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Barbara Everest

Barbara Everest

Acting·1890–1968·47 films

Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury. Her most famous rôle was Elizabeth, the rather deaf servant in Gaslight (1944).

Filmography

Gaslight
Gaslight (1944)Elizabeth
El Cid
El Cid (1961)Mother Superior
The Uninvited
The Uninvited (1944)Lizzie Flynn
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera (1943)The Aunt
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)Lady Ingram
The Damned
The Damned (1962)Miss Lamont
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls (1954)Committee Member - Mrs. Lefson
Scrooge
Scrooge (1935)Mrs. Cratchit
Madeleine
Madeleine (1950)Mrs. Smith
Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder (1946)Mrs Colebrooke
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1945)Delia
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)Mrs. Olav
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)Mrs. Litvinov
Frieda
Frieda (1947)Mrs Dawson
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)Martha
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels (1963)Nurse Merrick
The Lodger
The Lodger (1932)Mrs. Bunting
Rotten to the Core
Rotten to the Core (1965)Mrs Dick
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)Cook
Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)2nd Old Lady
Dangerous Afternoon
Dangerous Afternoon (1961)Mrs. Judson
Inquest
Inquest (1939)Mrs. Wyatt
The Fatal Witness
The Fatal Witness (1945)Lady Elizabeth Ferguson / Vera Cavanaugh
The Safecracker
The Safecracker (1958)Mrs. Dawson
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)Self (archive footage)
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride (1932)Mme. Marquand (uncredited)
The Man Behind the Mask
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)Lady Slade
The Roof
The Roof (1933)Mrs. Foster
Design for Murder
Design for Murder (1939)Ursula
Fox Farm
Fox Farm (1922)Kate Falconer
Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory (1937)Mrs. Nolan
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1938)Mrs. Bennet
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister (1941)Baroness Lehzen (uncredited)
Passing Shadows
Passing Shadows (1934)Mrs. Lawrence
Old Mother Riley
Old Mother Riley (1937)Mrs. Briggs
The Second Mr. Bush
The Second Mr. Bush (1940)Mrs. Windel-Todd
Lily Christine
Lily Christine (1932)Hempel
The Patient Vanishes
The Patient Vanishes (1941)Mrs. Cardby
The Lost Chord
The Lost Chord (1933)Mother Superior
When London Sleeps
When London Sleeps (1932)Madame Lamberti
Testimony
Testimony (1920)Lucinda
The Lady Clare
The Lady Clare (1919)Alice
Meet Maxwell Archer
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)Miss Duke
The Bigamist
The Bigamist (1921)Blanche
Love's Old Sweet Song
Love's Old Sweet Song (1933)Nurse
Love in Exile
Love in Exile (1936)Ana
The Man Without a Soul
The Man Without a Soul (1916)Elaine Ferrier