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Eileen Erskine(1914-1995)

  • Actress
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Eileen Erskine
Eileen Erskine was born on 15 August 1914 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Great Expectations (1946), This Happy Breed (1944) and Pride and Prejudice (1938). She was married to Philip Friend. She died on 8 November 1995 in Chiddingford, England, UK.
BornAugust 15, 1914
DiedNovember 8, 1995(81)
BornAugust 15, 1914
DiedNovember 8, 1995(81)
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Known for

Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations
7.8
  • Biddy
  • 1946
Celia Johnson, John Mills, and Robert Newton in This Happy Breed (1944)
This Happy Breed
7.3
  • Vi
  • 1944
Curigwen Lewis and Andrew Osborn in Pride and Prejudice (1938)
Pride and Prejudice
8.1
TV Movie
  • Lydia Bennet
  • 1938
David Copperfield (1974)
David Copperfield
7.4
TV Mini Series
  • Miss Lavinia

Credits

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Actress

  • Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)
    Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Chubb
    • 1977
  • Françoise Pascal in You're on Your Own (1975)
    You're on Your Own
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Ellis
    • 1975
  • Kim Braden in Anne of Avonlea (1975)
    Anne of Avonlea
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Aunt Jimsie
    • 1975
  • David Copperfield (1974)
    David Copperfield
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Miss Lavinia
    • 1974
  • Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donal McCann, Barbara Murray, and Bryan Pringle in The Pallisers (1974)
    The Pallisers
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Boncassen
    • 1974
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Conrad
    • 1973
  • Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston in Jane Eyre (1973)
    Jane Eyre
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Dent
    • 1973
  • The Visitors
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Adams
    • 1972
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Ivy
    • 1957
  • Boris Karloff in Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954)
    Colonel March of Scotland Yard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Evelyn Cusby
    • 1955
  • Lady Possessed (1952)
    Lady Possessed
    6.2
    • Violet
    • 1952
  • Janet Leigh, Tom Drake, Edmund Gwenn, and Pal in Hills of Home (1948)
    Hills of Home
    6.5
    • Belle Saunders
    • 1948
  • Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
    Great Expectations
    7.8
    • Biddy
    • 1946
  • David Niven, Leslie Dwyer, Jimmy Hanley, William Hartnell, Stanley Holloway, Mary Jerrold, John Laurie, and Tessie O'Shea in The Way Ahead (1944)
    The Way Ahead
    6.9
    • Mrs. Hilda Parsons
    • 1944
  • Celia Johnson, John Mills, and Robert Newton in This Happy Breed (1944)
    This Happy Breed
    7.3
    • Vi
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 15, 1914
    • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 8, 1995
    • Chiddingford, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Philip Friend? - September 1, 1987 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    She acted in J.B. Priestley's play, "Time and the Conways," at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Jean Forbes-Robertson, Raymond Huntley, Barbara Everest, Mervyn Johns, Helen Horsey, Alexander Archdale, Wilfred Babbage, Molly Rankin, Rosemary Scott, and Irene Hentschel in the cast.

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    Mother of Martyn Friend

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