About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1903-07-29
Place of birth:
Heidelberg, Germany
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Ellen Pollock

Overview

Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions.

A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the stage."

Pollock's dedication to acting began as a seven-year-old, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt on stage; she knew then that she wanted to be an actress herself. Pollock was also a theatre director and a teacher of drama at RADA and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; and her varied television work included several appearances in The Forsyte Saga for the BBC.

She outlived both husbands, Captain Leslie Hancock and the artist James Proudfoot. She had one child with Captain Hancock. Pollock was the subject of TV's This Is Your Life in 1992.

Ellen Pollock's mother, Hedwig Kahn, was the sister of Otto Hermann Kahn (wealthy investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts) and composer Robert Kahn. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Known for

Acting
1973 Horror Hospital Actor Olga ("Aunt Harris") 58
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1966 Finders Keepers Actor Grandma 59
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1966 Who Killed the Cat? Actor Ruth Prendergast 59
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1965 Rapture Actor Landlady 59
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1961 So Evil, So Young Actor Miss Smith 59
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1957 The Hypnotist Actor Miss Barbara Barton 58
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1955 The Time of His Life Actor Lady Florence 59
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1953 The Fake Actor Miss Fossett 59
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1951 To Have and to Hold Actor Roberta 58
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1950 Something in the City Actor Mrs. Holley 59
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1949 Warning to Wantons Actor Baroness de Jammes 59
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1946 Bedelia Actor McKelvey's Housekeeper 58
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1945 Don Chicago Actor Lady Vanessa 58
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1945 Kiss the Bride Goodbye Actor Gladys Dodd 58
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1940 Spare a Copper Actor Lady Hardstaff 59
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1939 Sons of the Sea Actor Margaret Hulls 59
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1937 Millions Actor Janet Mason 58
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1937 Non-Stop New York Actor Miss Harvey 59
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1937 The Street Singer Actor Gloria Weston N/A
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1937 Aren't Men Beasts! Actor The Vamp N/A
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1937 Splinters in the Air Actor Charles' Wife N/A
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1936 The Happy Family Actor Leo Hutt N/A
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1935 It's a Bet Actor Mrs. Joe N/A
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1933 Heads We Go Actor Madame N/A
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1932 The Last Coupon Actor N/A
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1932 The First Mrs Fraser Actor Maid N/A
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1931 My Wife's Family Actor Dolly White N/A
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1930 Night Birds Actor Flossie 58
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1930 Too Many Crooks Actor The Other Girl N/A
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1929 The Informer Actor Prostitute 59
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1929 Piccadilly Actor Vamp (uncredited) 59
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1928 Moulin Rouge Actor Girl 59
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