Gwen Watford

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-09-10 (67 years old)

Deathday

1994-02-06

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Gwen Watford

Biography

Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987). She died from cancer, aged 66, in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Watford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1963

Cleopatra

as Calpurnia

1970

1975

The Ghoul

as Ayah

1975

In This House of Brede

as Dame Catherine

1989

Relatively Speaking

as Sheila Carter

1988

The Yob

as Mrs Kendel

1964

1963

The Very Edge

as Sister Holden

1968

Stand by Your Screen

as Ada Gritter

1964

1987

Cry Freedom

as Wendy's Mother

1989

The Winslow Boy

as Grace Winslow

1960

The Grass Is Greener

as Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)

1973

1981

Present Laughter

as Monica Reed

1982

John David

as Cynthia

1968

Gareth

as Megan Owen

1966

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