Olwen Brookes

Olwen Edna Jones
in Ghost Squad (1963)
Born	(1901-11-26)26 November 1901 Chelsea, London, England
Died	17 September 1976 (aged 74) Kensington, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1934–70

Olwen Brookes (26 November 1901 – 17 September 1976) was an English actress, known for An Inspector Calls, The Happiest Days of Your Life and The First Night of Pygmalion.^[1] Her career spanned over a quarter of a century, and as well as stage work, included 29 films and 25 television appearances.^[2][3]

Filmography

• Men of Rochdale (Short) (1944) - Mrs. Clackman
• Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) - Slave Girl (uncredited)
• This Man Is Mine (1946) - Spinster (uncredited)
• The Mark of Cain (1947) - Mrs. Fisher (uncredited)
• My Sister and I (1948) - Mrs. Lippincott
• Warning to Wantons (1949) - (uncredited)
• Stop Press Girl (1949) - Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
• Poet's Pub (1949) - Bridge Player (uncredited)
• Choir Practice (1949, TV film) - Mrs. Davies
• Trottie True (1949) - Lady Talman (uncredited)
• Obsession (1949) -
• The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) - Mrs. Parry
• Appointment with Venus (1951) - F.A.N.Y.
• Nocturne in Scotland (1951, TV film) - Princess Marceline Czartoyska
• Something Money Can't Buy (1952) - Lady at party
• Valley of Song (1953) - (uncredited)
• An Inspector Calls (1954) - Miss Francis
• The Black Knight (1954) - Lady Ontzlake
• Dixon of Dock Green (1955-1964, TV Series) - Mrs. Randall / Mrs. Iver / Mrs. Ross / Mrs. Manton / Mrs. Welsh / Miss Braithwaite / Mrs. Cunningham
• The Gentle Touch (1956) - Other Sister
• Women Without Men (1956) - Hackett (uncredited)
• Life Without Lyons (1956, TV Series)
• High Terrace (1956) - Mother Superior
• Ivor Novello (1956, TV film)
• The Good Companions (1957) - Woman on Tram
• After the Ball (1957) - Housekeeper
• A Night to Remember (1958) - Miss Evans (uncredited)
• Jack the Ripper (1959) - Lady Almoner
• Left Right and Centre (1959) - Right - Mrs. Samson
• Dancers in The Mourning (1959, TV series) - Miss Finbrough
• Don't Do It Dempsey (1960, TV Series) - Miss Twine
• Whack-O! (1960, TV Series) - Secretary
• Emergency Ward 10 (1960, TV Series) - Mrs. Gregory
• The Citadel (1960, TV Mini-Series) - Mrs. Morgan Senior
• Jango (1961, TV Series) - Mrs. Bellew
• ITV Play of the Week (1961, TV Series) - Mrs. Watkins
• The Six Pound Walkers (1961, TV Series) - Mrs. Tindall
• Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) - Dorothy's mother
• Tales of Mystery (1962, TV Series) - Mrs. Peters
• Young and Willing (1962) - Miss Potter (uncredited)
• No Hiding Place (1962-1963, TV Series) - Mrs. Pike / Women's prison officer
• Ghost Squad (1963, TV Series) - Miss Reeves
• 80,000 Suspects (1963) - Senior Nursing Officer (uncredited)
• Taxi! (1963-1964, TV Series) - Mrs. Stephens / Hotel Receptionist
• The Wednesday Play (1965, TV Series) - Woman at the races
• Devils of Darkness (1965) - Landlady
• Compact (1965, TV Series) - Mrs. Bunny
• The Forsyte Saga (1967, TV Mini-Series) - Bilson
• Honey Lane (1967, TV Series) - Customer
• Eye of the Devil (1967) - Party Guest (uncredited)
• Sexton Blake (1968, TV Series) - Miss Cranber
• The First Night of Pygmalion (1969, TV film) - Edith Lyttleton
• The Culture Vultures (1970, TV Series) - Dora
• On the Run (1971) - Miss Fisher (final film role)

References

1. "Olwen Brookes". IMDB.
2. "Olwen Brookes - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
3. "Olwen Brookes". Aveleyman.com.

External links

• Olwen Brookes at IMDb