Acting

Ellaline Terriss

Born 1871-04-13 · Stanley, Falkland Islands · Died 1971-06-16

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.

Cast

Known for

Atlantic★ 4.8Viewing moment
Atlantic
1929
Always Tell Your Wife★ 5.5Viewing moment
Always Tell Your Wife
1923
The Four Just Men★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Four Just Men
1939
Masks and Faces★ 4.5Viewing moment
Masks and Faces
1917
Scrooge★ 5.5Viewing moment
Scrooge
1913

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