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| birthname = Ursula Howells
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|09|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|10|16|1922|09|17|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1939–2005
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Anthony Pelissier]]|1968|1988|end=died}}
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'''Ursula Howells''' (17 September 1922 – 16 October 2005) was an English actress whose elegant presence kept her much in demand for roles in [[film]] and television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f0560dd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721205810/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f0560dd|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2012|title=Ursula Howells|website=explore.bfi.org.uk|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Howells 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 (playwright)|John Drinkwater]]'s ''Bird in Hand'', then moved to [[Oxford]] in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the [[Embassy Theatre (London)|Embassy Theatre]], [[Swiss Cottage]]. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy ''[[Jane (play)|Jane]]'' at the [[Aldwych Theatre]]. After several years in the [[West End theatre|West End]], and a brief stint on [[Broadway theatre|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.<ref>{{cite news |last= Shorter |first= Eric |date= 3 November 2005 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/nov/03/broadcasting.obituaries |title=Ursula Howells |work= The Guardian |access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref> She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.

==Filmography==
===Film===
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* ''[[Flesh and Blood (1951 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'' (1951) - Harriet Marshall
* ''[[I Believe in You (film)|I Believe in You]]'' (1952) - Hon. Ursula
* ''[[The Oracle (film)|The Oracle]]'' (1953) - Peggy
* ''[[The Weak and the Wicked]]'' (1954) - Pam Vickers
* ''[[The Gilded Cage (1955 film)|The Gilded Cage]]'' (1955) - Brenda Lucas
* ''[[The Constant Husband]]'' (1955) - 'The Wives' - Ann
* ''[[Track the Man Down]]'' (1955) - Mary Dennis
* ''[[They Can't Hang Me]]'' (1955) - Antonia Pitt
* ''Handcuffs, London'' (1955) - Madelaine Perry
* ''[[Keep It Clean]]'' (1956) - Pat Anstey
* ''[[The Long Arm (film)|The Long Arm]]'' (1956) - Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
* ''[[West of Suez]]'' (1957) - Eileen
* ''[[Account Rendered (1957 film)|Account Rendered]]'' (1957) - Lucille Ainsworth
* ''[[Two Letter Alibi]]'' (1962) - Louise Hilary
* ''[[80,000 Suspects]]'' (1963) - Joanna Duten
* ''The Sicilians'' (1964) - Mme. Perrault
* ''[[Dr Terror's House of Horrors]]'' (1965) - Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment "Werewolf")
* ''[[Torture Garden (film)|Torture Garden]]'' (1967) - Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
* ''[[Assignment K]]'' (1968) - Estelle
* ''[[Crossplot (film)|Crossplot]]'' (1969) - Maggi Thwaites
* ''[[Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly]]'' (1970) - Mumsy
* ''[[Father, Dear Father (film)|Father, Dear Father]]'' (1973) - Barbara
* ''[[The Tichborne Claimant (film)|The Tichborne Claimant]]'' (1998) - Lady Doughty
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===Television===
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* ''[[Madhouse on Castle Street]]'' (1963) - Martha Tompkins
* ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1963) - Jean Baker Ellis
* ''[[The Forsyte Saga (1967 TV series)|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) - Frances
* ''[[Man in a Suitcase]]'' (1968) - Clara Arnoldson
* ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' (1968-1973) - Barbara Mossman
* ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (1975) - Duchess of Buckminster
* ''[[The Barchester Chronicles]]'' (1982) - Miss Thorne
* ''[[Miss Marple (TV series)|Miss Marple - A Murder is Announced]]'' (1985) - Miss Blacklock
* ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' (1985-1991) - Laura Atherton / Elizabeth Fouchet
* ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' (1993-1997) - Erica Chisnall / Hilda
* ''[[Lovejoy]]'' (1994) - Olive Nettleton
* ''[[Under the Hammer]]'' (1994) - Mrs. Roper
* ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' (1995) - Miriam Wakefield
* ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'' (1995) - Violet Trevelyn
* ''[[A Rather English Marriage]]'' (1998, TV Movie) - Mary
* ''[[The Cazalets]]'' (2001) - Kitty Cazalet
* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]- The Electric Vendetta'' (2001) - Lady Isabel Aubrey (final appearance)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0398102|name=Ursula Howells}}
* [http://herberthowellssociety.weebly.com/herbert-howells-trust.html The Herbert Howells Trust]

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