Catherine Lacey was born on May 6, 1904 in London, England. She was an actress, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Servant (1963) and Whisky Galore (1949). She was married to Geoffrey Clark, Roy Emerton and Anthony Wright. She died on September 23, 1979 in London.
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.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Play for Today
1973
TV Series
Mrs. Arbuthnot
Six Faces
1972
TV Series
Kate
The Intruder
1972
TV Series
Miss Hendry
Cider with Rosie
1971
TV Movie
Granny Trill
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
TV Series
Mrs. Steinberg
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1971
TV Series
Mrs. Hanley
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Woman in Wheelchair
The Wednesday Play
1967-1970
TV Series
Bee / Frau Mittermayer
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
TV Mini-Series
Dowager Duchess of Norfolk
Paul Temple
1969
TV Series
Mrs. Capell
The Expert
1969
TV Series
Esther Hillman
Journey to Midnight
1968
Miss Sarah Prinn (episode 'The Indian Spirit Guide')
Journey to the Unknown
1968
TV Series
Miss Sarah Prinn
Detective
1968
TV Series
Mrs. Rattery
All's Well That Ends Well
1968
TV Movie
Countess of Rousillon
The Sorcerers
1967
Estelle / Estelle Monserrat
The Mummy's Shroud
1967
Haiti
The Rat Catchers
1967
TV Series
Madame Achmet
ITV Play of the Week
1958-1966
TV Series
Hettie / Marquesa de Montemayor / Queen Elizabeth I
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1966
TV Series
Miss Matlock
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
TV Series
Miss. Chafecoate
The Human Jungle
1964
TV Series
Mrs. Box
Gideon C.I.D.
1964
TV Series
Sarah Fischer
Espionage
1964
TV Series
Mother
Festival
1963
TV Series
The Rat-Wife
The Servant
1963
Lady Mounset
Maigret
1962
TV Series
Isabelle
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1962
TV Movie
Lady Cicely Waynflete
The Tiger and the Horse
1962
TV Movie
Mrs. Gwendoline Dean
Drama 61-67
1961
TV Series
Mrs. Mourtzinos
ITV Television Playhouse
1961
TV Series
Rose
The Shadow of the Cat
1961
Ella Venable
Theatre Night
1961
TV Series
Gwendoline Dean
Crack in the Mirror
1960
Mother Superior
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
TV Series
Madame Perrier
Mad Little Island
1958
Mrs. Waggett
The Solitary Child
1958
Mrs. Evans
Innocent Sinners
1958
Angela Chesney
Television World Theatre
1958
TV Series
Mrs. Amos Evans / Mrs. Solness / Hecuba
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1950-1957
TV Series
Grace Barlow
Christine Mannon
Agatha
Decision Against Time
1957
Mary's Mother
Nom-de-Plume
1956
TV Series
Agrippina
Another Sky
1954
Selena Prouse
A Place of Execution
1953
TV Series
Mrs. Steen
Shadow of the Vine
1953
TV Movie
Lilian Heath
The Princess and the Pea
1952
TV Movie
The Queen
A Cradle of Willow
1952
TV Movie
Mistress Hoad
The Master Builder
1950
TV Movie
Mrs. Aline Solness
The Late Edwina Black
1949
TV Movie
Elizabeth Graham
Whisky Galore
1949
Mrs. Waggett
When the Bough Breaks
1947
Almoner
Bad Sister
1947
Miss Cater
The October Man
1947
Miss Selby
Gaslight
1947
TV Movie
Mrs. Manningham
Carnival
1946
Florrie Raeburn
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945
Miss Porter
'I Know Where I'm Going!'
1945
Mrs. Robinson
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth - Act II. Scene 2; Act V. Scene 1
1945
Short
Gentlewoman
Bombsight Stolen
1941
Mrs. Stokes
The House of the Arrow
1940
Francine Rollard
Poison Pen
1939
Connie Fateley
The Unquiet Spirit
1939
TV Movie
Marco Millions
1939
TV Movie
Princess Kukachin
All Living Things
1939
Short
Lady Deye
The Lady Vanishes
1938
The Nun (as Catherine Lacy)
The Immortal Lady
1938
TV Short
Lady Nithsdale
The Duchess of Malfi
1938
TV Movie
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Beat Goes On: The Making of the Mummy's Shroud