Personal Info
Birth date
1904-01-20 (121 Years)
Day of death
1990-02-28
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK
Also known as
Ethel McGlinchy
Fabia Drake
Biography
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Filmography
No Hiding Place
3.7
Overview:
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.The Avengers
7.734
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).The Saint
7.3
Overview:
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.The Human Jungle
8.2
Overview:
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.Doctor at Large
4.3
Overview:
Doctor at Large is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of newly qualified doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor in the House, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1971. Writers for the Doctor at Large episodes were Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna, Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker, Jonathan Lynn and David Yallop, as well as George Layton.Inspector Morse
7.8
Overview:
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.Callan
7
Overview:
Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later Thames Television, it was aired on the ITV network over four seasons spread out between 1967 and 1972. The series starred Edward Woodward as David Callan, a reluctant professional killer for a shadowy branch of the British Government's intelligence services known as 'the Section'.Man in a Suitcase
7
Overview:
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.The Prisoner
7.735
Overview:
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.Sykes
6.4
Overview:
Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.Ooh La La!
NYR
Overview:
Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken identities and impeccable timing.Thompson
1
Overview:
Thompson is a 1988 British TV variety series hosted by actress Emma Thompson the show also starred Imelda Staunton, Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Moore. The show featured musical numbers, as well as comedy skits and…Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
7.1
Overview:
When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.Troubles
10
Overview:
In 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer. Unfortunately, the family home, The Majestic Hotel, is a decaying shadow of its former self, as is Angela. Puzzled by the changes, Archer's attentions are soon drawn to her lively friend, Sarah Devlin, a passionate Irish Nationalist. They fall in love, but the Major soon discovers some disturbing aspects about their relationship, which threatens to explode into violence, destruction, and murder.Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
4.333
Overview:
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width is a British television sitcom first broadcast in 1967 as a single play in the Armchair Theatre anthology series, later becoming a series of half-hour episodes, which ran until 1971. A total of 40 episodes were made, all but one of them being believed to have aired. It was originally made by ABC Television for the ITV network, with its production being continued by Thames Television.Persuasion
NYR
Overview:
Persuasion is a 1960 British television mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. It was produced by the BBC and was directed by Campbell Logan. Daphne Slater stars as Anne Elliot, and Paul Daneman as Captain Frederick Wentworth. The mini-series has four episodes, each about an hour in length. According to shmoop.com, this mini-series was possibly destroyed in the BBC clean-out of the 1970s.Father Brown
6.6
Overview:
Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.Out on a Limb
5.3
Overview:
An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician sparks Shirley MacLaine's quest of self-discovery. From Stockholm to Hawaii, to the mountainous vastness of Peru, from disbelief to radiant affirmation, she discovers the roots of her very existence... and the infinite possibilities of life.A Room with a View
6.941
Overview:
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?Valmont
6.712
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Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.Year of the Dragon
6.845
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In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.Cranford
10
Overview:
Set in the early 1840s, this is the original BBC miniseries of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic tale of a fictional Victorian country village in which the genteel ladies of Cranford struggle to face an uncertain future with dignity and 19th Century decorum.The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.1
Overview:
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.Acting
1989Valmont as Madame de Rosemonde
1988Thompson (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988Troubles (2, 2 Episode) as Mrs. Rappaport, Mrs Rappaport
1987Out on a Limb (1 Episode) as Bookshop Owner
1987Inspector Morse (1 Episode) as Mrs. Jarman
1986A Room with a View as Miss Catharine Alan
1985Year of the Dragon as Nun
1985Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (2 Episodes) as Miss Henderson
1985Screen Two (1 Episode) as Mrs Blake
1981Stainless Steel and the Star Spies as Miss Ruby
1976Big Boy Now! (14 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Got It Made as Aunt Olive
1974Father Brown (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Cranford (4 Episodes) as Mrs. Jamieson
1972Sykes (1 Episode) as Miss Bandicoot
1971Doctor at Large (29 Episodes) as Unknown
1970The Ballad of Tam Lin as Miss Gibson
1969A Present For Dickie (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1969A Nice Girl Like Me as Miss Grimsby
1968Ooh La La! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Prisoner (1 Episode) as Welfare Worker
1967Man in a Suitcase (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Callan (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965The World of Wooster (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1963The Human Jungle (1 Episode) as Mrs. Benthaw
1962The Saint (1, 1 Episode) as Aunt Hattie, Aunt Prudence
1961What a Whopper as Mrs Pinner
1961Seven Keys as Mrs. Piggott
1961The Avengers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Persuasion (4 Episodes) as Lady Russell
1959No Hiding Place (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Operation Bullshine as Junior Commander Maddox ATS
1958Girls at Sea as Lady Kitty Hewitt
1957Thark as Mrs. Frush
1957Not Wanted on Voyage as Mrs. Brough
1957Nicholas Nickleby (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1957Man in the Shadow as Sister Veronica
1957The Good Companions as Mrs Tarvin
1956My Wife's Family as Arabella Parker
1955All for Mary as Opulent Lady
1954Fast and Loose as Mrs. Crabb
1953Isn't Life Wonderful! as Lady Probus, wife of Sir George
1952The Hour of 13 as Lady Elmbridge
1951Young Wives' Tale as Nanny Blott
1951White Corridors as Miss Farmer
1949Poet's Pub as Lady Mercy Cotton
1949All Over the Town as Miss Gelding
1948London Belongs to Me as Mrs Jan Byl
1917Masks and Faces as Triplet's Child