Avice Landone
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Avice Landone | |
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 In Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) | |
| Born | Avice Spitta 1 September 1910 |
| Died | 12 June 1976 (aged 65) Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–1972 |
| Spouse | Bruno Barnabe (m. 1940) |
| Children | 1 |
Avice Landone (1 September 1910 – 12 June 1976) was an English actress who appeared in British television and film.[2]
She was born in Quetta, British India, and made her screen debut in the 1948 film My Brother Jonathan. From 1961 she co-starred with Peggy Mount in the ITV sitcom Winning Widows. Between 1970 and 1972 she played Margaret Brown in the television series Man at the Top.[3][4]
She was married to the actor Bruno Barnabe. She retired from acting in 1972 and died in 1976, aged 65, from undisclosed causes.[5][6]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1948 | My Brother Jonathan | Mrs. Martyn | |
| 1950 | Guilt Is My Shadow | Eva | |
| 1951 | The Franchise Affair | Mrs. Wynn | |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise | Shopper at Swan & Edgar | Uncredited |
| 1951 | White Corridors | Sister Jenkins | |
| 1952 | Something Money Can't Buy | Maternity Sister | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Personal Affair | 1st Gossip | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Operation Diplomat | Mrs. Terry | |
| 1953 | Love in Pawn | Mrs. Trusslove | |
| 1953 | Escape by Night | Mrs. Weston | |
| 1954 | The Embezzler | Miss Ackroyd | |
| 1954 | Thought to Kill | Maud | |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Mrs. Weston | |
| 1955 | Windfall | Mary Lee | |
| 1956 | My Teenage Daughter | Barbara | |
| 1956 | Reach for the Sky | Douglas Bader's Mother | |
| 1956 | Eyewitness | Night Sister | |
| 1957 | True as a Turtle | Valerie Partridge | |
| 1958 | Rx Murder | Mrs. Motlock | |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name With Pride | Vera Atkins | |
| 1958 | The Wind Cannot Read | Second Nurse | |
| 1958 | A Cry from the Streets | Rachel | |
| 1958 | The 39 Steps | Louisa | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Operation Cupid | Mrs. Mountjoy | |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Beatrice | |
| 1962 | Gaolbreak | Mrs. Wallis | |
| 1964 | This Is My Street | Lily | |
| 1964 | The Leather Boys | Reggie's Mother | |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best | Mrs. Horton | |
| 1969 | Two Gentlemen Sharing | Mrs. Pater - Roddy's Mother | |
| 1971 | The Blood on Satan's Claw | Isobel Banham | |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie | Mrs. Gort | (final film role) |
Selected theatre roles[edit]
- Great Day (1945) by Lesley Storm
- A Lady Mislaid (1950) by Kenneth Horne
- And This Was Odd (1951) by Kenneth Horne
- Not in the Book (1958) by Arthur Watkyn
References[edit]
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007".
- ^ "Avice Landone movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Man at the Top: Complete Series 2 DVD". MovieMail.
- ^ "It's all Perfectly True (1970)". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Avice Landone". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Avice Landone". IMDb.
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