Jeanne de Casalis
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Jeanne de Casalis was an Africa
n-born British
actress of stage, radio, and film.
Born in Basutoland
as Casalis de Pury, she was educated in France
- where her father owned one of the largest corset retailers, Charneaux - and began her career in music before working in London
.
She appeared on stage in The Mask of Virtue with Vivien Leigh
(1935) and in the Agatha Christie
mystery, The Hollow
. Her best-known films were Cottage to Let
(1941) and Jamaica Inn
(1939).
, best remembered for Frankenstein
(1931), in June 1929, though they were later estranged for several years before his death on 25 June 1937 from tuberculosis
.
Her second husband, whom she married around 1938, was RAF Wing Commander Cowan Douglas Stephenson; they lived at Hunger Hatch near Ashford, Kent
.
Jeanne de Casalis died on 19 August 1966, aged 69.
Africa
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n-born British
United Kingdom
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actress of stage, radio, and film.
Born in Basutoland
Basutoland
Basutoland or officially the Territory of Basutoland, was a British Crown colony established in 1884 after the Cape Colony's inability to control the territory...
as Casalis de Pury, she was educated in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- where her father owned one of the largest corset retailers, Charneaux - and began her career in music before working in London
London
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.
She appeared on stage in The Mask of Virtue with Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
(1935) and in the Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
mystery, The Hollow
The Hollow (play)
The Hollow is a 1951 play by crime writer Agatha Christie. It is based on the 1946 book of the same name.-Background:In her Autobiography, Christie claimed that the success of And Then There Were None set her on the path of being a playwright as well as a writer of books and that only she would...
. Her best-known films were Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let is a 1941 spy film starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills. Set in World War II Scotland, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor.-Plot:...
(1941) and Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (film)
Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted ....
(1939).
Personal life
She married English actor Colin CliveColin Clive
Colin Clive was an English stage and screen actor best remembered for his portrayal of Dr...
, best remembered for Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931 film)
Frankenstein is a 1931 Pre-Code Horror Monster film from Universal Pictures directed by James Whale and adapted from the play by Peggy Webling which in turn is based on the novel of the same name by Mary Shelley. The film stars Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles and Boris Karloff, and features...
(1931), in June 1929, though they were later estranged for several years before his death on 25 June 1937 from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
.
Her second husband, whom she married around 1938, was RAF Wing Commander Cowan Douglas Stephenson; they lived at Hunger Hatch near Ashford, Kent
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
.
Jeanne de Casalis died on 19 August 1966, aged 69.
Selected filmography
- Woman HaterWoman HaterWoman Hater is a 1948 British romantic comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Stewart Granger, Edwige Feuillère and Ronald Squire. Lord Datchett invites a French film star to stay as his house but pretends to be one of his employees while he tries to romance her with the help of his...
(1948) - The Turners of Prospect RoadThe Turners of Prospect RoadThe Turners of Prospect Road is a 1947 British drama film directed by Maurice J. Wilson and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Helena Pickard and Maureen Glynne. A pet greyhound wins a major race meeting...
(1947) .... Mrs. Webster - This Man Is MineThis Man Is Mine (1946 film)This Man Is Mine is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Tom Walls, Glynis Johns and Jeanne De Casalis. A Canadian soldier is billeted with a British family for the Christmas holidays to the delight of the two unmarried daughters...
(1946) .... Mrs. Ferguson - Medal for the GeneralMedal for the GeneralMedal for the General is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The screenplay by Elizabeth Baron is based on the novel of the same title by James Ronald.-Plot:...
(1944) .... Lady Frome - Those Kids from TownThose Kids from TownThose Kids from Town is a 1942 British, black-and-white, comedy-drama propaganda film war film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring George Cole, Harry Fowler, Percy Marmont, Ronald Shiner as Mr. Bert Burns and Charles Victor as Harry, the Vicar. It was produced by Richard Vernon and presented by...
(1942) .... Sheila - Cottage to LetCottage to LetCottage to Let is a 1941 spy film starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills. Set in World War II Scotland, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor.-Plot:...
(1941) .... Mrs. Barrington - Sailors ThreeSailors ThreeSailors Three is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert and Carla Lehmann. Thre British sailors accidentally find themselves aboard a German ship during the Second World War....
(1940) .... Mrs Pilkington - Charley's (Big-Hearted) AuntCharley's (Big-Hearted) AuntCharley's Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'.The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt.-Cast:...
(1940) .... Lady Lucy Blessington-Smythe (Aunt Lucy) - The Girl Who Forgot (1940) .... Mrs. Barradine
- Just Like a WomanJust Like a Woman (1939 film)Just Like a Woman is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Felix Aylmer, Jeanne De Casalis and Fred Emney. A group of private detectives working for a jeweller pursue a gang of thieves in Argentina.-Cast:...
(1939) .... Poppy Mayne - Jamaica InnJamaica Inn (film)Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted ....
(1939) (as Jeanne de Casalis) .... Sir Humphrey's friend - Nell Gwynn (1934) .... Duchess of Portsmouth
- Nine Till Six (1932) .... Yvonne
- Infatuation (1930) .... Georgette
- Knowing Men (1930) .... Delphine
- Zero (1928) .... Julia Norton