
Jessie Matthews
Actor
- Born
- March 11, 1907
- Died
- August 19, 1981 (age 74)
- From
- London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Matthews, OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The Dancing Divinity". Her British studio was reluctant to…
Filmography (27)
Catch a Fallen Star (1987)Self- Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a PlaceTales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (1980)Hazel
- The Winter LadiesThe Winter Ladies (1979)Lady Bluett
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)Aunt Bessie Merryman
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)Mrs. Tinsdale- Nanny's BoyNanny's Boy (1977)Nanny Webster
Tom Thumb (1958)Anne
A Connecticut Yankee (1955)- Life Is Nothing Without MusicLife Is Nothing Without Music (1947)Herself
- Victory WeddingVictory Wedding (1944)Director
Candles at Nine (1944)Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
Forever and a Day (1943)Mildred Trimble
Climbing High (1938)Diana Castle
Sailing Along (1938)Kay Martin
Gangway (1937)Pat Wayne
Head Over Heels (1937)Jeanne Colbert
It's Love Again (1936)Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe
First a Girl (1935)Elizabeth
Evergreen (1934)Harriet Green
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)Resi Ebezeder
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)Millie
The Good Companions (1933)Susie Dean
The Man from Toronto (1933)Leslie Farrar
The Midshipmaid (1932)Celia Newbiggin
There Goes the Bride (1932)Annette Marquand
Out of the Blue (1931)Tommy Tucker
The Beloved Vagabond (1923)Pan