Acting
Rita Davies
EN, IT cinema · 28 credits
Born
24 February 1933
Died
19 January 2016 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also known as Ann Rita Davies · Rita Whicker Davies
Rita Davies (24 February 1933 – 19 January 2016) was a British character actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. She is best known for her cameo as the Historian's Wife in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and her sustained role as Sarah Frobisher-Smythe in House of Anubis (2011). Her other film credits include Children of Men (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Beauty and the Beast (2017, posthumous). On television she appeared in Brideshead Revisited (2008), Casualty, Doctors, Call the Midwife, Unforgotten, and Sherlock. She died of cancer at age 82 in Esher, Surrey. No major awards are on record.
Known for
Filmography
Beauty and the Beast
as Old Woman
The Best Offer
as Mrs. Derain
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
as Old Woman on Pier
The List
as Martha Rove
Private Peaceful
as Old Lady
Lad: A Yorkshire Story
as Bookshop Owner
Acts of Godfrey
as Saga Lady 1
The Trip
as Dove Cottage Worker
Reuniting the Rubins
as Old Lady
The Broken
as Old Lady in Underground
Brideshead Revisited
as Nanny Hawkins
Driving Lessons
as Mrs. Robottom (uncredited)
Children of Men
as Café Customer
The Da Vinci Code
as Elegant Woman at Rosslyn
Footprints in the Snow
as Old Lady in Bar
The Last Horror Movie
as Grandma
Tempo
as Juliana
The Wolves of Kromer
as Fanny
O Mary This London
as Picket at clinic
Claws
as Mrs Morris
What Mad Pursuit
as Lady at Literary Luncheon
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as Historian's Wife
Baby Love
as 1st Policewoman
Doomwatch
as Mrs. Murray
Liar!
as Receptionist