Amy Veness

She was married to Basil Springett. On 22 September 1960 she died in Saltdean, Sussex, England at age 84.

• Name — Amy Veness • Birth Name — Amy Clarice Beart • Born — 26 February 1876 • Birthplace — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England • Died — 22 September 1960 • Place of death — Saltdean, Sussex, England • Other Names — Amy Van Ness • Years Active — 1917–1955

• Illustration — Lionel Atwill, Alla Nazimova, Amy Veness and Harry Mestayer in the 1918 Broadway production of Ibsen's The Wild Duck • Please Help Emily (1917) - Mrs. Lethbridge • My Wife (1918) - Mrs. Hammond • The Brat (1919) - Mrs. Forrester • The Wife's Family (1931) - Arabella Nagg • Hobson's Choice (1931) - Mrs. Hepworth • Tonight's the Night (1932) - Emily Smithers • Murder on the Second Floor (1932) - (uncredited) • Money for Nothing (1932) - Emma Bolt • Self Made Lady (1932) - Old Sookey • The Marriage Bond (1932) - Mrs. Crust • Pyjamas Preferred (1932) - Mme. Gautier • Let Me Explain, Dear (1932) - Aunt Fanny • Red Wagon (1933) - Petal Schultze • The Love Nest (1933) - Ma • Their Night Out (1933) - Gertrude Bunting • Hawleys of High Street (1933) - Mrs. Hawley • A Southern Maid (1934) - Donna Rosa • The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) - Mrs. Jarley • Lorna Doone (1934) - Betty Muxworthy • Brewster's Millions (1935) - Mrs. Barry • Drake of England (1935) - Mother Moore • Joy Ride (1935) - Lady Clara Mutch-Twistleton • Play Up the Band (1935) - Lady Heckdyke • Royal Cavalcade (1935) • The Beloved Vagabond (1936) - Cafe Owner • Crime Over London (1936) • Windbag the Sailor (1936) - Emma Harbottle • The Mill on the Floss (1936) - Mrs. Deane • Skylarks (1936) - Stacy Hirano • King of Hearts (1936) - Mrs. Ponsonby • Black Roses (1936) - Annushka • Aren't Men Beasts! (1937) - Mrs. Flower • The Show Goes On (1937) - Mrs. Scowcroft, Sally's Mother • The Angelus (1937) - Mrs. Grimes • Thistledown (1938) - Mary Glenloch • Yellow Sands (1938) - Mary Varwell • Flying Fifty-Five (1939) - Aunt Eliza • Just William (1940) - Mrs. Bott • This England (1941) - Jenny • The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941) - Mrs. Donald Jones • The Man in Grey (1943) - Mrs. Armstrong (uncredited) • Millions Like Us (1943) - Mrs. Blythe • Fanny by Gaslight (1944) - Mrs. Heaviside • This Happy Breed (1944) - Mrs. Flint • Don't Take It to Heart (1944) - Cook • Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) - Tessa • The World Owes Me a Living (1945) - Mrs. Waterman (uncredited) • They Were Sisters (1945) - Mrs. Purley • Don Chicago (1945) - Bowie Knife Bella • Carnival (1946) - Aunt Fanny • The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) - Grandma • Master of Bankdam (1947) - Mrs. Pilling • Blanche Fury (1948) - Mrs. Winterbourne • Good-Time Girl (1948) - Mrs. Chalk • Oliver Twist (1948) - Mrs. Bedwin • Bond Street (1948) - Seamstress • My Brother's Keeper (1948) - Mrs. Gully • Here Come the Huggetts (1948) - Grandma Huggett • Vote for Huggett (1949) - Grandma Huggett • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) - Grannie • The Huggetts Abroad (1949) - Grandma • The Astonished Heart (1950) - Alice Smith • Madeleine (1950) - Miss Aiken (uncredited) • Chance of a Lifetime (1950) - Lady Davis • The Woman with No Name (1950) - Sophie • Portrait of Clare (1950) - Lady in the Train • Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) - Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper) • The Magic Box (1951) - Grandmother in Wedding Group • Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) - Mrs. Wixie • Angels One Five (1952) - Aunt Tabitha • Doctor in the House (1954) - Grandma Cooper (uncredited) • The Woman for Joe (1955) - Landlady (uncredited) (final film role)