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Sybil Thorndike

Sybil ThorndikeAKA Agnes Sybil Thorndike

Born: 24-Oct-1882
Birthplace: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 9-Jun-1976
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: English stage actress

Father: Arthur Thorndike
Mother: Agnes Macdonald
Brother: Russell Thorndike (novelist, b. 6-Feb-1885, d. 7-Nov-1972)
Husband: Lewis Casson (m. 22-Dec-1908, d. 16-May-1969, two sons, two daughters)
Son: John (b. 1909)
Son: Christopher (b. 20-Jan-1912, d. 9-Jul-1996)
Daughter: Mary (b. 1914)
Daughter: Ann (b. 6-Nov-1915, d. 2-May-1990)

    High School: Rochester Grammar School for Girls
    University: Guildhall School of Music and Drama

    Labour Party (UK)
    Dame of the British Empire 1931

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Big Gamble (Jul-1961)
    Hand in Hand (1960)
    Jet Storm (16-Sep-1959)
    Shake Hands with the Devil (24-Jun-1959) · Lady Fitzhugh
    Alive and Kicking (1959)
    Smiley Gets a Gun (May-1958)
    The Prince and the Showgirl (13-Jun-1957) · The Queen Dowager
    Young and Willing (2-Feb-1954)
    Melba (24-Jun-1953)
    The Lady with a Lamp (22-Sep-1951)
    The Magic Box (1951)
    Gone to Earth (6-Nov-1950)
    Stage Fright (23-Feb-1950) · Mrs. Gill
    The Wild Heart (1950)
    The Forbidden Street (31-Mar-1949)
    Nicholas Nickleby (12-Mar-1947)
    Major Barbara (14-May-1941)
    Nine Days a Queen (Apr-1936)
    Hindle Wakes (4-Oct-1931)


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