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Olga Edwardes(1917-2008)

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Olga Edwardes was born on 26 May 1917 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) and Sherlock Holmes (1951). She was married to Nicholas Davenport and Anthony Baerlein. She died on 1 July 2008 in Elstree, England, UK.
BornMay 26, 1917
DiedJuly 1, 2008(91)
BornMay 26, 1917
DiedJuly 1, 2008(91)
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Known for

A Christmas Carol (1951)
A Christmas Carol
8.1
  • Fred's Wife
  • 1951
Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.2
  • Cleopatra's Lady Attendant
  • 1945
Alan Wheatley in Sherlock Holmes (1951)
Sherlock Holmes
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Irene Adler
The Middle Watch
TV Movie
  • Fay Eaton
  • 1948

Credits

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Actress

  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Vera
    • 1955
  • Au Clair de la Lune
    TV Movie
    • Mademoiselle de Montpensier
    • 1954
  • Black Orchid (1953)
    Black Orchid
    6.1
    • Christine Shaw
    • 1953
  • A Christmas Carol (1951)
    A Christmas Carol
    8.1
    • Fred's Wife
    • 1951
  • Alan Wheatley in Sherlock Holmes (1951)
    Sherlock Holmes
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Irene Adler
    • 1951
  • Olga Edwardes in The Six Men (1951)
    The Six Men
    5.2
    • Christina
    • 1951
  • October Horizon
    TV Movie
    • Sarah French
    • 1950
  • The Angel with the Trumpet (1950)
    The Angel with the Trumpet
    6.3
    • Monica Alt
    • 1950
  • At the Villa Rose
    TV Movie
    • Celia Harland
    • 1948
  • Frank Foster in I Killed the Count (1948)
    I Killed the Count
    TV Movie
    • Louise Rogers
    • 1948
  • The Middle Watch
    TV Movie
    • Fay Eaton
    • 1948
  • Lovers' Meeting or, a Handbook to Courting
    TV Movie
    • 1947
  • Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
    Caesar and Cleopatra
    6.2
    • Cleopatra's Lady Attendant
    • 1945
  • Blackout (1940)
    Blackout
    6.9
    • Mrs. Abo
    • 1940
  • The Parnell Commission
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. O'Shea
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 26, 1917
    • Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Died
    • July 1, 2008
    • Elstree, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Nicholas Davenport

Did you know

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    Under her married name of Olga Davenport, she became well known as a Modernist painter, whose works are still exhibited on public display in various venues, as well as gracing private collections all over the globe.

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