Joyce Grenfell
Acting
Biography
Joyce Irene Grenfell OBE (née Phipps; 10 February 1910 - 30 November 1979) was an English comedian, singer and actress.
Born: February 10, 1910
Place of Birth: Knightsbridge, London, England, UK
Known For
Designing Women
Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."
Letter from Home
Two evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor, telling them of her life in Blitz-era London. Glimpses of the events of Mrs Taylor's typical day, including ration shopping and fire warden training, belie the letter's innocuous statements.
The Million Pound Note
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
Stage Fright
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However, when the sixth form take a fancy to winning a trip to Italy through means fair or foul, the army discover this is one battle they can't win. Let loose in Europe, it is not long before St Trinian's have succeeded in endangering European relations.
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
The Americanization of Emily
American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
Genevieve
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.
Filmography
as Self / Various characters (archive footage)
as Hortense Astor
as Mrs. Barham
as Agatha Femm
as Sergeant Ruby Gates
as Aunt Florence
as Sgt. Ruby Gates
as Lady Parlitt
as P.W. Sgt. Ruby Gates
as Lady Flavia Queensway
as Duchess of Cromarty
as Hotel Proprietress
as Mrs. Leo Hunter
as Mrs Claire
as Elizabeth Robson
as Maggie
as Miss Gossage: Staff of St. Swithin's
as 'Lovely Ducks'
as Mrs Pargiter
as Miss Horsefell-Hughes
as Ugly Duchess / Dormouse
as Self
as Miss Arty
as Daphne
as Dr. Barrett
as Sybil Paulson
as Mrs Rogers