Cicely Courtneidge(1893-1980)

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Cicely Courtneidge and Michael Robbins in On the Buses (1969)

Cicely Courtneidge was born on 1 April 1893 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Things Are Looking Up (1935), Aunt Sally (1934) and The Ghost Train (1931). She was married to Jack Hulbert. She died on 26 April 1980 in Putney, London, England, UK.

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Things Are Looking Up

6.1

Cicely Fytte
Bertha Fytte

1935

Aunt Sally

5.4

Sally Bird
Mademoiselle Zaza

1934

The Ghost Train

5.8

Miss Bourne

1931

La Chambre indiscrète

7.3

Mavis

1962

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Not Now Darling
5.6
- Mrs. Harriet Frencham
- 1973
ITV Playhouse
7.2
TV Series
- Lady Longham
- 1969
The Very Merry Widow and How
TV Series
- Lady Phillipson
- 1969
On the Buses
7.0
TV Series
- Mum
- 1969
The Very Merry Widow
TV Series
- Lady Phillipson
- 1968
Brian Rix Presents ...
TV Series
- Mrs. Porter
- 1968
Before the Fringe
TV Series
- 1967
Comedy Playhouse
7.2
TV Series
- The Bursar
- 1966
Un mort en pleine forme
6.7
- Major Martha
- 1966
Compact
6.7
TV Series
- Mrs. Bouverie-Wilson
- 1964–1965
Ces merveilleux fous volants dans leurs drôles de machines
7.0
- Muriel - Colonel's Wife (uncredited)
- 1965
Ninety Years On
TV Movie
- Performer
- 1964
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
- Katherine Glastonbury
- 1964
Sergeant Cork
8.1
TV Series
- Bessy Seymour
- 1963
Man of the World
7.3
TV Series
- Mrs. Rosewall
- 1963

Soundtrack

Un mort en pleine forme
6.7
- performer: "Onward Christian Soldiers" (1871), "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (1848) (uncredited)
- 1966
La Chambre indiscrète
7.3
- performer: "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty" (uncredited)
- 1962
Under Your Hat
5.5
- performer: "I Won't Do The Conga", "The Empire Depends On You" (uncredited), "Keep It Under Your Hat" (uncredited), "Tiger Rag" (uncredited)
- 1940
The Perfect Gentleman
6.4
- music: "Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)" (1929)
- performer: "There's Something in a Big Parade" (1935), "The Keys to Heaven", "Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" (1915), "Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)" (1929)
- producer: "There's Something in a Big Parade" (1935) (uncredited)
- 1935
Things Are Looking Up
6.1
- performer: "Things Are Looking Up"
- 1935
Aunt Sally
5.4
- performer: "We'll All Go Riding on a Rainbow", "If I Had Napoleon's Hat", "The Wind's In The West", "Valse des rayons (Apache Dance)" (uncredited)
- 1934
Falling for You
5.6
- performer: "Mrs. Bartholomew", "Why Has a Cow Got Four Legs" (uncredited)
- 1933
Soldiers of the King
5.4
- performer: "Soldiers of the King" (uncredited), "There's Something about a Soldier", "The Moment I Saw You"
- 1933
Elstree Calling
4.9
- performer: "I'm Falling in Love" (uncredited)
- 1930

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Alternative name
- Dame Cicely Courtneidge
Born
- April 1, 1893
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
- April 26, 1980
- Putney, London, England, UK(natural causes)
Spouse
- Jack Hulbert1916 - March 25, 1978 (his death)
Other works
She acted in Ray Cooney and Chapman's play, "Move over Mrs. Markham," at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Tony Britton and Moira Lister in the cast. Ray Cooney was also director.
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With her husband Jack Hulbert formed one of the most successful and popular music comedy teams in 1930's Britain. The couple met in 1913 during a joint performance and married three years later. Over the next decade, they appeared in theatres and music halls nationwide, subsequently making the transition to films. After World War II, Cicely embarked on a solo career as a straight actress, often as aunts or grandmothers. One of her best performances was in the drama La Chambre indiscrète (1962).

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