The Resume

(January 24, 1909-May 6, 1993)
Born in Hartford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Appeared in the films 'Things to Come' (1936), 'Perfect Strangers' (1945), 'The Seventh Veil' (1945), 'The Paradine Case' (1947), 'Madeleine' (1950), 'The Sound Barrier' (1952), 'Taste of Fear' (1961), 'The Human Factor' (1979) and 'Maelstrom' (1985)
Wrote the autobiography 'The Eighth Veil'

Why she might be annoying:

She was married and divorced three times.
Her second and third husbands, Nigel Tangye and David Lean, were first cousins.
She said, 'I am too shy to be a typical actress. I hate curtain calls and it embarrasses me when people clap.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She was nicknamed 'the pocket Garbo.'
She became the first British actress to sign a million dollar contract -- $880,000 of which was swallowed up by taxes (1946).
After her film career cooled down, she became a producer and director of travelogues.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Turned Directors
• Actors/Actresses Appearing in Shirley Temple Movies
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [L-Z]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• Carol Burnett Impersonations
• David Lean Films
• Hammer Horror
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 84)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26945)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying