Edie Martin

British actress (1880–1964)

Edie Martin
Born
Edith Emma Martin

(1880-01-01)1 January 1880
London, England
Died22 February 1964(1964-02-22) (aged 84)
London, England
Years active1931-1963
SpouseFelix W. Pitt

Edith Emma "Edie" Martin (1 January 1880 – 22 February 1964) was a British actress.[1] She was a ubiquitous performer, on stage from 1886, playing generally small parts but in high demand, appearing in scores of British films (although often uncredited).[2] She frequently appeared in memorable Ealing comedies as their resident "little old lady".[3]

Selected filmography

  • M'Blimey (1931)
  • Late Extra (1935) - Apartment Resident (uncredited)
  • Broken Blossoms (1936) - Woman in West End Party Visit (uncredited)
  • Educated Evans (1936) - Bit Part (uncredited)
  • The Big Noise (1936) - Old Lady
  • Feather Your Nest (1937) - Blanche (uncredited)
  • Return of a Stranger (1937) - Mrs. Stevens (uncredited)
  • Farewell Again (1937) - Mrs. Bulger
  • Under the Red Robe (1937) - Maria
  • St. Martin's Lane (1938) - Libby's Dresser (uncredited)
  • Bad Boy (1938) - Mrs. Bryan
  • A Spot of Bother (1938) - An Occasional Bar-Lady (uncredited)
  • Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
  • Unpublished Story (1942) - Mrs. Duncan (uncredited)
  • The Demi-Paradise (1943) - Miss Winifred Tisdall
  • It's in the Bag (1944) - Mrs. Hicks (uncredited)
  • Don't Take It to Heart (1945) - Miss Bucket
  • A Place of One's Own (1945) - Cook
  • They Were Sisters (1945) - Cook
  • Here Comes the Sun (1946) - Mrs. Galloway
  • Carnival (1946) - Martha (uncredited)
  • Great Expectations (1946) - Mrs. Whimple
  • The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) - Waitress (uncredited)
  • When the Bough Breaks (1947) - Customer
  • It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) - Mrs. Watson
  • Oliver Twist (1948) - Annie
  • My Brother's Keeper (1948) - Churchgoer Shaking Hands (uncredited)
  • Another Shore (1948) - Half Crown Lady in Park (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) - (uncredited)
  • The History of Mr. Polly (1949) - Lady on roof
  • Cardboard Cavalier (1949) - Argumentative Old Woman (uncredited)
  • Adam and Evelyne (1949) - Woman Scrubbing Floor (uncredited)
  • Blackmailed (1951) - Mrs. Porritt - a Patient
  • The Galloping Major (1951) - Evelyn - Lady at Meeting (uncredited)
  • The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - Miss Evesham
  • The Man in the White Suit (1951) - Mrs. Watson
  • The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
  • Night Was Our Friend (1951) - Old Lady Jury Member
  • Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952) - Mary Wade
  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) - Emily
  • Genevieve (1953) - Guest (uncredited)
  • Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) - Deaf Lady (uncredited)
  • The End of the Road (1954) - Gloomy Gertie
  • Hobson's Choice (1954) - Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
  • Scotland Yard (film series) (1954, July) - ('The Mysterious Bullet' episode) - (mother/grandmother) - (uncredited)
  • Lease of Life (1954) - Miss Calthorp's Friend
  • The Black Rider (1954) - Elderly Lady
  • As Long as They're Happy (1955) - Elderly fan
  • Room in the House (1955)
  • The Ladykillers (1955) - Lettice (uncredited)
  • An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) - Wheelchair Pusher (uncredited)
  • Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956) - (uncredited)
  • My Teenage Daughter (1956) - Miss Ellis
  • Sailor Beware! (1956) - Little Woman in Church
  • The Naked Truth (1957) - Lady in Autograph Crowd (uncredited)
  • Too Many Crooks (1959) - Gordon's Mother
  • Follow a Star (1959) - Old Lady (uncredited)
  • Kidnapped (1960) - Woman on the bridge
  • A Weekend with Lulu (1961) - Lodgekeeper's Wife (uncredited)
  • Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) - Old Lady on Bench (uncredited) (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "Edie Martin". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Edie Martin". www.aveleyman.com.
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