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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Female

Birthday

1898-03-30

Day of Death

1993-02-28 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Joyce Lilian Lawrence

Joyce Carey

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joyce Carey, OBE (30 March 1898 – 28 February 1993) was a British actress, best known for her long professional and personal relationship with Noël Coward. Her stage career lasted from 1916 until 1984, and she was performing on television in her nineties. Though never a star, she was a familiar face both on stage and screen. In addition to light comedy, she had a large repertory of Shakespearean roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joyce Carey  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Brief Encounter

1945

Brief Encounter

as

Myrtle Bagot

Nearly a Nasty Accident

1961

Nearly a Nasty Accident

as

Lady Trowborough

Blithe Spirit

1945

Blithe Spirit

as

Violet Bradman

The Naked Edge

1961

The Naked Edge

as

Victoria Hicks

Father Dear Father

1973

Father Dear Father

as

Mother

The Astonished Heart

1950

The Astonished Heart

as

Susan Birch

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

Cry, the Beloved Country

as

Margaret Jarvis

Greyfriars Bobby

1961

Greyfriars Bobby

as

First Lady

Alive and Kicking

1959

Alive and Kicking

as

Matron

The Eyes of Annie Jones

1964

The Eyes of Annie Jones

as

Aunt Helen Demarest

The Black Windmill

1974

The Black Windmill

as

Miss Monley

London Belongs to Me

1948

London Belongs to Me

as

Mrs Vizzard

In Which We Serve

1942

In Which We Serve

as

Mrs. Hardy / Kath

Number 27

1988

Number 27

as

Miss Barwick

Loser Takes All

1956

Loser Takes All

as

Bird's Nest

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949

The Chiltern Hundreds

as

Lady Caroline

Stolen Assignment

1955

Stolen Assignment

as

Ida Garnett

The Rough and the Smooth

1959

The Rough and the Smooth

as

Mrs. Thompson

The October Man

1947

The October Man

as

Mrs. Vinton

The Way to the Stars

1945

The Way to the Stars

as

Miss Winterton

Street Corner

1953

Street Corner

as

Miss Hopkins

Only a Scream Away

1974

Only a Scream Away

as

Liza Meredith

We Serve

1942

We Serve

as

The End of the Affair

1955

The End of the Affair

as

Miss Palmer

Libel

1959

Libel

as

Miss Sykes

A Nice Girl Like Me

1969

A Nice Girl Like Me

as

Aunt Celia

The Secret Agent

1975

The Secret Agent

as

Lady Dorothy

Happy Go Lovely

1951

Happy Go Lovely

as

Bruno's Secretary

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Harriet

Father, Dear Father

Father, Dear Father

as

Patrick's Mother

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Mrs. Vinton

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as

Lady with Dog

International Detective

International Detective

as

Grand Duchess Marowska

International Detective

International Detective

as

Mrs. Livingstone

The Upchat Line

The Upchat Line

as

Mrs. Cookson

Two's Company

Two's Company

as

Mrs. Hiller

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Mrs. Coles

Father, Dear Father

Father, Dear Father

as

Patrick's Mother

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Countess Mortimer

Production

Crew

Directing