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Born | Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart 5 March 1908 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Died | 6 June 1977 | (aged 69)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Ellis Irving (m. 1939-1977)[1] |
Sophie Stewart (5 March 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a British actress of stage and screen.[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]She was born as Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland in March 1908 and died in June 1977 at the age of 69, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.[5]
In 1937 she starred in Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Blakeney.[6] Her West End stage appearances included James Bridie's A Sleeping Clergyman (1933), Aimée Stuart's Lady from Edinburgh (1945) and J. Lee Thompson's The Human Touch (1948).
She was married to the actor Ellis Irving.[7][1]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1935 | City of Beautiful Nonsense | Jill Dealtry | |
1935 | Her Last Affaire | Jodie Weyre | |
1935 | Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn | Maria Marten | |
1936 | Things to Come | Mrs. Cabal | |
1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maggie Hooper | |
1936 | As You Like It | Celia | |
1937 | Under the Red Robe | Elise, Duchess of Fiox | |
1937 | The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite, his wife | |
1938 | Who Goes Next? | Sarah | |
1938 | Marigold | Marigold Sellar | |
1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Sister Watkins | |
1940 | My Son, My Son! | Sheila O'Riorden | |
1943 | The Lamp Still Burns | Christine Morris | |
1944 | Strawberry Roan | Mrs. Morley | |
1947 | Uncle Silas | Lady Monica Waring | |
1952 | Made in Heaven | Marjorie Topham | |
1954 | Devil Girl from Mars | Mrs. Jamieson | |
1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Miss Charlotte Dunlap | |
1957 | No Time for Tears | Sister Willis |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Well-Dressed Women In The Orontes". The West Australian. Vol. 65, no. 19, 672. Western Australia. 4 August 1949. p. 20. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia., ...Mr. Ellis Irving. is visiting Australia for the first time for 20 years. His wife is known professionally as Sophie Stewart...
- ^ "Sophie Stewart : Historical Figures and Perthshire". strathearn.com.
- ^ "Sophie Stewart - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "ORONTES ARRIVALS". The Age. No. 29417. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sophie Stewart". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.