Una O'Connor
Acting
Biography
Una O'Connor (born Agnes Teresa McGlade) was an Irish-American actress who worked extensively in theatre before becoming a character actress in film and in television. She often portrayed comical wives, housekeepers and servants.
Born: October 22, 1880
Place of Birth: Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]
Known For
Witness for the Prosecution
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
The Invisible Man
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Banjo
Family drama about a young farm girl, suddenly orphaned, who must give up her beloved dog when she's sent to live with her aunt in Boston.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Forever and a Day
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
Random Harvest
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
My Pal, Wolf
A lonely child, neglected by her parents, encounters and befriends a German Shepherd, but she's unaware the animal is a military dog being trained for service in WW2.
Lloyd's of London
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
This Land Is Mine
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
Filmography
as Janet
as Angelica, perpetua
as Duenna
as Hannah
as Miss O'Rourke
as Mrs. Thrawn
as Nora
as Harriet
as Mrs. Tubbs
as Matilda Hackett
as Miss Beedle
as Nora, the Maid
as Mrs. Foreman
as Mrs. Wilson
as Mrs. Breen
as Norah
as Mrs. Blevin
as Mrs. Umney
as Mrs. Harris
as Sarah Leek
as Mrs. Emma Lory
as Caroline Ismay
as Tobacconist
as Cora
as Angie
as Maggie O'Callahan, scrubwoman
as Ellie
as Effie
as Mrs. Mulcahey
as Doreta
as Miss Latham
as Marie
as Maggie Ryan
as Mary
as Susan O'Connor, Newcome's Maid
as Aunt Columba
as Mum Oaks
as Bess
as Mrs. Elkins
as Clara
as Mrs. Gogan
as Widow Blake
as Mary
as Anna
as Harriet Chatteris
as Julie, Hotel Maid
as Mrs. McPhillip
as Minnie
as Mrs. Gummidge
as Mrs. Boggs
as Wilson
as Amy, Diane's Maid
as Annie
as Mrs. Peters
as Lady Fetherstone
as Jenny Hall
as Mrs. Arnell Simmons
as Clementia
as Mrs. Signus
as Ellen Bridges
as Mrs. Grogram
as Mrs Weaks, the housekeeper