Ursula Howells
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1922
- Died
- October 16, 2005 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Biography
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films. After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Known For
Filmography
The Cazalets
TV · 6 eps
The Tichborne Claimant
Movie · as Lady Doughty
A Rather English Marriage
Movie · as Mary
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Lady Isabel Aubrey · 1 ep
She's Out
TV · as Mrs Lawson · 2 eps
A Pinch of Snuff
Movie · as Alice Andover
Heartbeat
TV · as Miriam Wakefield · 1 ep
Jewels
TV · as The Duchess · 2 eps
Downtown Lagos
TV · as Ticker Dawson · 3 eps
Time After Time
Movie · as May Swift
Lovejoy
TV · as Olive Nettleton · 1 ep
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
TV · as Miss Blacklock · 3 eps
The Cold Room
Movie · as Headmistress
Miss Marple
TV · as Miss Blacklock · 1 ep
The Barchester Chronicles
TV · as Miss Thorne · 2 eps
Something in Disguise
TV · as May Browne-Lacey · 6 eps
Bergerac
TV · as Elizabeth Fouchet, Laura Atherton · 1 ep
Gentle Folk
Movie · as Mrs Menant
The Enigma
Movie · as Mrs Fielding
A Question of Guilt
TV · as Lady Uredale (voice) · 2 eps
When the Actors Come
Movie · as Barbara Karolina
Father, Dear Father
TV · as Barbara Mossman · 1 ep
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Barbara Karolina · 1 ep
Hard Times
TV · as Mrs Gradgrind · 3 eps
The Many Wives Of Patrick
TV · 20 eps
Ten from the Twenties
TV · as Mrs Isobel Asterley · 1 ep
Miss Nightingale
Movie · as Aunt May
Little Fears
Movie · as The Older Woman
Fall of Eagles
TV · as Empress Maria Fyodorovna · 1 ep
Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Menant, Mrs. Fielding · 1 ep
Father Dear Father
Movie · as Barbara
Franklin's Farm
Movie · as Prue
Late Night Theatre
TV · as The Older Woman · 1 ep
Upstairs, Downstairs
TV · as Duchess of Buckminster · 2 eps
Cousin Bette
TV · as Adeline Hulot · 5 eps
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
Movie · as Mumsy
Ryan International
TV · 10 eps
Play for Today
TV · as Sarah Chandler · 1 ep
Crossplot
Movie · as Maggi Thwaites
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Clissold · 1 ep
Assignment K
Movie · as Estelle
Father, Dear Father
TV · as Barbara · 45 eps
Ooh La La!
TV · as Mme Pontagnac · 1 ep
The Root of All Evil?
TV · as Angela · 1 ep
Torture Garden
Movie · as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep
All Gas and Gaiters
TV · as Mrs Buckley · 1 ep
Half Hour Story
TV · as Peggy · 1 ep
The Forsyte Saga
TV · as Frances Forsyte · 3 eps
The Informer
TV · as Lady Tregunter · 1 ep
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Movie · as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
The Wednesday Thriller
TV · as Hilda · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Ellen · 1 ep
Knock on Any Door
TV · as Ann Gibbs · 1 ep
Six Shades of Black
TV · as Netta Bartholomew · 2 eps
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
Movie · as Liz Essendine
A Choice of Coward
TV · as Liz Essendine · 1 ep
80,000 Suspects
Movie · as Joanna Duten
The Sicilians
Movie · as Mme. Perrault
The Madhouse on Castle Street
Movie · as Martha Tompkins
The Human Jungle
TV · as Julia Gray · 1 ep
Two Letter Alibi
Movie · as Louise
Drama 61-67
TV · as Claire · 1 ep
Sunday-Night Play
TV · as Janet Ormund · 1 ep
Theatre '70
TV · as Jessy Tomson · 1 ep
Interpol Calling
TV · as Miki · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 2 eps
Now Let Him Go
Movie · as Nurse Judith
Account Rendered
Movie · as Lucille Ainsworth
West of Suez
Movie · as Eileen
The Long Arm
Movie · as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
Keep It Clean
Movie · as Pat Anstey
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Margaret, Violet Green, Nurse Judith, Prue · 1 ep
Track the Man Down
Movie · as Mary Dennis
The Gilded Cage
Movie · as Brenda Lucas
They Can't Hang Me
Movie · as Antonia Pitt
The Constant Husband
Movie · as Ann
Lilli Palmer Theatre
TV · as Mary · 1 ep
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie · as Pam Vickers
Sherlock Holmes
TV · 1 ep
The Oracle
Movie · as Peggy
The Blakes Slept Here
Movie · as Emily
Number Three
Movie · as Maureen Dartington
The Cocktail Party
Movie
I Believe in You
Movie · as Hon. Ursula
Flesh and Blood
Movie · as Harriet Marshall
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Mary Winsloe, Maureen Dartington · 1 ep