Sonia Dresdel

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Sonia Dresdel (5 May 1909 - 18 January 1976) was an English actress, whose career ran between the 1940s and 1970s.

She was born Lois Obee in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and was educated at Aberdeen High School for Girls.

Her most noted role was that of "Mrs. Baines" in the 1948 film version of Graham Greene's The Fallen Idol, which starred Ralph Richardson and Michele Morgan.

The film received Academy Awards for Best Director (Sir Carol Reed) and Best Screenplay.

She died of undisclosed causes, aged 66.

[edit] Filmography (incomplete)

• The Fallen Idol (1948) as Mrs. Baines
• The Clouded Yellow (1951) as Jess Fenton

[edit] External links

• Sonia Dresdel at the Internet Movie Database