Mabel Terry-Lewis
Biography
Mabel Terry-Lewis was an English actress of the Terry-Gielgud acting dynasty. Born in London, she began acting professionally in 1895, playing Lucy Lorimer in A Pair of Spectacles at the Garrick Theatre with John Hare. Over the next decade she built a successful stage career in London, playing roles such as Muriel Eden in The Gay Lord Quex and Gloria Clandon in You Never Can Tell. She retired from the stage in 1904 and returned in 1920. In 1923 she toured America in If Winter Comes, and later appeared in US productions of Easy Virtue and The Constant Wife. In 1930 she played Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest opposite John Gielgud. Her films included The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), Jamaica Inn (1939), and The Adventures of Tartu (1943). She died in 1957.
85years old at death
- Born London
- Died London
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis and Mabel Gwynedd Lewis
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 9 years1934 to 1943
Every film, newest first
- 1943The Adventures of TartuIMDb rating 7.0
- 1939Jamaica InnIMDb rating 6.3
- 1934The Scarlet PimpernelIMDb rating 7.3
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First role
Terry-Lewis first acted professionally in January 1895 at the Garrick Theatre, playing Lucy Lorimer in A Pair of Spectacles alongside John Hare. The Times said she showed few signs of being a novice.
A change of course
Mabel Terry-Lewis painted miniatures as well as acting. According to Who's Who in 1935, her miniature work had been shown at the Royal Academy, Grafton and New Galleries, and in Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester.
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Worked with
Mabel Terry-Lewis shares two films with Walter Rilla, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Walter Rilla's page
Nigel Bruce's page
Charles Laughton's page
Maureen O'Hara's page
Raymond Massey's page
Glynis Johns's page
All films by Alfred Hitchcock
Harold YoungDirector, 1 film, 1934
All films by Harold Young
Harold S. BucquetDirector, 1 film, 1943
All films by Harold S. Bucquet
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.