Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/31/1889
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Афина СейлерАфин Сейлер
Athene Seyler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress.
Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace.
Her film and te...
Known For
Secret People
as Mrs. Reginald Kellick
Blossom Time
as Archduchess Maria Victoria
Moscow Nights
as Madame Anna Sabine
Treasure Hunt
as Consuelo Howard
Make Mine Mink
as Dame Beatrice Appleby
Quiet Wedding
as Aunt Mary
Sensation
as Madame Henry
Jassy
Unknown Role
Scrooge
as Scrooge's Charwoman
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Miss La Creevy
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as Jeannie Lawson
The Queen of Spades
as Princess Ivashin
Satan Never Sleeps
as Sister Agness
Visa to Canton
as Mao Tai Tai
The Saint in London
as Mother Buckley
The Franchise Affair
as Aunt Lin
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
Francis of Assisi
as Aunt Buona
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)