Madge Brindley

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Madge Brindley
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Madge Bridley in Hobson's Choice
Born
Doreen Ilse Johnson

(1901-10-15)15 October 1901
Died12 August 1969(1969-08-12) (aged 68)
Brighton, England
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1969

Madge Brindley (15 October 1901 – 28 August 1968) was a British repertory and film actress.

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Life

She was born, Doreen Ilse Johnson in Bedford Park, London, England. She was an actress, known in later life for her character parts, usually as loud and aggressive matronly women. She began her acting career in 1925 with the Birmingham Repertory Company in the play The Farmers Wife . She is best known for her film parts in The Spider and the Fly (1949), Alice in Wonderland (1946) and Hobson's Choice (1954), The Ladykillers (1955), A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) and for her role in Quatermass and the Pit (1958). She died on 28 August 1968 in Brighton, East Sussex, England in a road accident aged 66.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1934 Kentucky Minstrels Landlady
1937 The Song of the Road Sideshow OwnerUncredited
1937 The Lilac Domino Uncredited
1938 South Riding A Psalm SingerUncredited
1939 On the Night of the Fire NeighbourUncredited
1943 Yellow Canary Newspaper Seller at Railway StationUncredited
1946 Piccadilly Incident Uncredited
1947 Take My Life Lady with Children at StationUncredited
1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square MatronUncredited
1949 The Third Man Guest at Casanova BarUncredited
1949 The Spider and the Fly Jacques' Grandmother
1950 Old Mother Riley, Headmistress Mrs. Clarke
1951 The Lady with a Lamp Woman in Downing St crowd
1951 Mr. Denning Drives North GypsyUncredited
1951 The Magic Box Sitter in Bath Studio
1952 A Killer Walks Mrs. Ramble
1952 Moulin Rouge Minor RoleUncredited
1953 The Beggar's Opera Gin Seller
1954 Hobson's Choice Mrs. Figgins
1954 Radio Cab Murder Mrs. Evans
1954 Trouble in the Glen Old Tinker WomanUncredited
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings Mrs. QuinnUncredited
1955 The Ladykillers Large LadyUncredited
1956 The Feminine Touch Other Patient
1957 The Long Haul Fat Café Proprietress
1960 Sands of the Desert Fat Lady in Bus
1960 The Millionairess Irate PatientUncredited
1961 Payroll Wrong Mrs PearsonUncredited
1962 The Dock Brief Mother Chiding Her SonUncredited
1964 Father Came Too!
1966 Alfie Woman on BusUncredited
1967 Casino Royale Casino patronUncredited
1968 Till Death Us Do Part (film) VJ Day Celebrator
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me Pensione Mama

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