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Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 18, 1915
Died Oct 08, 2002 (87)
Birthplace Chelsea, London, England, UK
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Phyllis Calvert (18 February 1915 – 8 October 2002) was an English film, stage and television actress. Born Phyllis Hannah Bickle in Chelsea, she trained at the Margaret Morris School of Dancing and performed from the age of ten, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in The Arcadians (1927) ... , also known as The Land of Heart's Desire. Calvert performed in repertory theatre and in several films, before making her London stage debut in A Woman's Privilege in 1939. During the following decade, she starred in many romances, including Fanny by Gaslight, with James Mason and Stewart Granger, and My Own True Love, becoming one of Britain's highest paid stars. However, three Hollywood studios failed to pay her what she asked. She first found success in the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' Kipps (1941), but it was The Man in Grey (1943) that confirmed her status. She acted in over 40 films, her later films include Oh! What a Lovely War and The Walking Stick. Calvert had already appeared on television, playing Mrs. March in the 1958 serials Little Women and Good Wives (both adapted from Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women), as well as individual episodes of several other programmes, when, in 1970, she landed the part of an agony aunt with problems of her own in Kate. She made TV appearances in programmes such as Crown Court, Ladykillers, Tales of the Unexpected, Boon, After Henry and The Line Grove Story. She was married to the actor and antiquarian bookseller Peter Murray Hill, with whom she had two children, Ann Auriol (born 1943) and Piers Auriol (born 1954). She died in London in 2002, from natural causes, aged 87.

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Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

1997

as Aunt Helena

Bed

Bed

1995

as Woman

Across the Lake

Across the Lake

1988

as Lady Dolly Campbell

The Woman He Loved

The Woman He Loved

1988

as Queen Mary

The Death of the Heart

The Death of the Heart

1987

as Mrs. Heccomb

All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent

1986

as Carrie

The Walking Stick

The Walking Stick

1970

as Erica Dainton

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Lady Dorothy Haig

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

as Enid Durnley

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

1960

as Constance Wilde

The Young and the Guilty

The Young and the Guilty

1958

as Gladys Connor

A Lady Mislaid

A Lady Mislaid

1958

as Esther Wallace

Indiscreet

Indiscreet

1958

as Mrs. Margaret Munson

It's Never Too Late

It's Never Too Late

1956

as Laura Hammond

Child in the House

Child in the House

1956

as Evelyn Acheson

The Net

The Net

1953

as Lydia Heathley

Mandy

Mandy

1952

as Christine Garland

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

as Kay Denning

The Woman with No Name

The Woman with No Name

1950

as Yvonne Winter

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Sister Augustine

The Golden Madonna

The Golden Madonna

1949

as Patricia Chandler

My Own True Love

My Own True Love

1948

as Joan Clews

Broken Journey

Broken Journey

1948

as Mary Johnstone

The Root of All Evil

The Root of All Evil

1947

as Jeckie Farnish

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

1947

as Kate Fernald

The Magic Bow

The Magic Bow

1946

as Jeanne

Men of Two Worlds

Men of Two Worlds

1946

as Dr. Caroline Munro

They Were Sisters

They Were Sisters

1945

as Lucy Moore

Madonna of the Seven Moons

Madonna of the Seven Moons

1945

as Maddalena Labardi

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944

as Freda Thompson

Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

1944

as Fanny

The Man in Grey

The Man in Grey

1943

as Clarissa Richmond Rohan / Clarissa Rohan

Uncensored

Uncensored

1942

as Julie Lanvin

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

as Eleanor Eden

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

1941

as Mrs. Wilkinson

Kipps

Kipps

1941

as Ann Pornick (adult)

They Came by Night

They Came by Night

1940

as Sally

Let George Do It!

Let George Do It!

1940

as Mary Wilson

Neutral Port

Neutral Port

1940

as Helen Carter

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1940

as Betty Forsythe

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Television Credits

All Passion Spent

as Carrie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 09, 1986

Midsomer Murders

as Alice Bly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Tales of the Unexpected

as Mabel Ince

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Sherlock Holmes

as Agnes Garrideb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Victoria Wood

as Hilary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 1989

Casualty

as Mary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

The House of Eliott

as Mrs Gurney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1991

Lady Killers

as Rosaline Fox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 1980

Performance

as Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

as Tatiana

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 15, 1957

Kate

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 04, 1970

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1986

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