Ursula Howells

Ursula Howells

Acting
Born 1922-09-17 Died 2005-10-16 Hammersmith, London, England, UK 86 credits
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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.
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Acting 54 credits
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · ★ 7.5 · Lady Isabel Aubrey
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 · Sarah Chandler
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 · Miriam Wakefield
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 · Elizabeth Fouchet, Laura Atherton
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · Mrs. Menant, Mrs. Fielding
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Duchess of Buckminster
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Mary Winsloe, Maureen Dartington
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Ellen
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Mrs. Clissold
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986 · ★ 7.4 · Olive Nettleton
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · Janet Ormund
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Barbara Karolina
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
1967 · Frances Forsyte
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
1961 · Claire
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
1959 · Miki
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
1963 · Julia Gray
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Empress Maria Fyodorovna
Father, Dear Father
Father, Dear Father
1968 · Barbara
Half Hour Story
Half Hour Story
1967 · Peggy
All Gas and Gaiters
All Gas and Gaiters
1967 · Mrs Buckley
Theatre '70
Theatre '70
1960 · Jessy Tomson
The Informer
The Informer
1966 · Lady Tregunter
Ooh La La!
Ooh La La!
1968 · Mme Pontagnac
Late Night Theatre
Late Night Theatre
1972 · The Older Woman
Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door
1965 · Ann Gibbs
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985 · Miss Blacklock
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette
1971 · Adeline Hulot
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt
1980 · Lady Uredale (voice)
Father, Dear Father
Father, Dear Father
1978 · Barbara Mossman
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955 · Mary
The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles
1982 · Miss Thorne
The Wednesday Thriller
The Wednesday Thriller
1965 · Hilda
She's Out
She's Out
1995 · Mrs Lawson
Ten from the Twenties
Ten from the Twenties
1975 · Mrs Isobel Asterley
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965 · ★ 6.5 · Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
Miss Marple
Miss Marple
1984 · Miss Blacklock
Jewels
Jewels
1992 · The Duchess
The Long Arm
The Long Arm
1956 · Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
Torture Garden
Torture Garden
1967 · ★ 6.2 · Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Hard Times
Hard Times
1977 · Mrs Gradgrind
Crossplot
Crossplot
1969 · Maggi Thwaites
The Root of All Evil?
The Root of All Evil?
1968 · Angela
A Choice of Coward
A Choice of Coward
1964 · Liz Essendine
Account Rendered
Account Rendered
1957 · Lucille Ainsworth
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Margaret, Violet Green, Nurse Judith
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Pam Vickers
Something in Disguise
Something in Disguise
1982 · May Browne-Lacey
Number Three
Number Three
1953 · Maureen Dartington
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
1970 · Mumsy
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
1951 · Harriet Marshall
Assignment K
Assignment K
1968 · Estelle
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband
1955 · Ann
A Rather English Marriage
A Rather English Marriage
1998 · Mary
They Can't Hang Me
They Can't Hang Me
1955 · Antonia Pitt
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