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Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Acting·1892–1995·73 films

Kathleen Harrison was long a stalwart of British cinema. Her place was always firmly below stairs – a cook perhaps, or a cleaning lady often answering the door with a puzzled expression always fearful that trouble was just around the corner.

Filmography

Scrooge
Scrooge (1951)Mrs. Dilber
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)Mrs Sowerberry
Gaslight
Gaslight (1940)Bit Role
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)Mrs. Blake
The Ghoul
The Ghoul (1933)Kaney
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)Egyptian Woman (uncredited)
Cast a Dark Shadow
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)Emmie
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1937)Emily Terence
The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1941)Miss Bourne
Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder (1946)Florrie
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1948)Violet
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)Waitress (uncredited)
Major Barbara
Major Barbara (1941)Mrs. Price
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Mother in Family Group
The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady (1962)Mrs. Staggers
Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (1945)
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers (1952)Rachel Wardle
The Shop at Sly Corner
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)Mrs. Catt
Double Confession
Double Confession (1950)Kate
Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday (1938)May
Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly (1953)Granny Quilliam
West 11
West 11 (1963)Mrs. Beckett
Trio
Trio (1950)Emma Foreman (in segment The Verger)
Seven Thunders
Seven Thunders (1957)Mme. Abou
Waterfront
Waterfront (1950)Mrs. McCabe
Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp (1947)Mrs. Ethel Huggett
Convict 99
Convict 99 (1938)Mabel
Temptation Harbour
Temptation Harbour (1947)Mabel Slater
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1936)Mrs. Lossy
Much Too Shy
Much Too Shy (1942)Amelia Peabody
A Cry from the Streets
A Cry from the Streets (1958)Mrs. Farrer
On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle (1961)Mrs. Cooksley
Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)Ethel Huggett
Girl in the News
Girl in the News (1940)Cook
Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1955)Annie Yeo
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking (1959)Rosie
The Great Defender
The Great Defender (1934)Agnes Carter
I Thank You
I Thank You (1941)Kathleen
The Huggetts Abroad
The Huggetts Abroad (1949)Ethel Huggett
Great Day
Great Day (1945)Pub Customer
Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett (1949)Ethel Huggett
A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live (1939)Penelope
The Big Money
The Big Money (1958)Mrs Frith
All for Mary
All for Mary (1955)Nannie Cartwright
Landfall
Landfall (1949)Mona's Mother
The Happy Family
The Happy Family (1952)Lillian Lord
Bond Street
Bond Street (1948)Ethel Brawn
What Happened Then?
What Happened Then? (1934)
The Flying Squad
The Flying Squad (1940)Mrs. Schifan
Dandy Dick
Dandy Dick (1935)Jane (the Maid)
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World (1956)Miss Gilly
Now Barabbas
Now Barabbas (1949)Mrs. Brown
The London Connection
The London Connection (1979)Elderly Lady
Home and Away
Home and Away (1956)Elsie Knowles
Lilacs in the Spring
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)Kate
The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto (1933)Martha
They Came by Night
They Came by Night (1940)Mrs. Lightbody
The Outsider
The Outsider (1939)Mrs. Coates
Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)Lady Clumsey
The Dog and the Diamonds
The Dog and the Diamonds (1953)Mrs. Fossett
Meet Sexton Blake
Meet Sexton Blake (1945)Mrs. Bardell
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man (1936)Confused Voter
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1931)Ada Figgins
Letter from Home
Letter from Home (1941)Ethel
Inside the Room
Inside the Room (1935)Nurse
The New Lot
The New Lot (1943)Keith's Mother
Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow (1949)Isobel
Aren't We All?
Aren't We All? (1932)Bit Role
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (1962)Mrs Gibbons
Blondes: Diana Dors
Blondes: Diana Dors (1999)Mrs. Huggett(archive footage)
Aren't Men Beasts!
Aren't Men Beasts! (1937)Annie
Wanted!
Wanted! (1937)Belinda
Salvage with a Smile
Salvage with a Smile (1940)Housekeeper