Ursula Howells
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1922-09-17
- Died
- 2005-10-16
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Biography
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.
After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Known For
TV Shows (44)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Lady Isabel Aubrey
Play for Today
1970
as Sarah Chandler
Playhouse
1974
as Mrs. Menant / Mrs. Fielding
Heartbeat
1992
as Miriam Wakefield
No Hiding Place
1959
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Ellen
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Janet Ormund
Bergerac
1981
as Elizabeth Fouchet / Laura Atherton
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Barbara Karolina
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Mary Winsloe / Maureen Dartington
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Duchess of Buckminster
Drama 61-67
1961
as Claire
Lovejoy
1986
as Olive Nettleton
Interpol Calling
1959
as Miki
Man in a Suitcase
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mrs. Clissold
The Human Jungle
1963
as Julia Gray
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Empress Maria Fyodorovna
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955
as Mary
Father, Dear Father
1968
as Barbara
The Informer
1966
as Lady Tregunter
A Question of Guilt
1980
as Lady Uredale (voice)
Half Hour Story
1967
as Peggy
Ooh La La!
1968
as Mme Pontagnac
The Cazalets
2001
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Mrs Buckley
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Miss Thorne
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Margaret / Violet Green / Nurse Judith / Prue
Cousin Bette
1971
as Adeline Hulot
Father, Dear Father
1978
as Barbara Mossman
Late Night Theatre
1972
as The Older Woman
She's Out
1995
as Mrs Lawson
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985
as Miss Blacklock
Theatre '70
1960
as Jessy Tomson
Ryan International
1970
Hard Times
1977
as Mrs Gradgrind
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
as Hilda
The Root of All Evil?
1968
as Angela
The Many Wives Of Patrick
1976
A Choice of Coward
1964
as Liz Essendine
Jewels
1992
as The Duchess
Something in Disguise
1982
as May Browne-Lacey
Six Shades of Black
1965
as Netta Bartholomew
Movies (38)
Account Rendered
1957
as Lucille Ainsworth
Number Three
1953
as Maureen Dartington
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
1970
as Mumsy
Crossplot
1969
as Maggi Thwaites
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
When the Actors Come
1978
as Barbara Karolina
Torture Garden
1967
as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Alice Andover
A Rather English Marriage
1998
as Mary
The Long Arm
1956
as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
Flesh and Blood
1951
as Harriet Marshall
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Pam Vickers
Franklin's Farm
1972
as Prue
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Lady Doughty
Father Dear Father
1973
as Barbara
They Can't Hang Me
1955
as Antonia Pitt
The Constant Husband
1955
as Ann
Time After Time
1986
as May Swift
The Cold Room
1984
as Headmistress
Assignment K
1968
as Estelle
The Gilded Cage
1955
as Brenda Lucas
I Believe in You
1952
as Hon. Ursula
Track the Man Down
1955
as Mary Dennis
The Enigma
1980
as Mrs Fielding
Miss Nightingale
1974
as Aunt May
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
1964
as Liz Essendine
80,000 Suspects
1963
as Joanna Duten
Two Letter Alibi
1962
as Louise
The Sicilians
1963
as Mme. Perrault
The Oracle
1953
as Peggy
The Blakes Slept Here
1953
as Emily
West of Suez
1957
as Eileen
The Madhouse on Castle Street
1963
as Martha Tompkins
Little Fears
1974
as The Older Woman
Keep It Clean
1956
as Pat Anstey
Gentle Folk
1980
as Mrs Menant
The Cocktail Party
1952
Now Let Him Go
1957
as Nurse Judith
About Ursula Howells
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she… With 82 credits spanning from 1950 to 2001, Ursula Howells has appeared in 38 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ursula Howells Movies
- Account Rendered (1957) — as Lucille Ainsworth
- Number Three (1953) — as Maureen Dartington
- Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970) — as Mumsy
- Crossplot (1969) — as Maggi Thwaites
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) — as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
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