Ellaline Terriss

Born: 1871-04-13 in Stanley, Falkland Islands

Died: 1971-06-16

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia Mary Ellaline Terriss, Lady Hicks (13 April 1871 – 16 June 1971), known professionally as Ellaline Terriss, was a popular English actress and singer, best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. She met and married the actor-producer Seymour Hicks in 1893, and the two collaborated on many projects for the stage and screen. Terriss appeared in over a dozen British films, generally in which her husband was involved as an actor, writer or director. These included the silent films Scrooge (1913), David Garrick (1913), Flame of Passion (1915), A Woman of the World (1916), Masks and Faces (1918), Always Tell Your Wife (1923), Land of Hope and Glory (1927). She made a successful transition to talkies, including Blighty (1927), Atlantic (1929), A Man of Mayfair (1931), Glamour (1931), The Iron Duke (1934), Royal Cavalcade (1935) and The Four Just Men (1939). She died in Hampstead, England, at the age of 100.

Filmography

1939

The Four Just Men as Lady Willoughby

1934

The Iron Duke as Kitty - Duchess of Wellington

1931

Man of Mayfair as Old Grace
Glamour as Lady Belton

1929

Atlantic as Alice Rool

1927

Land of Hope and Glory as Mrs. Whiteford
Blighty as Lady Villiers

1923

Always Tell Your Wife as The Wife - Mrs. Chesson

1917

Masks and Faces as Member of Rich's Company