Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt (born November 24, 1888 in Cheshire , England , † August 2, 1982 in London , England) was a British actress of Welsh and Irish descent.

Cathleen Nesbitt as Aunt Alicia in Gigi , photographed by Carl Van Vechten

Life

Cathleen Nesbitt was educated in France . She then attended the Queen's University of Belfast and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris , France.

She first appeared on the London stages in 1910 in the revival of Pineros The Cabinet Minister . Then she played in other plays. In 1911, Nesbitt joined the Irish Players and went to the United States , where she made her Broadway debut in The Well of the Saints . With the Irish Players she also played in John Millington Synges The Playboy of the Western World . The actors were pelted with vegetables and fruits by the predominantly Catholic, Irish-American audience.

In 1912 she became the love of the English poet Rupert Brooke , who dedicated many love poems to her. When Brooke died in World War I , he and Nesbitt were engaged and they wanted to get married. She made her film debut in 1919 in A Star Over Night . She also played in The Faithful Heart in 1922 . She didn't appear in films until 1930, when she got the role of Anne Lymes in Canaries Sometimes Sing , one of the first sound films. In 1938 she starred in the film version of Pygmalion .

Nesbitt's first Hollywood film was Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), in which she played the character role of "La Principessa". This was followed by Black Widow in the same year and An Affair to Remember in 1957 . She also appeared in The Parent Trap (1961) and Promise Her Anything (1965). In 1972 and 1973 she starred in two episodes of Das Haus am Eaton Place . In 1974 Nesbitt received an Emmy Award for her role in the drama Staircase . Other Hollywood and television productions include Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976) and Julia (1977).

Cathleen Nesbitt was married to actor Cecil Ramage from 1920 until her death in 1982. At this point, however, they had been living apart for several years. They had two children. Nesbitt lived in the United States for a long time and also considered accepting American citizenship . Eventually she returned to Great Britain , where she was beaten Commander of the British Empire .

Her autobiography A Little Love and Good Company was published in 1973.

After a career that lasted over 80 years, one of the longest in show business, Cathleen Nesbitt died in London at the age of 93.

Filmography

Cathleen Nesbitt (1913)

• 1919: A Star Over Night (short film)
• 1922: The Faithful Heart
• 1930: Canaries Sometimes Sing
• 1932: The Frightened Lady
• 1935: Falling in Love
• 1935: The Passing of the Third Floor Back
• 1936: Well Done, Henry
• 1936: Hearts of Humanity
• 1936: The Beloved Vagabond
• 1937: Knights for a Day
• 1937: Against the Tide
• 1938: Little Dolly Daydream
• 1938: A Dream of Love (short film)
• 1938: The Gay Lord Quex (TV)
• 1938: The Case of the Frightened Lady (TV)
• 1938: The novel of a flower girl (Pygmalion)
• 1940: Edgar Wallace: The Door with Seven Locks
• 1943: The Sacred Fire (The Lamp Still Burns)
• 1944: Gaslight and Shadow (Fanny by Gaslight)
• 1945: The Agitator
• 1945: Caesar and Cleopatra (Caesar and Cleopatra)
• 1946: Men of Two Worlds
• 1947: Nicholas Nickleby (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby)
• 1947: Gypsy blood (Jassy)
• 1949: The Rival (Madness of the Heart)
• 1950: Paris at midnight (So ​​Long at the Fair)
• 1951: BBC Sunday-Night Theater: Ghosts (TV series)
• 1952: CBS Television Workshop: Riders to the Sea (TV series)
• 1952: Robert Montgomery Presents: Candles for Theresa (TV series, one episode)
• 1954: Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series, episode)
• 1954: The Philco Television Playhouse: The Mother (TV series)
• 1954: Three Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain)
• 1954: The Spider (Black Widow)
• 1954: Désirée (Desirée)
• 1955–1956: The Alcoa Hour (TV series, three episodes)
• 1955–1957: Studio One (TV series, five episodes)
• 1955: Omnibus (TV series, one episode)
• 1955: Producers' Showcase (TV series, two episodes)
• 1956: Goodyear Television Playhouse: The Primary Colors (TV series)
• 1956–1963: The United States Steel Hour (TV series, six episodes)
• 1957: The great love of my life (An Affair to Remember)
• 1957: Suspicion (TV series, one episode)
• 1958: Matinee Theater: The Velvet Glove (TV series)
• 1958: The DuPont Show of the Month: Wuthering Heights (TV series)
• 1958: Playhouse 90: Heart of Darkness (TV series)
• 1958: Separated from table and bed (separate tables)
• 1959–1961: Play of the Week (TV series, four episodes)
• 1959: Wagon Train (TV series, one episode)
• 1960: Mrs. Miniver (TV)
• 1961: Vanity Fair (TV series, one episode)
• 1961: Shirley Temple's Storybook: The Little Mermaid (TV series)
• 1961: Announce the marriage of their parents (The Parent Trap)
• 1961: Naked City (TV series, episode)
• 1961: Feathertop (TV)
• 1961: Dr. Kildare (TV series, episode)
• 1961: Los Angeles location (The New Breed) (TV series, one episode)
• 1961: Theater '62: Notorious (TV series)
• 1961: Adventures in Paradise (TV series, two episodes)
• 1962: Playdate (TV series, three episodes)
• 1962: Empire (TV series, episode)
• 1963: The Nurses (TV series, one episode)
• 1963: Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series, one episode)
• 1963–1966: Katy (TV series, 78 episodes)
• 1965: ITV Play of the Week: The American Dream (TV series)
• 1965: Promise Her Anything
• 1966: The Secret of the White Nun (The Trygon Factor)
• 1967: THE Cat - Artist and Detective (THE Cat) (TV series, an episode)
• 1967: The Crucible (TV)
• 1969: Under the stairs (Staircase)
• 1970: BBC Play of the Month: Separate Tables (TV series)
• 1970: Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series, one episode)
• 1970, 1981: ITV Playhouse (TV series, two episodes)
• 1971: They mess everything up (Villain)
• 1972: Kate (TV series, episode)
• 1972, 1973: The House on Eaton Place (TV series, two episodes)
• 1973: The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV series, episode)
• 1974: Notorious Woman (TV series, episode)
• 1975: French Connection II
• 1975: Ten from the Twenties (TV series, one episode)
• 1976: Family grave (Family Plot)
• 1976: Abide with Me (TV) (title based on an English hymn )
• 1977: Jubilee (TV series, episode)
• 1977: Supernatural (TV series, one episode)
• 1977: Great Performances (TV series, one episode)
• 1977: Full Circle
• 1977: Julia
• 1978: Night Cries (TV)
• 1979: The Old Crowd (TV)
• 1980: The Haunted House at Kensington Park (Never Never Land)

Web links

Commons : Cathleen Nesbitt  - collection of images

• Cathleen Nesbitt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Cathleen Nesbitt in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• List of performances in the Theater Archive, University of Bristol
• Cathleen Nesbitt in the German dubbing file