Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1915-02-18
Deathday: 2002-10-08 (87 years old)

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Biography

Phyllis Calvert (18 February 1915 – 8 October 2002) was an English film, stage and television actress.


Born Phyllis Hannah Bickle in Chelsea, she trained at the Margaret Morris School of Dancing and performed from the age of ten, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in The Arcadians (1927), also known as The Land of Heart's Desire. Calvert performed in repertory theatre and in several films, before making her London stage debut in A Woman's Privilege in 1939.


During the following decade, she starred in many romances, including Fanny by Gaslight, with James Mason and Stewart Granger, and My Own True Love, becoming one of Britain's highest paid stars. However, three Hollywood studios failed to pay her what she asked.


She first found success in the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' Kipps (1941), but it was The Man in Grey (1943) that confirmed her status.


She acted in over 40 films, her later films include Oh! What a Lovely War and The Walking Stick. Calvert had already appeared on television, playing Mrs. March in the 1958 serials Little Women and Good Wives (both adapted from Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women), as well as individual episodes of several other programmes, when, in 1970, she landed the part of an agony aunt with problems of her own in Kate. She made TV appearances in programmes such as Crown Court, Ladykillers, Tales of the Unexpected, Boon, After Henry and The Line Grove Story.


She was married to the actor and antiquarian bookseller Peter Murray Hill, with whom she had two children, Ann Auriol (born 1943) and Piers Auriol (born 1954). She died in London in 2002, from natural causes, aged 87.

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Filmography

all 53

Movies 42

TV Shows 11

self 1

Self - Co-Star 'Let George Do It'
Frank Skinner on George Formby

Frank Skinner on George Formby (2011)

Movie
Aunt Helena
Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway (1997)

Movie
Alice Bly
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

TV
6
Woman
Bed

Bed (1995)

Movie
Mrs Gurney
The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott (1991)

TV
Hilary
Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood (1989)

TV
Queen Mary
The Woman He Loved

The Woman He Loved (1988)

Movie
Lady Dolly Campbell
Across the Lake

Across the Lake (1988)

Movie
Mrs. Heccomb
The Death of the Heart

The Death of the Heart (1987)

Movie
Carrie
All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent (1986)

TV
Carrie
All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent (1986)

Movie
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures (1986)

TV
Mary
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Eleanor Maxie
Cover Her Face

Cover Her Face (1985)

TV
Agnes Garrideb
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (1984)

TV
4.71
Rosaline Fox
Lady Killers

Lady Killers (1980)

TV
Mabel Ince
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Erica Dainton
The Walking Stick

The Walking Stick (1970)

Movie
Kate

Kate (1970)

TV
Lady Dorothy Haig
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

Movie
Enid Durnley
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve (1968)

Movie
1
Margot
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)

Movie
Constance Wilde
Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1960)

Movie
Mrs. Margaret Munson
Indiscreet

Indiscreet (1958)

Movie
Esther Wallace
A Lady Mislaid

A Lady Mislaid (1958)

Movie
Gladys Connor
The Young and the Guilty

The Young and the Guilty (1958)

Movie
Evelyn Acheson
Child in the House

Child in the House (1956)

Movie
Laura Hammond
It's Never Too Late

It's Never Too Late (1956)

Movie
Lydia Heathley
The Net

The Net (1953)

Movie
Christine
Mandy

Mandy (1952)

Movie
Kay Denning
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)

Movie
Yvonne Winter
The Woman with No Name

The Woman with No Name (1950)

Movie
Sister Augustine
Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger (1950)

Movie
Patricia Chandler
The Golden Madonna

The Golden Madonna (1949)

Movie
Joan Clews
My Own True Love

My Own True Love (1948)

Movie
Mary Johnstone
Broken Journey

Broken Journey (1948)

Movie
Kate Fernald
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind (1947)

Movie
Jeckie Farnish
The Root of All Evil

The Root of All Evil (1947)

Movie
Jeanne de Vermond
The Magic Bow

The Magic Bow (1946)

Movie
Dr. Caroline Munro
Men of Two Worlds

Men of Two Worlds (1946)

Movie
Lucy
They Were Sisters

They Were Sisters (1945)

Movie
Maddalena Labardi
Madonna of the Seven Moons

Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)

Movie
Freda Thompson
Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women (1944)

Movie
Fanny
Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

Movie
Clarissa Richmond / Clarissa Rohan
The Man in Grey

The Man in Grey (1943)

Movie
Eleanor Eden
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

Movie
Julie Lanvin
Uncensored

Uncensored (1942)

Movie
Ann Pornick (as a woman)
Kipps

Kipps (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Wilkinson
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)

Movie
4
Helen Carter
Neutral Port

Neutral Port (1940)

Movie
Betty Forsythe
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Movie
Mary Wilson
Let George Do It!

Let George Do It! (1940)

Movie
Sally
They Came by Night

They Came by Night (1940)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.92
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1915-02-18

Deathday
2002-10-08 (87 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Relationships
Peter Murray-Hill (1941-06-14 - 1957-01-01)

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Филлис Калверт, Phyllis Hannah Murray-Hill


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