Cathleen Nesbitt

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Cathleen Nesbitt CBE (born Kathleen Mary Nesbitt; 24 November 1888 – 2 August 1982) was an English actress.

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Known For

An Affair to Remember

Grandmother Janou

Family Plot

Julia Rainbird

French Connection II

The Old Lady

The Parent Trap

Louise McKendrick

Julia

Julia's Grandmother

Pygmalion

A Lady

Separate Tables

Lady Gladys Matheson

Full Circle

Heather Rudge

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1981	The Perfect House MOVIE	Emma Sloane
1980	Never Never Land MOVIE	Edith Forbes
1979	The Old Crowd MOVIE	Mother
1978	Full Circle MOVIE	Heather Rudge
1978	Night Cries MOVIE	Mrs. Delesande
1977	Julia MOVIE	Julia's Grandmother
1977	Supernatural TV	Lady Sybil Manners
1977	The White Elephant MOVIE	Lady Alice
1977	Jubilee 1977 TV	Lady Alice
1976	Family Plot MOVIE	Julia Rainbird
1975	French Connection II MOVIE	The Old Lady
1971	Upstairs, Downstairs TV	Lady Southwold
1971	Villain MOVIE	Mrs. Dakin
1971	Great Performances TV	Self
1970	Separate Tables MOVIE	Lady Matheson
1969	Staircase MOVIE	Harry's Mother
1967	The Crucible MOVIE	Rebecca Nurse
1966	The Trygon Factor MOVIE	Livia Emberday
1966	Promise Her Anything MOVIE	Mrs. Brock
1965	BBC Play of the Month TV	Lady Matheson
1963	The Farmer's Daughter TV	Agatha Morley
1961	Feathertop MOVIE	Madame Eau Charme
1961	The Parent Trap MOVIE	Louise McKendrick
1960	Mrs. Miniver MOVIE	Lady Beldon
1958	Separate Tables MOVIE	Lady Gladys Matheson
1958	Heart of Darkness MOVIE	The Crone
1958	Wuthering Heights MOVIE	Ellen Dean
1957	An Affair to Remember MOVIE	Grandmother Janou
1954	Désirée MOVIE	Mme. Bonaparte
1954	Black Widow MOVIE	Lucia Colletti
1954	Producers' Showcase TV	Mrs. Moorehead
1954	Three Coins in the Fountain MOVIE	Principessa
1950	So Long at the Fair MOVIE	Madame Hervé
1949	Madness of the Heart MOVIE	Mother Superior
1947	Jassy MOVIE	Elizabeth Twisdale
1947	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby MOVIE	Miss Knag
1946	Men of Two Worlds MOVIE	Mrs. Upjohn
1945	Caesar and Cleopatra MOVIE	Egyptian Lady (uncredited)
1945	The Agitator MOVIE	Mrs. Montrose
1944	Fanny by Gaslight MOVIE	Kate Somerford
1943	The Lamp Still Burns MOVIE	The Matron
1940	The Door with Seven Locks MOVIE	Ann Cody
1940	Law and Disorder MOVIE	Miss. Sampson
1939	A Dream of Love MOVIE	Baroness St. Cricq (uncredited)
1938	Pygmalion MOVIE	A Lady
1937	Against the Tide MOVIE	Margaret Leigh
1936	The Beloved Vagabond MOVIE	Mme. Boin
1935	The Passing of the Third Floor Back MOVIE	Mrs. Tomkin
1934	Falling in Love MOVIE	Mother
1932	The Frightened Lady MOVIE	Lady Lebanon
1930	Canaries Sometimes Sing MOVIE	Anne Lymes
1922	The Faithful Heart MOVIE	Diana Oughterson

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