From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAthene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress.Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s.Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace.Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens novels.She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career.Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy.She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.

Filme indisponibile de la Athene Seyler

Night of the Demon

Mrs. Karswell

Film 1957

Scrooge

Scrooge's Charwoman

Film 1935

For Better, for Worse

Miss Mainbrace

Film 1954

Make Mine Mink

Dame Beatrice Appleby

Film 1960

Early to Bed

Frau Waiser

Film 1933

The Saint in London

Mother Buckley

Film 1939

The Citadel

Lady Raebank

Film 1938

Campbell's Kingdom

Miss Abigail

Film 1957

The Queen of Spades

Princess Ivashin

Film 1949

I Thank a Fool

Aunt Heather Chandler

Film 1962

Francis of Assisi

Aunt Buona

Film 1961

It's Love Again

Mrs. Durland

Film 1936

Made in Heaven

Miss Honeycroft

Film 1952

Satan Never Sleeps

Sister Agness

Film 1962

Jane Steps Out

Grandma

Film 1938

Moscow Nights

Madame Anna Sabine

Film 1935

Visa to Canton

Mao Tai Tai

Film 1960

Sailing Along

Victoria Gulliver

Film 1938

Quiet Wedding

Aunt Mary

Film 1941

Young Wives' Tale

Nanny Gallop

Film 1951

Drake of England

Queen Elizabeth

Film 1935

Blossom Time

Archduchess Maria Victoria

Film 1934

Happy Is the Bride

Aunt Harriet

Film 1958

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Jeannie Lawson

Film 1958

The Ware Case

Mrs Pinto

Film 1938

The Mill on the Floss

Mrs. Pullet

Film 1937

Letter from Home

Mrs Ashford

Film 1941

The Franchise Affair

Aunt Lin

Film 1951

As Long as They're Happy

Mrs. Arbuthnot

Film 1955

The First Gentleman

Miss Knight

Film 1948

The Invasion

Lady Corm

Film 1963

Don't Utter a Note

Nellie Pringle

Film 1966

The Sky’s the Limit

Miss Prinny

Film 1937

Doctor at Large

Lady Hawkins

Film 1957

The Beggar's Opera

Mrs. Trapes

Film 1953

Sensation

Madame Henry

Film 1936

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

Rachel Wardle

Film 1921

Dear Octopus

Aunt Belle

Film 1943

The Perfect Lady

Lady Westhaven

Film 1931

Tell Me Tonight

Mrs. Pategg

Film 1932

Treasure Hunt

Consuelo Howard

Film 1952

Yield to the Night

Miss Bligh

Film 1956

The Lilac Domino

Madame Alary

Film 1937

The Private Life of Don Juan

Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment

Film 1934

Nurse on Wheels

Miss Farthingale

Film 1963

The Girl on the Boat

Mrs Adelaide Hignett

Film 1962

The Pickwick Papers

Miss Witherfield

Film 1952

Non-Stop New York

Aunt Veronica

Film 1937

Two and Two Make Six

Aunt Phoebe Tonks

Film 1962

Young Man's Fancy

Milliner

Film 1939

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Miss La Creevy

Film 1947

Southern Roses

Mrs. Rowland

Film 1936

Jassy

Film 1947

Filme seriale TV indisponibile de la Athene Seyler

The Avengers

Tv 1961

The Third Man

Tv 1959