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Actress:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Knife Edge (2008) .... Marjorie
2. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) .... Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
   ... aka The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
3. Curious George (2006) (voice) .... Ms. Plushbottom
4. Goose on the Loose (2006) .... Beatrice Fairfield
5. Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005) .... Mrs. Palfrey
6. George and the Dragon (2004) .... Mother Superior
   ... aka Dragon Sword (USA: TV title)
   ... aka George und das Ei des Drachen (Germany)
7. I Am David (2003) .... Sophie
8. Bringing Down the House (2003) .... Virginia Arness
9. Callas Forever (2002) .... Sarah Keller
   ... aka Callas Forever (Spain)
10. Global Heresy (2002) .... Lady Diana Foxley
    ... aka Rock My World (UK: wide-release title) (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Au coeur du rock (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Rock my World (UK: TV title)
11. Scrooge and Marley (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
12. Back to the Secret Garden (2001) .... Martha Sowerby
13. Bailey's Mistake (2001) (TV) .... Aunt Angie
14. Frankie & Hazel (2000) (TV) .... Phoebe Harkness
    ... aka Frankie & Hazel - Zwei Mädchen starten durch (Germany)
15. Dinosaur (2000) (voice) .... Baylene
    
    
16. Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) .... Mrs. Bartholomew
17. Tea with Mussolini (1999) .... Mary Wallace
    ... aka Un te con Mussolini (Italy)
18. "Encore! Encore!" .... Marie Pinoni (12 episodes, 1998-1999)
        - The Doubt of the Benefit (1999) TV episode .... Marie Pinoni
        - To Soeur with Love (1999) TV episode .... Marie Pinoni
        - Crime & Punishment (1999) TV episode .... Marie Pinoni
        - I Know How the Caged Bird Tastes (1999) TV episode .... Marie Pinoni
        - Mr. Joe's Wild Ride (1998) TV episode .... Marie Pinoni
          (7 more)
19. Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998) (TV) .... Jeanne Vertefeuille
20. This Could Be the Last Time (1998) (TV) .... Rosemary
21. Dance with Me (1998) .... Bea Johnson
22. The Assistant (1997) .... Mrs. Ida Bober
23. 101 Dalmatians (1996) .... Nanny
24. Surviving Picasso (1996) .... Françoise's Grandmother
25. Mr. Wrong (1996) .... Mrs. Crawford
26. Jane Eyre (1996) .... Mrs. Fairfax
    ... aka Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Jane Eyre (France)
27. The Scarlet Letter (1995) .... Harriet Hibbons
28. A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) .... Mrs. Linzer
29. Hotel Sorrento (1995) .... Marge Morrisey
    ... aka Sorrento Beach
30. The Return of the Native (1994) (TV) .... Mrs. Yeobright
    ... aka Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native (UK: complete title)
31. A Pin for the Butterfly (1994) .... Grandma
32. A Place for Annie (1994) (TV) .... Dorothy
33. On Promised Land (1994) (TV) .... Mrs. Appletree
34. Widows' Peak (1994) .... Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
35. Dennis the Menace (1993) .... Mrs. Martha Wilson
    ... aka Dennis (UK)
36. Last Action Hero (1993) .... Teacher
37. Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) .... Mrs. Monro
    ... aka The Summer House (Australia) (USA)
38. Stalin (1992) (TV) .... Olga
    ... aka Sztálin (Hungary)
39. Driving Miss Daisy (1992) (TV) .... Daisy Werthan
40. Enchanted April (1992) .... Mrs. Fisher
41. The House of Bernarda Alba (1991) (TV) .... La Poncia
42. Avalon (1990) .... Eva Krichinsky
43. I Love You to Death (1990) .... Nadja, Rosalie's Mother
44. Sophie (1990)
    ... aka By Herself: Sophie (USA: series title)
    
    
45. And a Nightingale Sang (1989) (TV) .... Mam
46. Drowning by Numbers (1988) .... Cissie Colpitts 1
47. The Dressmaker (1988) .... Nellie
48. The Birthday Party (1987) (TV) .... Meg Bowles
49. The Importance of Being Earnest (1986) (TV) .... Lady Bracknell
50. Revolution (1985) .... Mrs. McConnahay
51. "Wagner" (1983) TV series .... Mrs. Taylor (unknown episodes)
52. Brimstone & Treacle (1982) .... Norma Bates
53. "All for Love" .... Edith (1 episode, 1982)
        - A Dedicated Man (1982) TV episode .... Edith
54. Britannia Hospital (1982) .... Phyllis Grimshaw
55. The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) (TV) .... Mrs. Frank
    
    
56. Daphne Laureola (1978) (TV) .... Lady Pitts
    ... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Daphne Laureola (UK: series title)
57. Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978) (TV) .... Rosa
    ... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Saturday, Sunday, Monday (UK: series title)
58. Equus (1977) .... Dora Strang
59. The Merchant of Venice (1973) (TV) .... Portia
60. Three Sisters (1970) .... Masha
61. "ITV Playhouse" (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Plastic People (1970) TV episode
    
    
62. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Viola (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Twelfth Night (1969) TV episode .... Viola
63. Uncle Vanya (1963) .... Sonya
64. The Entertainer (1960) .... Jean Rice
    
    
65. Time Without Pity (1957) .... Agnes Cole
66. "Sword of Freedom" .... Lisa Giocondo (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Woman in the Picture (1957) TV episode .... Lisa Giocondo
67. Moby Dick (1956) (uncredited) .... Starbuck's Wife
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
68. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) .... A Young Actress/Pip
69. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Adriana (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Comedy of Errors (1954) TV episode .... Adriana
70. "Sara Crewe" .... Winnie (4 episodes, 1951)
        - Sara Leaves Miss Minchin's (1951) TV episode .... Winnie
        - The Transformation (1951) TV episode .... Winnie
        - The Party (1951) TV episode .... Winnie
        - The Indian Gentleman (1951) TV episode .... Winnie
    

Soundtrack:

1. The Entertainer (1960) (performer: "The Boy I Love Is Up in the Gallery" (uncredited)) ("When There Isn't a Girl About" (uncredited))
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Peace One Day (2004) .... Herself
2. The Laurence Olivier Awards 2002 (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
3. Globos de Ouro 1999 (2000) (TV) .... Herself
4. Christmas Glory 2000 (2000) (TV) .... Reader
   ... aka Christmas Glory from Westminster Abbey (DVD box title)
   
   
5. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
       - Episode dated 4 May 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself
6. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
   ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
   ... aka Letterman (Australia)
   ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
       - Episode dated 16 December 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Herself
7. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
   
   
8. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV)
2. Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Herself