Ursula Howells
Acting
Born September 17, 1922 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Biography
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films. After the death of her…
Known For · 40 titles
Midsomer Murders
Play for Today
Heartbeat
Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Bergerac
BBC2 Play of the Week
No Hiding Place
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Lovejoy
Upstairs, Downstairs
Drama 61-67
Interpol Calling
Man in a Suitcase
The Human Jungle
Sherlock Holmes
Father, Dear Father
Half Hour Story
All Gas and Gaiters
Fall of Eagles
Ooh La La!
The Informer
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Theatre '70
A Question of Guilt
Ryan International
The Cazalets
Late Night Theatre
Cousin Bette
The Barchester Chronicles
Father, Dear Father
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Knock on Any Door
Armchair Theatre
She's Out
The Root of All Evil?
The Wednesday Thriller
Ten from the Twenties