Ellen Pollock
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1903-07-29
- Died
- 1997-03-29
- Place of birth
- Heidelberg, Germany
- Also known as
- Ellen Clara Pollock
Biography
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (39)
The Fake
1953
as Miss Fossett
The Wicked Lady
1983
as Mrs. Munce
The Informer
1929
as Prostitute
Horror Hospital
1973
as Olga ("Aunt Harris")
Piccadilly
1929
as Vamp (uncredited)
Florence Nightingale
1985
as Lady Monteagle
Moulin Rouge
1928
as Girl
Rapture
1965
as Landlady
So Evil, So Young
1961
as Miss Smith
Something in the City
1950
as Mrs. Holley
The Galloping Major
1951
as Horsey Lady (uncredited)
Don Chicago
1945
as Lady Vanessa
Who Killed the Cat?
1966
as Ruth Prendergast
Finders Keepers
1966
as Grandma
Bedelia
1946
as McKelvey's Housekeeper
Heads We Go
1933
as Madame
The Street Singer
1937
as Gloria Weston
Sons of the Sea
1939
as Margaret Hulls
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
1945
as Gladys Dodd
The Hypnotist
1957
as Miss Barbara Barton
My Wife's Family
1931
as Dolly White
The First Mrs Fraser
1932
as Maid
Night Birds
1930
as Flossie
The Time of His Life
1955
as Lady Florence
Splinters in the Air
1937
as Charles' Wife
To Have and to Hold
1951
as Roberta
Master Spy
1964
as Dr. Morrell
It's a Bet
1935
as Mrs. Joe
Spare a Copper
1940
as Lady Hardstaff
Warning to Wantons
1949
as Baroness de Jammes
Millions
1937
as Janet Mason
Aren't Men Beasts!
1937
as The Vamp
The Golden Link
1954
as Mme Sonia
The Last Coupon
1932
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
1957
as Mme Charcot
The Happy Family
1936
as Leo Hutt
Too Many Crooks
1930
as The Other Girl
Non-Stop New York
1937
as Miss Harvey
The Long Knife
1958
as Mrs. Cheam
About Ellen Pollock
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,… With 43 credits spanning from 1928 to 1985, Ellen Pollock has appeared in 39 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ellen Pollock Movies
- The Fake (1953) — as Miss Fossett
- The Wicked Lady (1983) — as Mrs. Munce
- The Informer (1929) — as Prostitute
- Horror Hospital (1973) — as Olga ("Aunt Harris")
- Piccadilly (1929) — as Vamp (uncredited)
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