Eileen Erskine | |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1914 |
Birth Place: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
Death Place: | Chiddingfold, Surrey, England |
Spouse: | Philip Friend (1941; died 1987) |
Children: | 2 |
Yearsactive: | 1937–1977 |
Eileen Marian Adams Erskine (15 August 1914 – 8 November 1995) was an English actress from Nottingham who was active in film mainly in the 1940s when she appeared in This Happy Breed (1944) and Great Expectations (1946).[1] [2] Her theatre work included the original West End production of J. B. Priestley's Time and the Conways in 1937; and on Broadway she was in Faithfully Yours, in 1951.[3] [4] Her television appearances included BBC TV's The Pallisers in 1974[5] Her autobiography, Scenes from a Life, was published posthumously.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1940 | The Midas Touch | Rosalie | ||
1941 | Sheepdog of the Hills | Miss Appleby, postmistress | Uncredited | |
1944 | This Happy Breed | Vi | ||
1944 | The Way Ahead | Mrs. Hilda Parsons | ||
1946 | Great Expectations | Biddy | ||
1948 | Hills of Home | Belle Saunders | ||
1952 | Lady Possessed | Violet |