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 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
Credits
- 2001 · The Cazalets as
- 1998 · A Rather English Marriage as Mary
- 1998 · The Tichborne Claimant as Lady Doughty
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Lady Isabel Aubrey
- 1994 · A Pinch of Snuff as Alice Andover
- 1992 · Jewels as The Duchess
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Miriam Wakefield
- 1986 · Time After Time as May Swift
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Olive Nettleton
- 1985 · Bulman as
- 1985 · Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced as Miss Blacklock
- 1984 · Miss Marple as Miss Blacklock
- 1984 · The Cold Room as Headmistress
- 1981 · Bergerac as Elizabeth Fouchet
- 1981 · Bergerac as Laura Atherton
- 1980 · The Enigma as Mrs Fielding
- 1980 · Gentle Folk as Mrs Menant
- 1978 · Father, Dear Father as Barbara Mossman
- 1978 · When the Actors Come as Barbara Karolina
- 1977 · Hard Times as Mrs Gradgrass
- 1976 · The Many Wives Of Patrick as
- 1974 · Little Fears as The Older Woman
- 1974 · Fall of Eagles as Empress Maria Fyodorovna
- 1974 · Miss Nightingale as Aunt May
- 1973 · Father Dear Father as Barbara
- 1972 · Franklin's Farm as Prue
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as Duchess of Buckminster
- 1971 · Cousin Bette as Adeline
- 1970 · Play for Today as Sarah Chandler
- 1970 · Ryan International as
- 1970 · Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly as Mumsy
- 1969 · Crossplot as Maggi Thwaites
- 1968 · Father, Dear Father as Barbara
- 1968 · Ooh La La! as Mme Pontagnac
- 1968 · Assignment K as Estelle
- 1967 · Torture Garden as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
- 1967 · Man in a Suitcase as
- 1965 · Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
- 1964 · A Choice of Coward as Liz Essendine
- 1963 · 80,000 Suspects as Joanna Duten
- 1963 · The Human Jungle as Julia Gray
- 1963 · The Madhouse on Castle Street as Martha Tompkins
- 1963 · The Sicilians as Mme. Perrault
- 1962 · Two Letter Alibi as Louise
- 1960 · Sunday-Night Play as
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1959 · Interpol Calling as Miki
- 1957 · Now Let Him Go as Nurse Judith
- 1957 · Account Rendered as Lucille Ainsworth
- 1957 · West of Suez as Eileen
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Margaret
- 1956 · The Long Arm as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
- 1956 · Keep It Clean as Pat Anstey
- 1955 · They Can't Hang Me as Antonia Pitt
- 1955 · Lilli Palmer Theatre as Mary
- 1955 · Track the Man Down as Mary Dennis
- 1955 · The Constant Husband as Ann
- 1955 · The Gilded Cage as Brenda Lucas
- 1954 · Sherlock Holmes as
- 1954 · The Weak and the Wicked as Pam Vickers
- 1953 · The Blakes Slept Here as Emily
- 1953 · The Oracle as Peggy
- 1952 · I Believe in You as Hon. Ursula
- 1952 · The Cocktail Party as
- 1951 · Flesh and Blood as Harriet Marshall