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Hermione Baddeley
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British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986)
Film & TV
Broseley, Shropshire, England, UK
Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley (13 November 1906 - 19 August 1986) was an English character actress of theatre, film and television. She is the sister of Angela Baddeley, best known for playing Mrs Hudson in the television series 'Upstairs Downstairs'. She died in California following a series of strokes on 19th August 1986.
Known for
- Shadow Chasers — Melody Lacey1985
- Shadow Chasers — Melody1985
- This Girl for Hire — Edwina Gaylord1983
- I Take These Men — Mrs. Lomax1983
- The Last Leaf — Mrs. McCleary1983
- The Secret of NIMH — Auntie Shrew (voice)1982
- The Devlin Connection1982
- There Goes The Bride — Daphne Drimond1980
- Magnum, P.I. — Bernice1980
- C.H.O.M.P.S. — Mrs. Fowler1979
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Key facts
- Born
- Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley , ( 1906-11-13 ) 13 November 1906, Broseley , Shropshire, England
- Died
- 19 August 1986 (1986-08-19) (aged 79), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1918–1985
- Spouses
- David Pax Tennant ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1937 ) John Henry Willis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1946 )
- Children
- 2, including Pauline Tennant
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Broseley
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Sibling
- Angela Baddeley
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Hermione Baddley 2 Allan Warren.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hermione Baddeley
- date of birth
- 1906-11-13
- date of death
- 1986-08-19
- cause of death
- stroke
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- name in native language
- Hermione Baddeley
- manner of death
- natural causes
- unmarried partner
- Laurence Harvey
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English actress of theatre, film, and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy". She found her milieu in revue, in which she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with English actress Hermione Gingold.
Baddeley was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for her performance in Room at the Top (1959) and a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore in 1963. She portrayed Mrs. Cratchit in the 1951 film Scrooge and Ellen the Maid in the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins. She voiced Madame Adelaide Bonfamille in the 1970 Disney animated film, The Aristocats. In 1975, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her portrayal of Nell Naugatuck on the TV series Maude.
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