Margaretta Scott

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Margaretta Scott (born February 13, 1912 in London , † April 15, 2005 , ibid) was a British actress. Scott was active in theater, film and television for over 70 years.

life and career

Scott was born in 1912 to music critic Hugh Arthur Scott and his wife Bertha Eugene. Scott first appeared on the theater stage at the age of 14. She played a small role in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at the Strand Theater in London. Scott studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and initially focused entirely on theater. She played in 1931 the Ophelia in Hamlet and 1936, directed by Tyrone Guthrie , the Rosaline in Lost Love's Labor at the Old Vic Theater in London.

Scott made her screen debut in 1934 as Pepilla in The Private Life of Don Juan . In 1936 she played the role of Roxana / Rowena in What will come . During the Second World War , Scott performed two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon and also played there mainly in plays by Shakespeare. In 1944, Scott toured North Africa and Italy with the Entertainments National Service Association . In addition to her theater engagements, Scott made five movies from 1940 to 1944, including Girl in the News and Quiet Wedding .

In 1946 Scott played Portia in a television adaptation of The Merchant of Venice . During the next three decades, Scott was present on television and in the cinema, as well as on the theater stage. From the 1960s onwards, Scott played increasingly in plays by Oscar Wilde , for example in 1968 in Lord Arthur Savile's Crimes , 1974 in A Woman Without Meaning and 1976/77 in An Ideal Husband . Scott also took on roles in various television series. Scott played Aunt Kate in The House on Eaton Place and the eccentric widow Mrs. Pumphrey in The Doctor and the Dear Cattle , among others .

Scott was married to composer John Wooldridge , who was killed in a car accident in October 1958. The couple had two children. The daughter Susan Wooldridge is an actress, the son Hugh Wooldridge is a director and producer.

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SURNAME Scott, Margaretta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 2005