|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1931). Another 50 films followed, including ''[[Gaslight (1940 film)\|Gaslight]]'' (1940), ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' (1942) and ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945), before making her name in later films.		She had already made her film debut with a minor role in ''Our Boys'' (1915), when she appeared in the film ''[[w:Hobson's Choice (1931 film)\|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1931). Another 50 films followed, including ''[[w:Gaslight (1940 film)\|Gaslight]]'' (1940), ''[[w:In Which We Serve\|In Which We Serve]]'' (1942) and ''[[w:Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945), before making her name in later films.

	Before and during [[World War II]], she played small parts in numerous British films, including ''[[The Ghost Train (1941 film)\|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941), ''[[Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947), and ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)\|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948), and had a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951).		Before and during [[w:World War II\|World War II]], she played small parts in numerous British films, including ''[[w:The Ghost Train (1941 film)\|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941), ''[[w:Temptation Harbour\|Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947), and ''[[w:Oliver Twist (1948 film)\|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948), and had a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in ''[[w:Scrooge (1951 film)\|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951).

	Harrison also played Kaney in ''[[The Ghoul (1933 film)\|The Ghoul]]'' (1933) and the [[matriarch]] in ''[[Mrs. Gibbons' ~~Boys~~]]'' (1962), as well as two BBC productions of [[Charles Dickens]]'s novels, ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 TV series)\|Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' (1964) and ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)\|Our Mutual Friend]]'' (1976). She later commented that Dickens was her favourite author. As her cinema appearances became more infrequent, Harrison turned to television. She starred on television as ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67), a [[charwoman]] who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a major company.		Harrison also played Kaney in ''[[w:The Ghoul (1933 film)\|The Ghoul]]'' (1933) and the [[w:matriarch\|matriarch]] in ''[[w:Mrs. Gibbons' Boy\|s]]'' (1962), as well as two BBC productions of [[Charles Dickens]]'s novels, ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 TV series)\|Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' (1964) and ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)\|Our Mutual Friend]]'' (1976). She later commented that Dickens was her favourite author. As her cinema appearances became more infrequent, Harrison turned to television. She starred on television as ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67), a [[charwoman]] who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a major company.

	===The Huggett family===		===The Huggett family===

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| birth_place = [[Blackburn]], [[Lancashire]], England
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| death_place = [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]], [[London]], England
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1915–79
| spouse = John Henry Back (1916–61, his death, 3 children)
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'''Kathleen Harrison''' (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English [[character actress]] best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]] and [[Petula Clark]]) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working-class family's misadventures, The Huggetts. She later played the charwoman Mrs. Dilber opposite [[Alastair Sim]] in the 1951 film ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951) and a Cockney [[charwoman]] who inherits a fortune in the television series ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67).

==Life and career==
Born in [[Blackburn]], [[Lancashire]], Harrison was brought up in London, her father having become borough engineer for Southwark. She was educated at Clapham high school before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1914–15).<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB|id=60364|title=Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)}}</ref> She spent some years living in [[Argentina]] and [[Madeira]] before making her professional acting debut in the UK in the 1920s.<ref name="obituary"/>

Harrison made her stage debut as Mrs. Judd in ''The Constant Flirt'' at the Pier Theatre, [[Eastbourne]] in 1926. The following year she appeared in London's West End for the first time as Winnie in ''The Cage'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]]. Her subsequent West End plays included ''A Damsel in Distress'', ''Happy Families'', ''The Merchant and Venus'', ''Lovers' Meeting'', ''Line Engaged'', ''[[Night Must Fall]]''—also acting in the [[Night Must Fall (1937 film)|1937 film version]]—''[[Flare Path (play)|Flare Path]]'', ''[[Ducks and Drakes (play)|Ducks and Drakes]]'', ''[[The Winslow Boy]]'' and ''Watch It Sailor!''.

She had already made her film debut with a minor role in ''Our Boys'' (1915), when she appeared in the film ''[[Hobson's Choice (1931 film)|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1931). Another 50 films followed, including ''[[Gaslight (1940 film)|Gaslight]]'' (1940), ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' (1942) and ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945), before making her name in later films.

Before and during [[World War II]], she played small parts in numerous British films, including ''[[The Ghost Train (1941 film)|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941), ''[[Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947), and ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948), and had a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951).

Harrison also played Kaney in ''[[The Ghoul (1933 film)|The Ghoul]]'' (1933) and the [[matriarch]] in ''[[Mrs. Gibbons' Boys]]'' (1962), as well as two BBC productions of [[Charles Dickens]]'s novels, ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit (1964 TV series)|Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' (1964) and ''[[Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)|Our Mutual Friend]]'' (1976). She later commented that Dickens was her favourite author. As her cinema appearances became more infrequent, Harrison turned to television. She starred on television as ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' (1966–67), a [[charwoman]] who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a major company.

