Ursula Howells

Birthday: 1922-09-17
Deathday: 2005-10-16
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.

After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.

Credits

Year Title Character
1998-12-30 A Rather English Marriage Mary
1998-08-01 The Tichborne Claimant Lady Doughty
1994-04-09 A Pinch of Snuff Alice Andover
1986-01-26 Time After Time May Swift
1984-03-24 The Cold Room Headmistress
1980-02-09 The Enigma Mrs Fielding
1980-01-19 Gentle Folk Mrs Menant
1978-05-03 When the Actors Come Barbara Karolina
1974-05-14 Little Fears The Older Woman
1974-01-01 Miss Nightingale Aunt May
1973-05-25 Father Dear Father Barbara
1972-09-19 Franklin's Farm Prue
1970-02-12 Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly Mumsy
1969-11-25 Crossplot Maggi Thwaites
1968-02-16 Assignment K Estelle
1967-11-01 Torture Garden Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
1965-02-23 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
1963-08-15 80,000 Suspects Joanna Duten
1963-01-13 The Madhouse on Castle Street Martha Tompkins
1963-01-01 The Sicilians Mme. Perrault
1962-01-01 Two Letter Alibi Louise
1957-09-15 Now Let Him Go Nurse Judith
1957-08-01 Account Rendered Lucille Ainsworth
1957-03-01 West of Suez Eileen
1956-06-01 The Long Arm Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
1956-05-01 Keep It Clean Pat Anstey
1955-10-01 They Can't Hang Me Antonia Pitt
1955-06-06 Track the Man Down Mary Dennis
1955-04-21 The Constant Husband Ann
1955-02-01 The Gilded Cage Brenda Lucas
1954-02-02 The Weak and the Wicked Pam Vickers
1953-09-08 The Blakes Slept Here Emily
1953-06-01 The Oracle Peggy
1952-03-05 I Believe in You Hon. Ursula
1952-01-01 The Cocktail Party
1951-03-06 Flesh and Blood Harriet Marshall