Antoinette Cellier
Antoinette Cellier, Lady Seton (23 June 1913 – 18 January 1981) was an English film and theatre actress.[1][2]
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Cellier from Film Star Who's Who on the Screen (1938). | |
Born | |
Died | 18 January 1981 67) | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Frank Cellier Florence Glossop-Harris |
Relatives | Augustus Harris (maternal grandfather) François Cellier (paternal grandfather) Alfred Cellier (great-uncle) Peter Cellier (half-brother) Phyllis Shannaw (stepmother) |
Early life and education
She was born Florence Antoinette Glossop Cellier in Broadstairs, Kent, England. Her father, Frank Cellier, was a film and theatre actor, and her mother was Florence Glossop-Harris. Her grandparents included Augustus Harris the actor manager and François Cellier musical director of the Savoy Theatre. Her half-brother Peter Cellier also became a film, television and theatre actor.[3][4]
Cellier trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
In 1940 she became the second wife of actor Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet of Abercorn.[5][6]
Career
She made her stage début in London's West End theatre in Firebird. Her first film was Music Hath Charms (1935).
Filmography
- Late Extra (1935)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- The Tenth Man (1936)
- Ourselves Alone (1936)
- Death Croons the Blues (1937)
- The Great Barrier (1937)
- The Gables Mystery (1938)
- Lucky to Me (1939)
- I Killed the Count (1939)
- At the Villa Rose (1940)
- Dear Octopus (1943)
- Headline (1943)
- Bees in Paradise (1944)
- The End of the River (1947)
Death
Cellier died 18 January 1981, age 67, in London.[7]
References
- "Antoinette Cellier". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
- "Antoinette Cellier". theatricalia.com.
- Sandra Brennan. "Peter Cellier - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (1 January 2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719091391.
- "Marriage of Bruce Lovat Seton and Antoinette Florence Glossop Cellier". Scotland's People.
- "Bruce Seton". Scotland's People.
- "Antoinette Cellier (1913–1981) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.