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Catherine Lacey(1904-1979)

  • Actress
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Catherine Lacey
An aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts.
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The Sorcerers (1967)
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Catherine Lacey was born on 6 May 1904 in Paddington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), Whisky Galore! (1949) and Gideon C.I.D. (1964). She was previously married to Thomas Anthony S. Wright, Roy Emerton and Geoffrey Clark. She died on 20 September 1979 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
BornMay 6, 1904
DiedSeptember 20, 1979(75)
BornMay 6, 1904
DiedSeptember 20, 1979(75)
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Petula Clark, Valentine Dyall, and Catherine Lacey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Catherine Lacey in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Catherine Lacey, Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Naunton Wayne, and May Whitty in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Catherine Lacey, Margaret Lockwood, and Michael Redgrave in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Alfred Hitchcock, Catherine Lacey, Margaret Lockwood, and Michael Redgrave in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
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Known for

Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes
7.8
  • The Nun(as Catherine Lacy)
  • 1938
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Whisky Galore!
7.1
  • Mrs. Waggett
  • 1949
Gideon C.I.D. (1964)
Gideon C.I.D.
8.1
TV Series
  • Sarah Fischer
The Late Edwina Black
7.1
TV Movie
  • Elizabeth Graham
  • 1949

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Actress

  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    • Mrs. Arbuthnot
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Six Faces
    • Kate
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • The Intruder (1972)
    The Intruder
    • Miss Hendry
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Cider with Rosie (1971)
    Cider with Rosie
    • Granny Trill
    • TV Movie
    • 1971
  • Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
    • Mrs Steinberg
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    • Mrs. Hanley
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Seasons of the Year
    • May
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    • Agatha
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
    • Woman in Wheelchair
    • 1970
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    • Bee
    • Frau Mittermayer
    • TV Series
    • 1967–1970
  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
    The Six Wives of Henry VIII
    • Dowager Duchess of Norfolk
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1970
  • Paul Temple (1969)
    Paul Temple
    • Mrs. Capell
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • The Expert (1968)
    The Expert
    • Esther Hillman
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • Journey to Midnight (1968)
    Journey to Midnight
    • Miss Sarah Prinn (episode 'The Indian Spirit Guide')
    • 1968
  • Journey to the Unknown (1968)
    Journey to the Unknown
    • Miss Sarah Prinn
    • TV Series
    • 1968

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Whisky Galore!
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Whisky Galore!

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Catherine Lacy
  • Born
    • May 6, 1904
    • Paddington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 20, 1979
    • Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Thomas Anthony S. Wright1953 - 1974 (his death)
  • Other works
    She acted in Harley Granville Barker's play, "Waste," at the Westminster Theatre in London, England with Stephen Murray, Nina Boucicault, A. Scott-Gatty, Cecil Trouncer, Nicholas Hannen, Harcourt Williams, Felix Aylmer, and Mark Dignam in the cast.Harley Granville-Barker and Michael Macowan were directors. Peter Goffin was art director.
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    English character actress, on stage from 1925. Broadway debut in 1931. Acted with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in the mid-1930's and became a regular performer with the Old Vic Company from 1951. On screen, latterly seen in eccentric or quirky roles, or as spinsters and dowagers.

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