Maxine Audley

Biography

Maxine Audley was an English actress whose career spanned stage and screen. Born in London, she trained in New York City at the Tamara Daykharhanova School and at the London Mask Theatre School. She made her professional stage debut at the Open Air Theatre in July 1940, then joined repertory companies in Tonbridge, Maidenhead and Birmingham. Audley performed many times with the Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company, taking roles such as Goneril in King Lear, Lady Macduff in Macbeth, and Volumnia in Coriolanus. Her first film was the 1948 adaptation of Anna Karenina. Later films included The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), A King in New York (1957), The Vikings (1958), Our Man in Havana (1959), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), and The Looking Glass War (1970). She also appeared on television in Danger Man, Great Expectations, and Space: 1999.

69years old at death

Born April 29, 1923London
Died July 23, 1992London
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 16 years1954 to 1970

Genres

Drama67%, 8 films
Comedy33%, 4 films
Crime25%, 3 films
Thriller25%, 3 films
Action17%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Maxine Audley's first professional stage appearance came in July 1940, when she took a walk-on part in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre.

Maxine Audley movies on Netflix

The Looking Glass War1970IMDb rating 5.8as Mrs LeClerc
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed1969IMDb rating 6.7as Ella Brandt
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush1968IMDb rating 6.1as Mrs. Cynthia Beauchamp
The Agony and the Ecstasy1965IMDb rating 7.2as Woman
The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3as Marion Fane
Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0as Julia Martineau
The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960IMDb rating 7.1as Ada Leverson
Our Man in Havana1959IMDb rating 7.1as Teresa
The Vikings1958IMDb rating 7.0as Enid
A King in New York1957IMDb rating 7.0as Queen Irene
The Prince and the Showgirl1957IMDb rating 6.4as Lady Sunningdale
The Sleeping Tiger1954IMDb rating 6.5as Carol

Best known for

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

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A King in New York1957 Comedy, Dramaas Queen Irene
IMDb rating 7.010.0K votes
The Vikings1958 Action, Adventureas Enid
IMDb rating 7.018K votes
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed1969as Ella Brandt
IMDb rating 6.76.0K votes
Hell Is a City1960as Julia Martineau
IMDb rating 7.01.8K votes
The Agony and the Ecstasy1965as Woman
IMDb rating 7.28.9K votes
The Sleeping Tiger1954as Carol
IMDb rating 6.51.5K votes
The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960as Ada Leverson
IMDb rating 7.11.3K votes
The Looking Glass War1970as Mrs LeClerc
IMDb rating 5.81.6K votes

Most often with

Carol Reed directed two of these films. Paul Rogers appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Paul Rogers

Ralph Richardson

Alexander Knox

Billie Whitelaw

George A. Cooper

Jeremy Spenser

Carol ReedDirector, 2 films

Films together

Paul Rogers3 films together, 1959 to 1970
Paul Rogers's page
- The Looking Glass War1970IMDb rating 5.8Audley as Mrs LeClercRogers as Haldane
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960IMDb rating 7.1Audley as Ada LeversonRogers as Frank Harris
- Our Man in Havana1959IMDb rating 7.1Audley as TeresaRogers as Hubert Carter
Ralph Richardson2 films together, 1959 to 1970
Ralph Richardson's page
- The Looking Glass War1970IMDb rating 5.8Audley as Mrs LeClercRichardson as LeClerc
- Our Man in Havana1959IMDb rating 7.1Audley as TeresaRichardson as 'C'
Alexander Knox2 films together, 1954 to 1958
Alexander Knox's page
- The Vikings1958IMDb rating 7.0Audley as EnidKnox as Father Godwin
- The Sleeping Tiger1954IMDb rating 6.5Audley as CarolKnox as Dr. Clive Esmond
Billie Whitelaw2 films together, 1954 to 1960
Billie Whitelaw's page
- Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0Audley as Julia MartineauWhitelaw as Chloe Hawkins
- The Sleeping Tiger1954IMDb rating 6.5Audley as CarolWhitelaw as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
George A. Cooper2 films together, 1960 to 1962
George A. Cooper's page
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Audley as Marion FaneCooper as Thomas Gabler
- Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0Audley as Julia MartineauCooper as Doug Savage
Jeremy Spenser2 films together, 1957 to 1962
Jeremy Spenser's page
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Audley as Marion FaneSpenser as Martin Holt
- The Prince and the Showgirl1957IMDb rating 6.4Audley as Lady SunningdaleSpenser as King Nicolas
Carol ReedDirector, 2 films, 1959 to 1965
All films by Carol Reed
- The Agony and the Ecstasy1965IMDb rating 7.2Audley as Woman
- Our Man in Havana1959IMDb rating 7.1Audley as Teresa
Also two films together1 more actor
- Alister WilliamsonThe Brain (1962) and Hell Is a City (1960)
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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