Heather Thatcher
Heather Thatcher (born September 3, 1896 in London , England , † February 15, 1987 there ) was a British actress, singer and dancer.
life and career
Heather Thatcher began her show career at a young age as a dancer and singer in London's West End. From the early 1920s, Thatcher also appeared as an actress, initially mainly in light musical comedies such as Oh Daddy and Warm Corner . Her greatest successes included musical comedies such as Sally (1921) and Primrose (1924). With the play Thy Name Is Woman , performed in 1926 , the blonde actress made her breakthrough to serious acting. In the following decades she played in prestigious theaters such as Ivor Novellos Strand Theater in London or the London Coliseum .
Thatcher made her first film appearance in 1915 in an early version of The Prisoner of Zenda . As a result, however, her film appearances remained in short supply during the silent film era . From the early 1930s she played in British film productions such as the drama Loyalties (1933) with Basil Rathbone or the adventure film The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) with Douglas Fairbanks senior in its last leading role. She had made her first Hollywood film in 1932 with But the Flesh Is Weak alongside Robert Montgomery . Between 1937 and 1944 she worked regularly in Hollywood and was mainly seen in supporting roles as - often eccentric - upper-class lady, including as the French queen in If I Were King and in the thriller The House of Lady Alquist with Ingrid Bergman . She then returned to Great Britain, where she played as Countess Ivanovna in Anna Karenina (1948) alongside Vivien Leigh . In 1955 she made her last of 48 films.
Heather Thatcher died in 1987 at the age of 90.
Filmography (selection)
- 1916: Altar Chains
- 1929: The Plaything
- 1933: Loyalties
- 1934: The Private Life of Don Juan (The Private Life of Don Juan)
- 1935: My Heart to the Queen (The Dictator)
- 1937: Tovarich
- 1938: If I'd king (If I Were King)
- 1939: Three Foreign Legionnaires (Beau Geste)
- 1941: Manhunt (Man Hunt)
- 1942: We Were Dancing
- 1942: The Undying Monster
- 1942: Adventure in the South Seas (Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake)
- 1942: The Possession of Tahiti (The Moon and Sixpence)
- 1943 Hazardous honeymoon (Above Suspicion)
- 1943: The Second Face (Flesh and Fantasy)
- 1944: Lady Alquist's house (Gaslight)
- 1948: Anna Karenina
- 1949: The Tingeltangelgräfin (Trottie True)
- 1951: Dakapo ( Encore )
- 1952 Father's Doing Fine
- 1955: Alluring Depth (The Deep Blue Sea)
Web links
- Heather Thatcher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thatcher, Heather |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress and dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1987 |
| Place of death | London , England |