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Ann Todd(1907-1993)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Ann Todd in The Sound Barrier (1952)
A religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness.
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Ann Todd was a beautiful English actress best known as Gregory Peck's wife in Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947). Her third husband was the legendary director David Lean, for whom she appeared in three films, The Passionate Friends (1949), Madeleine (1950), and The Sound Barrier (1952).
BornJanuary 24, 1907
DiedMay 6, 1993(86)
BornJanuary 24, 1907
DiedMay 6, 1993(86)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
The Paradine Case
6.5
  • Gay Keane
  • 1947
The Passionate Friends (1949)
The Passionate Friends
7.2
  • Mary Justin
  • 1949
The Seventh Veil (1945)
The Seventh Veil
6.7
  • Francesca
  • 1945
Madeleine (1950)
Madeleine
6.9
  • Madeleine Smith
  • 1950

Credits

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Actress



  • Michael Gambon in Maigret (1992)
    Maigret
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mlle. Josette
    • 1992
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Forbes-Duthie
    • 1986
  • Maelstrom (1985)
    Maelstrom
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Astrid Linderman
    • 1985
  • "The Human Factor" (Saul Bass Poster) 1979
    The Human Factor
    6.1
    • Castle's Mother
    • 1979
  • Beware My Brethren (1972)
    Beware My Brethren
    5.3
    • Birdy Wemys
    • 1972
  • Rupert Davies in The Man Outside (1972)
    The Man Outside
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Leni Fritsch
    • 1972
  • Love Story (1963)
    Love Story
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Phyllis Marsh
    • 1965–1968
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • The Woman
    • 1967
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Marguerite Gautier
    • Lady Baynton
    • 1958–1966
  • 90 Degrees in the Shade (1965)
    90 Degrees in the Shade
    6.8
    • Kurková
    • 1965
  • Sean Flynn in The Son of Captain Blood (1962)
    The Son of Captain Blood
    5.1
    • Arabella Blood
    • 1962
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Blanche Giles
    • Valerie Carrington
    • Jennifer Dubedat ...
    • 1956–1962
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Sylvia Lawrence
    • 1961
  • Susan Strasberg in Scream of Fear (1961)
    Scream of Fear
    7.4
    • Jane Appleby
    • 1961
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Florence Lancaster
    • 1960

Soundtrack



  • Grant Tyler in Danny Boy (1941)
    Danny Boy
    5.3
    • performer: "Danny Boy" (uncredited)
    • 1941

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Scream of Fear
Trailer 1:11
Scream of Fear
Vacation from Marriage
Trailer 2:29
Vacation from Marriage

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • January 24, 1907
    • Hartford, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 6, 1993
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK(stroke)
  • Spouses
      David LeanMay 21, 1949 - July 15, 1957 (divorced)
  • Other works
    (autobiography) (1980) "The Eighth Veil"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In the late 1950s she embarked on a secondary career as a writer and maker of travel documentaries.
  • Quotes
    I don't really consider myself an actress. I don't think I ever act. The parts I have played in my career that have come off best have usually been a continuation of myself.

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