Gwen Watford

Biography

Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987). She died from cancer, aged 66, in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Watford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Cleopatra

as Calpurnia

Cry Freedom

as Wendy's Mother

Taste the Blood of Dracula

as Martha Hargood

The Grass Is Greener

as Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

as Sally Carter

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

as Dolly Bantry

The Ghoul

as Ayah

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

as Mrs. Dolly Bantry

Ripping Yarns

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Mrs. Kendel