Kathleen Harrison

Biography

Kathleen Harrison was long a stalwart of British cinema. Her place was always firmly below stairs – a cook perhaps, or a cleaning lady often answering the door with a puzzled expression always fearful that trouble was just around the corner. She was born in 1892 in Blackburn in Lancashire. She studied at RADA and then went to live in Agentina for some time. On her return to Britain, she made her stage debut in 1926 in “The Constant Flirt”. Her first major film role was in 1931 in “Hobson’s Choice”. Kathleen Harrison made one film in Hollywood in Emlyn Williams “Night Must Fall” in 1937 as a maid (naturally). She achieved national fame as Mrs Huggett in four films about the Huggett family. In the mid 1960′s she starred in a very popular television series Mrs Thursday about a cleaner who won the football pools. She died in 1995 at the age of 103.

Filmografi

Oliver Twist1948 · Mrs SowerberryScrooge1951 · Mrs. DilberCaesar and Cleopatra1945 · Egyptian Woman (uncredited)Where There's a Will1955 · Annie YeoBlondes: Diana Dors1999 · Mrs. Huggett(archive footage)In Which We Serve1942 · Mrs. BlakeGirl in the News1940 · CookThey Came by Night1940 · Mrs. LightbodyIt's a Wonderful World1956 · Miss GillyHome and Away1956 · Elsie KnowlesAren't We All?1932 · Bit RoleCast a Dark Shadow1955 · EmmieI See a Dark Stranger1946 · Waitress (uncredited)Gaslight1940 · Bit RoleThe Great Defender1934 · Agnes CarterThe Ghoul1933 · KaneyThe Ghost Train1941 · Miss BourneThe Magic Box1952 · Mother in Family GroupI Thank You1941 · KathleenSalvage with a Smile1940 · HousekeeperA Cry from the Streets1958 · Mrs. FarrerMajor Barbara1941 · Mrs. PriceThe Shop at Sly Corner1947 · Mrs. CattLock Up Your Daughters1969 · Lady Clumsey