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Ellen Pollock
Actor

Ellen Pollock

29 Jul 1903Born
29 Mar 1997Died
93Age at death
45Credits

Biography

Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions.

A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else.

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She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the stage."

Pollock's dedication to acting began as a seven-year-old, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt on stage; she knew then that she wanted to be an actress herself. Pollock was also a theatre director and a teacher of drama at RADA and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; and her varied television work included several appearances in The Forsyte Saga for the BBC.

She outlived both husbands, Captain Leslie Hancock and the artist James Proudfoot. She had one child with Captain Hancock. Pollock was the subject of TV's This Is Your Life in 1992.

Ellen Pollock's mother, Hedwig Kahn, was the sister of Otto Hermann Kahn (wealthy investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts) and composer Robert Kahn. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1985Florence NightingaleFilm: Lady Monteagle
  2. 1983The Old Men at the ZooSeries: Sophie Englander (1 episode)
  3. 1983The Wicked LadyFilm: Mrs. Munce
  4. 1973Horror HospitalFilm: Olga ("Aunt Harris")
  5. 1973ChériSeries: Baroness de la Berche (5 episodes)
  6. 1971Cousin BetteSeries: Mme. Nourisson (1 episode)
  7. 1968Ooh La La!Series: Mama (1 episode)
  8. 1967The Forsyte SagaSeries: Madame Lamotte (4 episodes)
  9. 1966Finders KeepersFilm: Grandma
  10. 1966Who Killed the Cat?Film: Ruth Prendergast
  11. 1965RaptureFilm: Landlady
  12. 1964Master SpyFilm: Dr. Morrell
  13. 1962Richard the LionheartSeries: Lady Melinda (1 episode)
  14. 1961So Evil, So YoungFilm: Miss Smith
  15. 1958The Long KnifeFilm: Mrs. Cheam
  16. 1957Mrs. Wickens in the FallFilm: Mme Charcot
  17. 1957The HypnotistFilm: Miss Barbara Barton
  18. 1955The Time of His LifeFilm: Lady Florence
  19. 1954The Golden LinkFilm: Mme Sonia
  20. 1953The FakeFilm: Miss Fossett
  21. 1951The Galloping MajorFilm: Horsey Lady (uncredited)
  22. 1951To Have and to HoldFilm: Roberta
  23. 1950Something in the CityFilm: Mrs. Holley
  24. 1949Warning to WantonsFilm: Baroness de Jammes
  25. 1946BedeliaFilm: McKelvey's Housekeeper
  26. 1945Don ChicagoFilm: Lady Vanessa
  27. 1945Kiss the Bride GoodbyeFilm: Gladys Dodd
  28. 1940Spare a CopperFilm: Lady Hardstaff
  29. 1939Sons of the SeaFilm: Margaret Hulls
  30. 1937MillionsFilm: Janet Mason
  31. 1937Non-Stop New YorkFilm: Miss Harvey
  32. 1937The Street SingerFilm: Gloria Weston
  33. 1937Aren't Men Beasts!Film: The Vamp
  34. 1937Splinters in the AirFilm: Charles' Wife
  35. 1936The Happy FamilyFilm: Leo Hutt
  36. 1935It's a BetFilm: Mrs. Joe
  37. 1933Heads We GoFilm: Madame
  38. 1932The Last CouponFilm
  39. 1932The First Mrs FraserFilm: Maid
  40. 1931My Wife's FamilyFilm: Dolly White
  41. 1930Night BirdsFilm: Flossie
  42. 1930Too Many CrooksFilm: The Other Girl
  43. 1929The InformerFilm: Prostitute
  44. 1929PiccadillyFilm: Vamp (uncredited)
  45. 1928Moulin RougeFilm: Girl

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