Ursula Howells
Sign in to saveEnglish actress (1922–2005)
Film & TV
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy…
Known for
- The Cazalets2001
- The Tichborne Claimant — Lady Doughty1999
- A Rather English Marriage — Mary1998
- Midsomer Murders — Lady Isabel Aubrey1997
- She's Out — Mrs Lawson1995
- A Pinch of Snuff — Alice Andover1994
- Heartbeat — Miriam Wakefield1992
- Jewels — The Duchess1992
- Downtown Lagos — Ticker Dawson1992
- Time After Time — May Swift1986
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ursula
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Ursula Howells in Sherlock Holmes (The Case of the Cunningham Heritage).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1922-09-17
- date of death
- 2005-10-16
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- Commons category
- Ursula Howells
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