Deceased

How Did Ethel Griffies Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 97

Also known asEthel WoodsGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn25/04/1878Born inSheffield, Yorkshire, England, UKDied09/09/1975 (aged 97)Died inLondonCausecerebrovascular diseaseWikidataQ276116 ↗TMDb#8232 ↗

Ethel Griffies was a British actress. She is remembered for portraying the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's classic The Birds (1963). She appeared in stage roles in the United Kingdom and the United States, and had featured roles in around 100 motion pictures. Griffies was one of the oldest working actors in the English-speaking theatre at the time of her death at 97 years old. She acted alongside such stars as May Whitty, Ellen Terry, and Anna Neagle.

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Filmography64 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1965	The Trials of O'BrienSeries	—	87
1965	Bus Riley's Back in TownMovie	Mrs. Spencer	87
1963	Billy LiarMovie	Grandma Florence	85
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Lulu	84
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	84
1949	Lights OutSeries	—	71
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Grandmother	70
1947	The HomestretchMovie	Aunt Martha	69
1947	Millie's DaughterMovie	Aunt Katherine	69
1946	DevotionMovie	Aunt Elizabeth Branwell	68
1946	Sing While You DanceMovie	Mrs. Abigail Smith	68
1945	Thrill of a RomanceMovie	Mrs. Fenway	67
1945	The Horn Blows at MidnightMovie	Lady Stover	67
1945	Saratoga TrunkMovie	Clarissa Van Steed	67
1945	Molly and MeMovie	Mrs. Lamb	67
1944	The White Cliffs of DoverMovie	Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)	66
1944	Music for MillionsMovie	Mrs. McGuff	66
1944	Pardon My RhythmMovie	Mrs. Martha Dean	66
1943	Forever and a DayMovie	Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter	65
1943	Jane EyreMovie	Grace Poole	65
1943	First Comes CourageMovie	Nurse	65
1942	Between Us GirlsMovie	Gallagher	64
1942	The Postman Didn't RingMovie	Catherine Vandewater	64
1942	Time to KillMovie	Mrs. Murdock	64
1942	Castle in the DesertMovie	Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie	64
1942	Right to the HeartMovie	Minerva Bromley	64
1941	How Green Was My ValleyMovie	Mrs. Nicholas	63
1941	Remember the DayMovie	Undetermined Role	63
1941	Great GunsMovie	Aunt Agatha	63
1941	Billy the KidMovie	Mrs. Hanky	63
1940	Vigil in the NightMovie	Matron East	62
1940	Stranger on the Third FloorMovie	Mrs. Kane	62
1940	Waterloo BridgeMovie	Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)	62
1939	We Are Not AloneMovie	Mrs. Raymond	61
1939	Over the MoonMovie	Miss Bates - the Governess (uncredited)	61
1939	The Mysterious Mr. DavisMovie	Mabel Wilcox	61
1939	I'm from MissouriMovie	Miss Wildhack	61
1937	Kathleen MavourneenMovie	Hannah O'Dwyer	59
1936	Twice BrandedMovie	Mrs. Etta Hamilton	58
1935	Vanessa: Her Love StoryMovie	Winifred Trent	57
1935	Anna KareninaMovie	Mme. Kartasoff	57
1935	The Return Of Peter GrimmMovie	Mrs. Martha Bartholomew	57
1935	The Mystery of Edwin DroodMovie	Miss Twinkleton	57
1934	Sadie McKeeMovie	Woman in Subway (uncredited)	56
1934	We Live AgainMovie	Aunt Marie	56
1934	Jane EyreMovie	Grace Poole	56
1934	Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackMovie	Mrs. Field	56
1934	Stolen SweetsMovie	Ship Passenger	56
1933	White WomanMovie	Mrs. Chisholm	55
1933	Torch SingerMovie	Agatha Alden	55
1933	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Miss Simpson (uncredited)	55
1933	Looking ForwardMovie	Miss Judd	55
1933	BombshellMovie	Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)	55
1933	Doctor BullMovie	Miss Ace	55
1933	Midnight ClubMovie	The Duchess	55
1933	Tonight Is OursMovie	Zana	55
1933	Horse PlayMovie	Emily	55
1932	Union DepotMovie	Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)	54
1932	Westward PassageMovie	Lady Caverly	54
1931	The Road to SingaporeMovie	Mrs. Everard (uncredited)	53
1931	Once a LadyMovie	Miss Bleeker	53
1931	ChancesMovie	Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub (uncredited)	53
1931	Waterloo BridgeMovie	Mrs. Hobley	53
1930	Old EnglishMovie	Adela Heythorp	52