Wissenswertes

1955: Made her first trip to the United States to play Mrs. Lucy Drayton, in Alfred Hitchcock's remake of Der Mann, der zuviel wußte (1956).

Her father was a musician, whose orchestra appeared several times before Queen Victoria.

Won the coveted Clarance Dewent Award for Best Acting Performance of the Year for her role in the thriller "Murder Mistaken". This production was her West End debut.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Features Actress (Dramatic) for "The Entertainer," a part that she recreated in the film version of the same name, Der Komödiant (1960) .

Used to sing in a Manchester choir.

Aunt of actress Lois De Banzie.

During her lifetime, her birth-date was usually given as 1915 or 1916, and she was reported in many obituaries to have been 65 at the time of her death.

Mother of Antony Marsh.