Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Female

Birthday

1878-04-25

Day of Death

1975-09-09 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Ethel Woods

Ethel Griffies

Biography

Known For

The Birds

The Birds

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Acting

The Birds

1963

The Birds

as

Mrs. Bundy

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

The Postman Didn't Ring

as

Catherine Vandewater

Love Me Tonight

1932

Love Me Tonight

as

Second Aunt

Bombshell

1933

Bombshell

as

Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)

Alice in Wonderland

1933

Alice in Wonderland

as

Miss Simpson (uncredited)

Billy Liar

1963

Billy Liar

as

Grandma Florence

Werewolf of London

1935

Werewolf of London

as

Mrs. Whack

Castle in the Desert

1942

Castle in the Desert

as

Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as

Mrs. Kane

Dead Men Tell

1941

Dead Men Tell

as

Miss Patience Nodbury

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as

Lady Stover

Torch Singer

1933

Torch Singer

as

Agatha Alden

Devotion

1946

Devotion

as

Aunt Elizabeth Branwell

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as

Miss Twinkleton

A Lady's Profession

1933

A Lady's Profession

as

Lady McDougal

Waterloo Bridge

1931

Waterloo Bridge

as

Mrs. Hobley

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as

Matron (uncredited)

Over the Moon

1939

Over the Moon

as

Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)

The Impatient Maiden

1932

The Impatient Maiden

as

Nurse Lovett

Holy Matrimony

1943

Holy Matrimony

as

Lady Vale

Are You Listening?

1932

Are You Listening?

as

Mrs. Peters

Tonight Is Ours

1933

Tonight Is Ours

as

Zana

Vigil in the Night

1940

Vigil in the Night

as

Matron East

Jane Eyre

1934

Jane Eyre

as

Grace Poole

White Woman

1933

White Woman

as

Mrs. Chisholm

Enchanted April

1935

Enchanted April

as

Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)

We Live Again

1934

We Live Again

as

Aunt Marie

The Homestretch

1947

The Homestretch

as

Aunt Martha

Crackerjack

1938

Crackerjack

as

Annie

Union Depot

1932

Union Depot

as

Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as

Mrs. Fenway

Once a Lady

1931

Once a Lady

as

Miss Bleeker

Old English

1930

Old English

as

Adela Heythorp

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as

Mrs. Graham

The Road to Singapore

1931

The Road to Singapore

as

Mrs. Everard (uncredited)

Westward Passage

1932

Westward Passage

as

Lady Caverly

Horse Play

1933

Horse Play

as

Emily

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as

Mrs. Field

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

The Return Of Peter Grimm

as

Mrs. Martha Bartholomew

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

A Yank in the R.A.F.

as

Lady Fitzhugh

The Painted Veil

1934

The Painted Veil

as

Lady Coldchester (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

1931

Manhattan Parade

as

Mrs. Beacon

Billy the Kid

1941

Billy the Kid

as

Mrs. Hanky

The Mysterious Mr. Davis

1939

The Mysterious Mr. Davis

as

Mabel Wilcox

We Are Not Alone

1939

We Are Not Alone

as

Mrs. Raymond

First Comes Courage

1943

First Comes Courage

as

Nurse

Stolen Sweets

1934

Stolen Sweets

as

Ship Passenger

Great Guns

1941

Great Guns

as

Aunt Agatha

Kathleen Mavourneen

1937

Kathleen Mavourneen

as

Hannah O'Dwyer

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

It Happened Tomorrow

as

Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited)

Between Us Girls

1942

Between Us Girls

as

Gallagher

Looking Forward

1933

Looking Forward

as

Miss Judd

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

Vanessa: Her Love Story

as

Winifred Trent

Waterloo Bridge

1940

Waterloo Bridge

as

Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)

Saratoga Trunk

1945

Saratoga Trunk

as

Clarissa Van Steed

Irene

1940

Irene

as

Princess Minetti

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter

Molly and Me

1945

Molly and Me

as

Mrs. Lamb

How Green Was My Valley

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as

Mrs. Nicholas

Doctor Bull

1933

Doctor Bull

as

Miss Ace

Time to Kill

1942

Time to Kill

as

Mrs. Murdock

Remember the Day

1941

Remember the Day

as

Undetermined Role

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965

Bus Riley's Back in Town

as

Mrs. Spencer

Anna Karenina

1935

Anna Karenina

as

Mme. Kartasoff

Midnight Club

1933

Midnight Club

as

The Duchess

Chances

1931

Chances

as

Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)

Jane Eyre

1943

Jane Eyre

as

Grace Poole

Pardon My Rhythm

1944

Pardon My Rhythm

as

Mrs. Martha Dean

Sing While You Dance

1946

Sing While You Dance

as

Mrs. Abigail Smith

Twice Branded

1936

Twice Branded

as

Mrs. Etta Hamilton

Four Frightened People

1934

Four Frightened People

as

Mrs. Ainger's Mother

Music for Millions

1944

Music for Millions

as

Mrs. McGuff

Millie's Daughter

1947

Millie's Daughter

as

Aunt Katherine

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

as

Mrs. Nelson

Sadie McKee

1934

Sadie McKee

as

Woman in Subway (uncredited)

I'm from Missouri

1939

I'm from Missouri

as

Miss Wildhack

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Mrs. White

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Grandmother

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Lulu

Production

Crew

Directing