The Resume

(March 4, 1921-February 28, 1987)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Appeared in the films 'The Gentle Sex' (1943), 'A Girl in a Million' (1946), 'The Bad Lord Byron' (1949), 'Whiskey Galore!' (1949), 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' (1949), 'The Man in the White Suit' (1951), 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1952), 'Father Brown' (1954), 'Mysterious Island' (1961), 'Tom Jones' (1963), 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (1978) and 'Little Dorritt' (1988)
Appeared on the London stage in 'The Robust Invalid' (1938), 'The Women' (1940), 'Peter Pan' (1941), 'Rise Above It' (1941), 'The Grass Is Greener' (1952), 'Lysistrata' (1957), 'Hedda Gabbler' (1960), 'Oblomov' (1964), 'The Chalk Garden' (1971) and 'The Understanding' (1982)
Portrayed Lady Carlton in the British sitcom 'Girls on Top' (1985-86)

Why she might be annoying:

She did not care for a brief sojourn in Hollywood, saying 'I couldn't put up with the endless makeup sessions.'
She and her 'Hedda Gabler' co-star, Andre Morrell, eloped to Jamaica to get married (1960).
Late in her career, she was typecast as 'dotty duchesses.'

Why she might not be annoying:

When she appeared in 'Oblomov,' she was the only cast member who star Spike Milligan could not make laugh while onstage: 'She never lost her dignity for a moment.'
TCM wrote that she 'possessed a special blend of the aristocratic and the sultry.'
'The Observer' described her voice as 'husky, seductive, felinely purring.'
She was named the 63rd sexiest film star of all time by Empire magazine (1995).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 48]
• Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars [1995] (Ranked: 63)
• I Died in 1987 (Ranked: 65)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Married My Co-Star
• I Portrayed Ophelia
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught with Alcohol
• Profiles 34501-34750 (Ranked: 34581)
• Tree Names
• We Eloped

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 42 Votes: 66.67% Annoying