Quick Facts
Born:
1904-05-06
Birthplace:
London, England, UK
Credits:
38 Total Roles
Catherine Lacey
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Biography
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Catherine Lacey (6 May 1904 – 23 September 1979) was an English actress of stage and screen.
She made her film debut in 1938 as the secretive nun who wears high heels in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes, but was credited as Catherine Lacy. She was subsequently cast in major films like I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), The October Man (1947), Whisky Galore! (1949), The Servant (1963) and The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966), in which she played Queen Elizabeth I. In 1966/67 she played in two notable horror films, as a malevolent fortune-teller in The Mummy's Shroud and as Boris Karloff's insane wife in Michael Reeves' The Sorcerers. For the latter she won a 'Silver Asteroid' award as Best Actress at the Trieste Science Fiction Film Festival in 1968.
Eight years earlier she received the Guild of TV Producers and Directors award as Actress of the Year. Her television debut, in 1938, was in a BBC production of The Duchess of Malfi; her last appearance, in 1973, was in the Play for Today instalment Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
Catherine Lacey (6 May 1904 – 23 September 1979) was an English actress of stage and screen.
She made her film debut in 1938 as the secretive nun who wears high heels in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes, but was credited as Catherine Lacy. She was subsequently cast in major films like I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), The October Man (1947), Whisky Galore! (1949), The Servant (1963) and The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966), in which she played Queen Elizabeth I. In 1966/67 she played in two notable horror films, as a malevolent fortune-teller in The Mummy's Shroud and as Boris Karloff's insane wife in Michael Reeves' The Sorcerers. For the latter she won a 'Silver Asteroid' award as Best Actress at the Trieste Science Fiction Film Festival in 1968.
Eight years earlier she received the Guild of TV Producers and Directors award as Actress of the Year. Her television debut, in 1938, was in a BBC production of The Duchess of Malfi; her last appearance, in 1973, was in the Play for Today instalment Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
Known For
The Lady Vanishes
The Nun
The Servant
Lady Agatha Mounset
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Woman in Wheelchair
I Know Where I'm Going!
Mrs. Robinson
Whisky Galore!
Mrs. Waggett
The Sorcerers
Estelle Monserrat
The Mummy's Shroud
Haiti
The Shadow of the Cat
Ella Venable
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont MOVIE | Mrs. Arbuthnot |
| 1972 | The Intruder TV | Miss Hendry |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV | Mrs Steinberg |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes MOVIE | Woman in Wheelchair |
| 1970 | Wine of India MOVIE | Bee |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII TV | Dowager Duchess of Norfolk |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown TV | Self |
| 1968 | All's Well That Ends Well MOVIE | Countess of Rousillon |
| 1967 | The Sorcerers MOVIE | Estelle Monserrat |
| 1967 | The Mummy's Shroud MOVIE | Haiti |