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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Anita Sharp-Bolster worked as an Irish actress, with screen credits in 88 films and 12 television series between 1928 and 1978. Born in County Cork, she made her screen debut in the British film What Money Can Buy (1928) and entered American cinema in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942). She became a steady presence in character roles, and one 2013 book called her one of Hollywood's most memorable human gargoyles. Her stage work took her to Broadway, where she appeared in productions such as Pygmalion, and she also worked with the BBC in radio. Credited as Anita Bolster, she played the witch Bathia Mapes in three March 1968 episodes of Dark Shadows, a role that involved trying and failing to lift the vampire curse from Barnabas Collins. She died in 1985.

89years old at death

Born August 28, 1895Ireland
Died June 1, 1985North Miami
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Anita Bolster

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 18 years1942 to 1960

Genres

Thriller64%, 7 films
Mystery36%, 4 films
Drama27%, 3 films
Comedy18%, 2 films
Film-Noir18%, 2 films

First and latest

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Anita Sharp-Bolster movies on Netflix

The House in Marsh Road1960IMDb rating 6.1as Mrs. O'Brien
Botany Bay1952IMDb rating 6.2as Moll Cudlip
The Perfect Woman1949IMDb rating 6.0as Lady Diana
The Woman in White1948IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Todd
The Two Mrs. Carrolls1947IMDb rating 6.8as Christine
My Name Is Julia Ross1945IMDb rating 7.0as Sparkes
Scarlet Street1945IMDb rating 7.7as Mrs. Michaels
The Lost Weekend1945IMDb rating 7.8as Mrs. Foley
The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0as Wiggy
The Thin Man Goes Home1944IMDb rating 7.3as Hilda
Saboteur1942IMDb rating 7.1as Lorelei - Circus Troupe

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

The Lost Weekend1945 Drama, Film-Noiras Mrs. Foley
IMDb rating 7.844K votes
Scarlet Street1945 Drama, Film-Noir, Thrilleras Mrs. Michaels
IMDb rating 7.722K votes
My Name Is Julia Ross1945as Sparkes
IMDb rating 7.04.2K votes
The Two Mrs. Carrolls1947as Christine
IMDb rating 6.85.6K votes
Saboteur1942as Lorelei - Circus Troupe
IMDb rating 7.130K votes
The Thin Man Goes Home1944as Hilda
IMDb rating 7.37.0K votes
Botany Bay1952as Moll Cudlip
IMDb rating 6.2724 votes
The House in Marsh Road1960as Mrs. O'Brien
IMDb rating 6.1871 votes

Most often with

Peter Godfrey directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Cedric Hardwicke

Doris Lloyd

Leyland Hodgson

Alexis Smith

David Clyde

Queenie Leonard

Peter GodfreyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Cedric Hardwicke2 films together, 1944 to 1952
Cedric Hardwicke's page
- Botany Bay1952IMDb rating 6.2Sharp-Bolster as Moll CudlipHardwicke as Gov. Phillip
- The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as WiggyHardwicke as Robert Bonting
Doris Lloyd2 films together, 1944 to 1945
Doris Lloyd's page
- My Name Is Julia Ross1945IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as SparkesLloyd as Mrs. Mackie
- The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as WiggyLloyd as Jennie
Leyland Hodgson2 films together, 1945 to 1947
Leyland Hodgson's page
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls1947IMDb rating 6.8Sharp-Bolster as ChristineHodgson as Inspector
- My Name Is Julia Ross1945IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as SparkesHodgson as Policeman
Alexis Smith2 films together, 1947 to 1948
Alexis Smith's page
- The Woman in White1948IMDb rating 6.6Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. ToddSmith as Marian Halcombe
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls1947IMDb rating 6.8Sharp-Bolster as ChristineSmith as Cecily Latham
David Clyde2 films together, 1944 to 1945
David Clyde's page
- The Lost Weekend1945IMDb rating 7.8Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. FoleyClyde as Dave
- The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as WiggyClyde as Det. Sgt. Bates
Queenie Leonard2 films together, 1944 to 1945
Queenie Leonard's page
- My Name Is Julia Ross1945IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as SparkesLeonard as Alice
- The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0Sharp-Bolster as WiggyLeonard as Daisy the Maid
Peter GodfreyDirector, 2 films, 1947 to 1948
All films by Peter Godfrey
- The Woman in White1948IMDb rating 6.6Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. Todd
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls1947IMDb rating 6.8Sharp-Bolster as Christine
Also two films together1 more actor
- Barry BernardThe Woman in White (1948) and The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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