Acting
Ethel Griffies
EN cinema · 78 credits
Born
25 April 1878
Died
9 September 1975 (aged 97)
Birthplace
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as Ethel Woods
Known for
Filmography
Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Mrs. Spencer
The Birds
as Mrs. Bundy
Billy Liar
as Grandma Florence
The Homestretch
as Aunt Martha
Millie's Daughter
as Aunt Katherine
Devotion
as Aunt Elizabeth Branwell
Sing While You Dance
as Mrs. Abigail Smith
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Lady Stover
Thrill of a Romance
as Mrs. Fenway
Saratoga Trunk
as Clarissa Van Steed
Molly and Me
as Mrs. Lamb
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mrs. Nelson
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
Pardon My Rhythm
as Mrs. Martha Dean
Music for Millions
as Mrs. McGuff
Holy Matrimony
as Lady Vale
First Comes Courage
as Nurse
Forever and a Day
as Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter
Jane Eyre
as Grace Poole
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Catherine Vandewater
Castle in the Desert
as Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Matron (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mrs. Graham
Between Us Girls
as Gallagher
Time to Kill
as Mrs. Murdock
Right to the Heart
as Minerva Bromley
Dead Men Tell
as Miss Patience Nodbury
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Lady Fitzhugh
Billy the Kid
as Mrs. Hanky
Great Guns
as Aunt Agatha
How Green Was My Valley
as Mrs. Nicholas
Remember the Day
as Undetermined Role
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Mrs. Kane
Vigil in the Night
as Matron East
Waterloo Bridge
as Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)
Irene
as Princess Minetti
Over the Moon
as Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Davis
as Mabel Wilcox
We Are Not Alone
as Mrs. Raymond
I'm from Missouri
as Miss Wildhack
Crackerjack
as Annie
Kathleen Mavourneen
as Hannah O'Dwyer
Twice Branded
as Mrs. Etta Hamilton
Werewolf of London
as Mrs. Whack
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Miss Twinkleton
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Mrs. Martha Bartholomew
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Winifred Trent
Anna Karenina
as Mme. Kartasoff
Jane Eyre
as Grace Poole
We Live Again
as Aunt Marie
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Mrs. Field
The Painted Veil
as Lady Coldchester (uncredited)
Stolen Sweets
as Ship Passenger
Four Frightened People
as Mrs. Ainger's Mother
Sadie McKee
as Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Simpson (uncredited)
Torch Singer
as Agatha Alden
A Lady's Profession
as Lady McDougal
Tonight Is Ours
as Zana
White Woman
as Mrs. Chisholm
Horse Play
as Emily
Looking Forward
as Miss Judd
Doctor Bull
as Miss Ace
Midnight Club
as The Duchess
Love Me Tonight
as Second Aunt
The Impatient Maiden
as Nurse Lovett
Are You Listening?
as Mrs. Peters
Union Depot
as Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
Westward Passage
as Lady Caverly
Waterloo Bridge
as Mrs. Hobley
Once a Lady
as Miss Bleeker
The Road to Singapore
as Mrs. Everard (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
as Mrs. Beacon
Chances
as Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)
Old English
as Adela Heythorp