Molly Urquhart
Molly Urquhart (6 January 1906 – 6 October 1977) was a Scottish actress.[1][2]
Molly Urquhart | |
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 in House of Mystery (1961) | |
| Born | 6 January 1906 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 6 October 1977 (aged 71) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
Roles included the maid in A Man For All Seasons[3] and the matron in Doctor Finlay's Casebook.[4] She was one of the co-founders of Glasgow's Curtain theatre company in 1933, and during World War Two she set up and ran her own theatre company, the MSU Theatre now known as the Rutherglen Repertory Theatre, in Rutherglen, Scotland.[5]
A dramatised version of her life was performed by Dumbarton People's Theatre. There is also a biography of Molly written by Helen Murdoch which is entitled Travelling Hopefully: The Story of Molly Urquhart.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1949 | Floodtide | Guest at Mrs. Dow's | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Portrait of Clare | Thirza | |
| 1951 | Happy Go Lovely | Madame Amanda's Assistant | |
| 1952 | Hunted | Barmaid | |
| 1952 | You're Only Young Twice | Lady Duffy | |
| 1955 | Geordie | Geordie's Mother | |
| 1956 | Yield to the Night | Matron Mason | |
| 1956 | Child in the House | Mrs. Parsons | |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large | Mrs. Ives | Uncredited |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Sister Augustine (Africa) | |
| 1959 | Devil's Bait | Mrs Tanner | |
| 1960 | The Big Day | Mrs. Deeping – Baker's secretary | |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Mrs. Bateman | |
| 1964 | Behold a Pale Horse | Hospital Nurse | |
| 1966 | A Man For All Seasons | Maid | |
| 1973 | Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World | Aunt Ina | |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | Margaret | |
| 1977 | Julia | Woman |
External links
References
- Born: 21 January 1906, GlasgowDied: 6 October 1977, Glasgow. "Molly Urquhart | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
- "Overview for Molly Urquhart". Tcm.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- "BFI Screenonline: Dr Finlay's Casebook (1962–71) Credits".
- "gb247-stabq-bu – Papers of Molly s Urquhart, (1906–1977), Actress and Theatre Owner". Archives Hub. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- Murdoch, TRAVELLING HOPEFULLY The Story of Molly Urquhart,Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1981
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