Barbara Everest
Barbara Mary Everest (born June 9, 1890 in London , England , † February 9, 1968 there ) was a British theater and film actress .
Life
Barbara Everest was born in London in 1890 . In 1912 she first appeared on the theater stage in Harley Granville-Barker's The Voysey Inheritance . From 1916 to 1922 she starred in 16 British silent films. She then took a break from filming for ten years. It was not until 1932 that she was in front of the camera again, including in 1937 alongside Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Gangsters, Women and Diamonds ( Jump for Glory ), directed by Raoul Walsh . In 1938 and 1939 she also starred in ten BBC television films . In 1942 she left London and moved to the United States , where she first worked for various film studios on New York's Broadway and shortly afterwards in Hollywood . This was finally followed by appearances in Michael Curtiz ' Ambassador in Moscow ( Mission to Moscow , 1943) or in the literary film The Orphan of Lowood ( Jane Eyre , 1943) based on Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre .
Throughout her career, Barbara Everest was mostly seen in supporting roles, including in George Cukor's Gaslight ( Gaslight , 1944) with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer , as well as in the decision (The Valley of Decision) next to Greer Garson and Gregory Peck . Everest was often seen in maternal roles, such as servants or relatives. After the end of the Second World War , she returned to Great Britain, where she again worked several times for British television from 1946, including another Jane Eyre adaptation in 1956 . Before her last film was even released, Everest died in 1968 at the age of 77 in her hometown.
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: The Passing of the Third Floor Back
- 1935: Scrooge
- 1936: The Man Behind the Mask
- 1937: gangsters, women and diamonds (Jump for Glory)
- 1942: Commandos Strike at Dawn
- 1943: Forever and a Day
- 1943: Ambassador to Moscow (Mission to Moscow)
- 1943: Phantom of the Opera
- 1943: The Orphan of Lowood (Jane Eyre)
- 1944: The mysterious guest (The Uninvited)
- 1944: Lady Alquist's house (Gaslight)
- 1945: The decision (The Valley of Decision)
- 1945: The Fatal Witness
- 1946: The Demonic I (Wanted for Murder)
- 1954: An Inspector arrives (An Inspector Calls)
- 1956: Jane Eyre (television multipart)
- 1959: Upstairs and Downstairs
- 1961: El Cid
Web links
- Barbara Everest in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barbara Everest in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Barbara Everest in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Everest, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Everest, Barbara Mary (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theater and film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1968 |
| Place of death | London , England , UK |