Sally Ann Howes
Biography
Sally Ann Howes was an English actress and singer whose work in film, theater, and television lasted about six decades. Born in St John's Wood in 1930, she came from a theatrical family and began in school productions. A family friend suggested her for the film Thursday's Child (1943), which launched her career. She signed with Ealing Studios and appeared in Dead of Night (1945) and Anna Karenina (1948), later making The Admirable Crichton (1957). On stage she became a leading musical-comedy star in the West End, and in 1958 she replaced Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady on Broadway. She earned a Tony nomination for Brigadoon in 1963 and a Drama Desk nomination for James Joyce's The Dead in 2000. She portrayed Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). She continued in theater and later toured in The King and I and The Sound of Music. She died in 2021.
91years old at death
- Born St John's Wood
- Died רמת השופט
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 35 years1945 to 1980
Every film, newest first
- 1980Death ShipIMDb rating 4.8
- 1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangIMDb rating 7.0
- 1957The Admirable CrichtonIMDb rating 7.1
- 1948Anna KareninaIMDb rating 6.6
- 1945Dead of NightIMDb rating 7.5
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Behind the award
Howes took the lead in a brief 1962 revival of Brigadoon staged by the New York City Opera. Her Tony nomination for that performance was a first for a revival.
Getting ready for a role
Howes took a crash course in dancing lessons before she filmed a scene in which she danced as a wooden doll. With 150 extras watching, she finished the scene in one take.
Early training
Howes took singing lessons after a teacher friend suggested it. She wanted to develop her natural talents and also tried to bring down her speaking voice, which was quite high.
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Worked with
Sally Ann Howes shares two films with Miles Malleson, 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
Miles Malleson's page
Martita Hunt's page
George Kennedy's page
Michael Gough's page
Saul Rubinek's page
Ralph Richardson's page
Ken HughesDirector, 1 film, 1968
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Alberto CavalcantiDirector, 1 film, 1945
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Charles CrichtonDirector, 1 film, 1945
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