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Athene Seyler
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Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress.
Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace.
Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels.
She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career.
As actor
Don't Utter a Note
The Invasion
Nurse on Wheels
I Thank a Fool
Satan Never Sleeps
The Girl on the Boat
Two and Two Make Six
Francis of Assisi
Make Mine Mink
Visa to Canton
A French Mistress
A Woman of No Importance
A Tale of Two Cities
Happy Is the Bride
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Night of the Demon
Campbell's Kingdom
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Doctor at Large
Yield to the Night
As Long as They're Happy
For Better, for Worse
The Weak and the Wicked
The Beggar's Opera
Secret People
Made in Heaven
Treasure Hunt
The Pickwick Papers
Young Wives' Tale
The Franchise Affair