Acting
Sybil Thorndike
- Titles
- 30movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1922 to 1966, busiest in 1922 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 12top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Major Barbara80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Coming of Age4.2average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 3
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Cyril CusackActorGone to Earth, Shake Hands with the Devil, A Passage to India
Fay ComptonActorUncle Vanya, The Forbidden Street
Michael RedgraveActorShake Hands with the Devil, Uncle Vanya
Laurence OlivierActorThe Prince and the Showgirl, Uncle Vanya
Robert MorleyActorMajor Barbara, Melba- HHarry B. ParkinsonDirectorBleak House, Macbeth
- PPatrick DromgooleDirectorDon't Utter a Note, Man and Mirror
- MMutz GreenbaumCinematographerHindle Wakes, A Gentleman of Paris
Movies and TV shows
291960s
7 titles · average score 62
Don't Utter a Note (1966)
as Florence Pringle
A Passage to India (1965)
as Mrs Moore
60
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV show · as Mrs Moore
Man and Mirror (1965)
as Isabel Manners
57
Uncle Vanya (1963)
as Marina, the nurse
57
The Big Gamble (1961)
as Aunt Cathleen
73
Hand in Hand (1961)
as Lady Caroline
1950s
11 titles · average score 67
68
Alive and Kicking (1959)
as Dora
70
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
as Lady Fitzhugh
66
Jet Storm (1959)
as Emma Morgan
Smiley Gets a Gun (1958)
as Granny McKinley
57
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
as The Queen Dowager
63
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
as Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
Melba (1953)
as Queen Victoria
67
The Magic Box (1952)
as Sitter in Bath Studio
62
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
as Miss Bosanquet
69
Stage Fright (1950)
as Mrs. Gill
79
Gone to Earth (1950)
as Mrs. Marston
1940s
3 titles · average score 71
66
The Forbidden Street (1949)
as Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey
67
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
as Mrs. Squeers
80
Major Barbara (1941)
as The General
1930s
3 titles · average score 73
73
Tudor Rose (1936)
as Ellen
Hindle Wakes (1931)
as Mrs. Hawthorne
A Gentleman of Paris (1931)
as Lola Duval
1920s
5 titles
To What Red Hell (1929)
as Mrs Fairfield
Dawn (1928)
as Nurse Edith Cavell
Esmeralda (1922)
as Esmeralda
Bleak House (1922)
as Lady Dedlock
Macbeth (1922)
as Lady Macbeth