Ambrosine Phillpotts
Ambrosine Phillpotts (13 September 1912 – 12 October 1980) was a British actress of theatre, TV, radio and film. The Times wrote, "She was one of the last great stage aristocrats, a stylish comedienne best known for playing on stage and screen a succession of increasingly 'grandes dames' with an endearing mixture of Edwardian snobbery and eccentric absent-mindedness".
Ambrosine Phillpotts
- Name
- Ambrosine Phillpotts
- Birth Name
- Ambrosine Marie Phillpotts
- Born
- 13 September 1912
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 12 October 1980
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — Ambrosine Phillpotts • Birth Name — Ambrosine Marie Phillpotts • Born — 13 September 1912 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 12 October 1980 • Place of death — London, England • Years Active — 1946-1980 • Occupation — Actress
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• This Man Is Mine (1946) - Lady Daubney • The Chiltern Hundreds (1949) - Lady Fielding • The Franchise Affair (1951) - Miss Spence • Happy Go Lovely (1951) - Lady Martin • Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) - Miss Blade • Angels One Five (1952) - Mother at Party (uncredited) • Stolen Face (1952) - Miss Patten - Fur Department Clerk • Father's Doing Fine (1952) - Nurse Pynegar (uncredited) • The Captain's Paradise (1953) - Marjorie (with the major) • Aunt Clara (1954) - Sylvia Levington (uncredited) • The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) - Lady Hameline (uncredited) • The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo (uncredited) • Up in the World (1956) - Lady Banderville • The Truth About Women (1957) - Lady Tavistock • The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) - Duchess Cynthia Whitecliffe • The Reluctant Debutante (1958) - Miss Grey - Secretary (uncredited) • Room at the Top (1959) - Mrs. Brown • Operation Bullshine (1959) - Reporter • Expresso Bongo (1959) - Lady Rosemary • Doctor in Love (1960) - Lady Spratt • Carry On Regardless (1961) - Yoki's Owner • Raising the Wind (1961) - Mrs. Featherstone • Two and Two Make Six (1962) - Lady Smith-Adams • Carry On Cabby (1963) - Aristocratic Lady • Life at the Top (1965) - Mrs. Margaret Brown • Berserk! (1967) - Miss Burrows • Follow Me! (1972) - Dinner Guest (uncredited) • Ooh... You Are Awful (1972) - Lady Missenden Green • Diamonds on Wheels (1974) - Lady Truesdale • Wilde Alliance ('Flower Power', episode) (1978) - Mrs. Tregaskis • The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980) - Mrs Mowbray (Last appearance)
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