Barbara Everest

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Barbara Everest
Actress Barbara Everest.jpg
Born(1890-06-19)19 June 1890
Southfields, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Died9 February 1968(1968-02-09) (aged 77)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1916–1968

Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. [1] [2] She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul. [1] On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury. Her most famous rôle was as Elizabeth the rather deaf servant in Gaslight (1944).

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Selected filmography

Everest's London house near Kew Gardens, with blue plaque Barbara Everest House, Kew Gardens, London.jpg
Everest's London house near Kew Gardens, with blue plaque

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References

  1. 1 2 "Barbara Everest". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. "Barbara Everest". Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved 6 April 2022.