===The Huggett family===
{{further|The Huggetts Trilogy}}
The Huggett family made their first appearance in ''[[Holiday Camp (film)|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947). Harrison played the London East End charwoman Mrs Huggett. The actress continued with the role, alongside [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]] as her screen husband, in ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948), ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' and ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (both 1949), as well as a radio series, ''Meet the Huggetts'', which ran from 1953 to 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=series&genre=Comedy&series=Meet%20The%20Huggetts |title=Meet The Huggetts |publisher=RadioEchoes.com |date=1954–1961 |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> Although disliked by critics, almost immediately it became one of the most popular programmes of its day. Harrison turned down the title role in writer [[Jeremy Sandford]]'s ''[[Play for Today]]'' ''[[Edna, the Inebriate Woman]]'' (1971).

Harrison also starred with Warner in the film ''[[Home and Away (film)|Home and Away]]'' (1956), about a working-class family that wins the [[football pools]].

==Personal life==
Harrison married John Henry Beck in 1916; the couple had three children, two sons, and a daughter. She always pretended to be six years younger than her age, but in 1992 she owned up to reaching 100 and received her telegram from the Queen. Harrison died in 1995 at the age of 103. She was predeceased by her husband, John, and a son.<ref name="obituary">{{cite news | last=Hayward | first=Anthony | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-kathleen-harrison-1524639.html | title=Obituary: Kathleen Harrison | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | date=8 December 1995 | access-date=2009-05-18}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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* ''[[Hobson's Choice (1931 film)|Hobson's Choice]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Aren't We All? (film)|Aren't We All?]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Man from Toronto (1933 film)|The Man from Toronto]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Ghoul (1933 film)|The Ghoul]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Great Defender]]'' (1934)
* ''[[What Happened Then?]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Dandy Dick (film)|Dandy Dick]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Line Engaged]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Broken Blossoms (1936 film)|Broken Blossoms]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Tenth Man (1936 film)|The Tenth Man]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Jury's Evidence]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Everybody Dance (film)|Everybody Dance]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Aren't Men Beasts!]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Wanted!]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Night Must Fall (1937 film)|Night Must Fall]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Jane Steps Out]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Bank Holiday (film)|Bank Holiday]]'' (1938)
* ''[[The Terror (1938 film)|The Terror]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Almost a Gentleman (1938 film)|Almost a Gentleman]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Convict 99]]'' (1938)
* ''[[I've Got a Horse]]'' (1938)
* ''[[The Outsider (1939 film)|The Outsider]]'' (1939)
* ''[[A Girl Must Live]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Home from Home (1939 film)|Home from Home]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Discoveries (film)|Discoveries]]'' (1939)
* ''[[ I Killed the Count (film)| I Killed the Count]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Girl in the News]]'' (1940)
* ''[[An Englishman's Home]]'' (1940)
* ''[[They Came by Night]]'' (1940)
* ''[[A Call for Arms]]'' (1940)
* ''[[The Big Blockade]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Gaslight (1940 film)|Gaslight]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940 film)|Tilly of Bloomsbury]]'' (1940)
* ''[[The Flying Squad (1940 film)|The Flying Squad]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Salvage with a Smile]]'' (1940, short)
* ''[[The Ghost Train (1941 film)|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Major Barbara (film)|Major Barbara]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Kipps (1941 film)|Kipps]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Once a Crook]]'' (1941)
* ''[[I Thank You (film)|I Thank You]]'' (1941)
* ''[[A Letter from Home (film)|A Letter from Home]]'' (1941)
* ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Much Too Shy]]'' (1942)
* ''[[The New Lot]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Dear Octopus (film)|Dear Octopus]]'' (1943)
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* ''[[It Happened One Sunday]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Meet Sexton Blake!]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Great Day (1945 film)|Great Day]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Waterloo Road (film)|Waterloo Road]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Wanted for Murder (film)|Wanted for Murder]]'' (1946)
* ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Carnival (1946 film)|Carnival]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Code of Scotland Yard]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Holiday Camp (film)|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948) as Mrs. Sowerberry
* ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Now Barabbas]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Landfall (1949 film)|Landfall]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Golden Arrow (1949 film)|Golden Arrow]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Double Confession]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Waterfront (1950 film)|Waterfront]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge]]'' (US: ''A Christmas Carol'', 1951)
* ''[[The Magic Box]]'' (1951)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043769/releaseinfo Release date for The Magic Box], in IMDb.</ref>
* ''[[The Happy Family (1952 film)|The Happy Family]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Turn the Key Softly]]'' (1953)
* ''[[The Dog and the Diamonds]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Lilacs in the Spring]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Where There's a Will (1955 film)|Where There's a Will]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Cast a Dark Shadow]]'' (1955)
* ''[[All for Mary]]'' (1955)
* ''[[It's a Wonderful World (1956 film)|It's a Wonderful World]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Home and Away (film)|Home and Away]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Seven Thunders (film)|Seven Thunders]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Big Money (film)|The Big Money]]'' (1958)
* ''[[A Cry from the Streets]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)|Alive and Kicking]]'' (1959)
* ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (film)|Mrs. Gibbons' Boys]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962)
* ''[[West 11]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters!]]'' (1969)
* ''[[The London Connection]]'' (1979)
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==References==
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==External links==
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