Cathleen Nesbitt Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Diminutive, genteel Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. Among almost 300 roles on stage, she excelled at comic portrayals of sophisticated socialites and elegant mothers. Hollywood used her, whenever a gentler, sweeter version of Gladys Cooper was needed, yet someone ...
Her daughter by Cecil Ramage, Jennifer Ramage (born 24th September 1928, London) was a famous radio actress, character-impressionist and comedienne, as well as a thriller novelist under a pseudonym.
She repeated her original stage role as Henry Higgins' mother in the stage musical "My Fair Lady" on its 25th anniversary. She was well into her nineties, acting alongside a 70-ish Rex Harrison.
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Engaged to English poet Rupert Brooke, who was killed during World War I, Cathleen Nesbitt was one of the great beauties of her day.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
ITV Playhouse
1970-1981
TV Series
Emma Sloane / The Countess
Never Never Land
1980
Edith Forbes
The Old Crowd
1979
TV Movie
Mother
Night Cries
1978
TV Movie
Mrs. Delesande
Julia
1977
Grandmother
The Haunting of Julia
1977
Heather Rudge
Great Performances
1977
TV Series
Supernatural
1977
TV Mini-Series
Lady Sybil Manners
Jubilee
1977
TV Series
Lady Alice
Abide with Me
1976
TV Movie
Mrs. Hollins
Family Plot
1976
Julia Rainbird
Ten from the Twenties
1975
TV Series
Mary Nosworthy
French Connection II
1975
'The Old Lady' / The Old Lady
Notorious Woman
1974
TV Mini-Series
Madame Dupin de Francueil
Upstairs, Downstairs
1972-1973
TV Series
Lady Southwold
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1973
TV Series
Juliana Bordeaux
Kate
1972
TV Series
Lillian Huntsman
Villain
1971
Mrs. Dakin
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1970
TV Series
Mrs. Carmichael
BBC Play of the Month
1970
TV Series
Lady Matheson
Staircase
1969
Harry's Mother
The Crucible
1967
TV Movie
Rebecca
T.H.E. Cat
1967
TV Series
Amelia Ferret
The Trygon Factor
1966
Livia Embarday
The Farmer's Daughter
1963-1966
TV Series
Agatha Morley
Promise Her Anything
1966
Mrs. Brock
ITV Play of the Week
1965
TV Series
Granny
Kraft Mystery Theater
1963
TV Series
The United States Steel Hour
1956-1963
TV Series
Mrs. Twymeley / Cissie Hampshire / Lady Muriel Morrigan
The Doctors and the Nurses
1963
TV Series
Charlotte Pope
Empire
1962
TV Series
Hertie Burton
Playdate
1962
TV Series
Juliana Bordereau
Adventures in Paradise
1961
TV Series
Mrs. Carstairs / Angelica
Theatre '62
1961
TV Series
The New Breed
1961
TV Series
Constance Meadows
Dr. Kildare
1961
TV Series
Louisa Humber
Feathertop
1961
TV Movie
Madame Eau Charme
Naked City
1961
TV Series
Helene Choiseul
The Parent Trap
1961
Louise McKendrick
Play of the Week
1959-1961
TV Series
Lady Hurf
Festival
1961
TV Series
Miss Havisham
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1961
TV Series
Granny Mermaid
Vanity Fair
1961
TV Series
Miss Crawley
Mrs. Miniver
1960
TV Movie
Lady Beldon (as Kathleen Nesbitt)
Wagon Train
1959
TV Series
Rebecca Pruitt
Separate Tables
1958
Lady Matheson
Playhouse 90
1958
TV Series
The Crone
The DuPont Show of the Month
1958
TV Series
Ellen
Matinee Theatre
1958
TV Series
Mother Hildebrand
Studio One in Hollywood
1955-1957
TV Series
Hazel Lockman / Julia Harrington / Veronica Vermilyea / ...
Suspicion
1957
TV Series
Aunty B
An Affair to Remember
1957
Grandmother Janou
Goodyear Playhouse
1956-1957
TV Series
The Alcoa Hour
1955-1956
TV Series
Mrs. Miller Sr. / Angelica / Mother Hallock
Producers' Showcase
1955
TV Series
Frau Lucher
Mrs. Moorehead
Omnibus
1955
TV Series
Mrs. Grose
Désirée
1954
Mme. Bonaparte
Black Widow
1954
Lucia Colletti
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954
Principessa
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1954
TV Series
Mother
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
1954
TV Series
Mrs. Applegate
Robert Montgomery Presents
1952
TV Series
CBS Television Workshop
1952
TV Series
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1951
TV Series
Mrs. Alving
So Long at the Fair
1950
Madame Hervé
Madness of the Heart
1949
Mother Superior
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1949
TV Movie
Mother
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1948
TV Movie
Lady Lebanon
Jassy
1947
Elizabeth Twisdale
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
Miss Knag
Men of Two Worlds
1946
Mrs. Upjohn
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
Egyptian Lady (uncredited)
The Agitator
1945
Mrs. Montrose
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth - Act II. Scene 2; Act V. Scene 1
1945
Short
Lady Macbeth
Man of Evil
1944
Kate Somerford
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
The Matron
Chamber of Horrors
1940
Ann Cody
Law and Disorder
1940
Little Dolly Daydream
1938
Miss Parker
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1938
TV Movie
Lady Lebanon
The Gay Lord Quex
1938
TV Movie
Pygmalion
1938
Old Lady (as Kathleen Nesbitt)
A Dream of Love
1938
Short
Baroness St. Cricq (uncredited)
Against the Tide
1937
Margaret Leigh
Knights for a Day
1937
Lady Agatha
Hearts of Humanity
1936
Mrs. Bamford
The Beloved Vagabond
1936
Mme. Boin
Well Done, Henry
1936
Mrs. McNab
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
1935
Mrs. Tomkin (as Catherine Nesbitt)
Trouble Ahead
1934
Mother
Criminal at Large
1932
Lady Lebanon
Canaries Sometimes Sing
1930
Anne Lymes
Mary Queen of Scots
1922
Short
Queen Mary
The Faithful Heart
1922
Diana Oughterson
A Star Over Night
1919
Short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wait Till We're 65
1981
TV Movie
Herself
Hour Magazine
1981
TV Series
Herself
This Is Your Life
1980
TV Series documentary
Herself
Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Made His Name
1976
TV Movie documentary
Herself
A Birthday Gala Tribute Noel Coward
1970
TV Movie
Herself - Performer
Camera Three
1962
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1976
TV Series
Louise McKendrick
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1974
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Best Actress in Daytime Drama - For a Special Program