Ellen Pollock

Personal Info

Birthday

July 29, 1903

Day of Death

1997-03-29

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Heidelberg, Germany

Also Known As

Ellen Clara Pollock

Ellen Pollock

Biography

Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions.

A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the stage.

Known For

Richard the Lionheart

Ooh La La!

Cousin Bette

The Wicked Lady

Something in the City

Piccadilly

The Old Men at the Zoo

The Fake

Filmography

1983
The Wicked Lady
as Mrs. Munce
1973
Horror Hospital
as Olga ("Aunt Harris")
1966
Finders Keepers
as Grandma
Who Killed the Cat?
as Ruth Prendergast
1965
Rapture
as Landlady
1964
Master Spy
as Dr. Morrell
1961
So Evil, So Young
as Miss Smith
1957
The Hypnotist
as Miss Barbara Barton
1955
The Time of His Life
as Lady Florence
1953
The Fake
as Miss Fossett
1951
The Galloping Major
as Horsey Lady (uncredited)
To Have and to Hold
as Roberta
1950
Something in the City
as Mrs. Holley
1949
Warning to Wantons
as Baroness de Jammes
1946
Bedelia
as McKelvey's Housekeeper
1945
Don Chicago
as Lady Vanessa
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
as Gladys Dodd
1940
Spare a Copper
as Lady Hardstaff
1939
Sons of the Sea
as Margaret Hulls
1937
Millions
as Janet Mason
Non-Stop New York
as Miss Harvey
The Street Singer
as Gloria Weston
Aren't Men Beasts!
as The Vamp
Splinters in the Air
as Charles' Wife
1936
The Happy Family
as Leo Hutt
1935
It's a Bet
as Mrs. Joe
1933
Heads We Go
as Madame
1932
The First Mrs Fraser
as Maid
1931
My Wife's Family
as Dolly White
1930
Night Birds
as Flossie
Too Many Crooks
as The Other Girl
1929
The Informer
as Prostitute
Piccadilly
as Vamp (uncredited)
1928
Moulin Rouge
as Girl