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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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 |
| 1945 | Thrill of a RomanceMovie | Mrs. Fenway | 67 |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at MidnightMovie | Lady Stover | 67 |
| 1945 | Saratoga TrunkMovie | Clarissa Van Steed | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1932 | Union DepotMovie | Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1931 | The Road to SingaporeMovie | Mrs. Everard (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1931 | Once a LadyMovie | Miss Bleeker | 53 |
| 1930 | Old EnglishMovie | Adela Heythorp | 52 |