Sophie Stewart
Sophie Stewart | |
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| Born | Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart 5 March 1908 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 June 1977 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Ellis Irving (m. 1939-1977)[1] |
Sophie Stewart (5 March 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a British actress of stage and screen.[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]She was born as Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland in March 1908 and died in June 1977 at the age of 69, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.[5]
In 1937 she starred in Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Blakeney.[6] Her West End stage appearances included James Bridie's A Sleeping Clergyman (1933), Aimée Stuart's Lady from Edinburgh (1945), J. Lee Thompson's The Human Touch (1948) and Michael Clayton Hutton's Dead Secret (1952).
She was married to the actor Ellis Irving.[7][1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1935 | City of Beautiful Nonsense | Jill Dealtry | |
| 1935 | Her Last Affaire | Jodie Weyre | |
| 1935 | Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn | Maria Marten | |
| 1936 | Things to Come | Mrs. Cabal | |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maggie Hooper | |
| 1936 | As You Like It | Celia | |
| 1937 | Under the Red Robe | Elise, Duchess of Fiox | |
| 1937 | The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite, his wife | |
| 1938 | Who Goes Next? | Sarah | |
| 1938 | Marigold | Marigold Sellar | |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Sister Watkins | |
| 1940 | My Son, My Son! | Sheila O'Riorden | |
| 1943 | The Lamp Still Burns | Christine Morris | |
| 1944 | Strawberry Roan | Mrs. Morley | |
| 1947 | Uncle Silas | Lady Monica Waring | |
| 1952 | Made in Heaven | Marjorie Topham | |
| 1954 | Devil Girl from Mars | Mrs. Jamieson | |
| 1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Miss Charlotte Dunlap | |
| 1957 | No Time for Tears | Sister Willis |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Well-Dressed Women In The Orontes". The West Australian. Vol. 65, no. 19, 672. Western Australia. 4 August 1949. p. 20. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia., ...Mr. Ellis Irving. is visiting Australia for the first time for 20 years. His wife is known professionally as Sophie Stewart...
- ^ "Sophie Stewart : Historical Figures and Perthshire". strathearn.com.
- ^ "Sophie Stewart - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "ORONTES ARRIVALS". The Age. No. 29417. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sophie Stewart". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
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