Ursula Jeans

Biography

Ursula Jeans was an English actress whose career took in theater, film and television. She was born in Simla, then in British India, and raised in London, making her first stage appearances there in 1922. She joined the London company of The Play's the Thing, P. G. Wodehouse's adaptation of a Ferenc Molnar comedy, and in 1931 had a part in Grand Hotel by Edward Knoblock at the Adelphi Theatre. Her New York stage debut came in 1933. On film she acted opposite Roger Livesey in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). During World War II she entertained troops through ENSA, and afterwards she and Livesey performed together in Watch on the Rhine as well as Ever Since Paradise and Uncertain Joy. In 1956 she played Mrs. Tarlton in an installment of the BBC series H M Tennent's Globe Theatre, and she toured Australia and New Zealand in a stage production between 1956 and 1958.

66years old at death

Born May 5, 1906Shimla
Died April 21, 1973London
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Ursula Jean McMinn

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 26 years1933 to 1959

Genres

Romance67%, 4 films
Drama50%, 3 films
War50%, 3 films
Comedy33%, 2 films
Adventure17%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Ursula Jeans made her London stage debut in 1922, then joined the cast of The Play's the Thing, P. G. Wodehouse's adaptation of a Ferenc Molnar play, alongside Gerald du Maurier and Henry Daniell.

Ursula Jeans movies on Netflix

North West Frontier1959IMDb rating 7.1as Lady Windham
The Dam Busters1955IMDb rating 7.4as Mrs. Wallis
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943IMDb rating 8.0as Frau von Kalteneck
Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2as Gertrude
Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5as Lisbet Skirving
Cavalcade1933IMDb rating 5.7as Fanny Bridges

Best known for

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

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The Dam Busters1955 Drama, History, Waras Mrs. Wallis
IMDb rating 7.412K votes
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Frau von Kalteneck
IMDb rating 8.018K votes
North West Frontier1959as Lady Windham
IMDb rating 7.13.5K votes
Dark Journey1937as Gertrude
IMDb rating 6.21.6K votes
Cavalcade1933as Fanny Bridges
IMDb rating 5.76.8K votes
Storm in a Teacup1937as Lisbet Skirving
IMDb rating 6.51.3K votes

Most often with

Victor Saville directed two of these films. Five 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.

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Cecil Parker

Vivien Leigh

Charles Carson

Eliot Makeham

Arthur WontnerVictor SavilleDirector, 2 films

Films together

Cecil Parker2 films together, 1937
Cecil Parker's page
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Jeans as GertrudeParker as Capt. of Q-Boat
- Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5Jeans as Lisbet SkirvingParker as Provost William Gow
Vivien Leigh2 films together, 1937
Vivien Leigh's page
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Jeans as GertrudeLeigh as Madeleine Goddard
- Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5Jeans as Lisbet SkirvingLeigh as Victoria Gow
Charles Carson2 films together, 1937 to 1955
Charles Carson's page
- The Dam Busters1955IMDb rating 7.4Jeans as Mrs. WallisCarson as Doctor
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Jeans as GertrudeCarson as Head of Fifth Bureau
Eliot Makeham2 films together, 1937
Eliot Makeham's page
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Jeans as GertrudeMakeham as Anatole Bergen
- Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5Jeans as Lisbet SkirvingMakeham as Sheriff
Arthur Wontner2 films together, 1937 to 1943
Arthur Wontner's page
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943IMDb rating 8.0Jeans as Frau von KalteneckWontner as Embassy Counsellor
- Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5Jeans as Lisbet SkirvingWontner as Fiscal
Victor SavilleDirector, 2 films, 1937
All films by Victor Saville
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Jeans as Gertrude
- Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5Jeans as Lisbet Skirving

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