Ellen Pollock
Acting
Born July 29, 1903 · Heidelberg, Germany
Biography
Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions. A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the…
Known For · 40 titles
Richard the Lionheart
Ooh La La!
Cousin Bette
The Old Men at the Zoo
The Wicked Lady
Chéri
My Wife's Family
So Evil, So Young
Florence Nightingale
Piccadilly
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
Non-Stop New York
The Galloping Major
The Golden Link
Finders Keepers
The Fake
The Long Knife
Horror Hospital
Rapture
Bedelia
Who Killed the Cat?
The Informer
Too Many Crooks
Sons of the Sea
Millions
Don Chicago
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Aren't Men Beasts!
Moulin Rouge
Warning to Wantons
Something in the City
Master Spy
The First Mrs Fraser
The Last Coupon
The Time of His Life
To Have and to Hold
Spare a Copper
Heads We Go
The Street Singer
The Hypnotist