Jean Cadell
| Jean Cadell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
13 September 1884 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died |
24 September 1967 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1912-1962 |
| Spouse(s) | Percival Clarke |
| Children | John Cadell Perceval-Clark (later John Cadell) |
Jean Cadell (13 September 1884 – 24 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress.[1]
Life and career
Born in Edinburgh, she performed in the cinema and on the stage.[2][3] Among her best-known cinema roles was in the Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore! (1948), as well as Pygmalion (1938) and I Know Where I'm Going! (1945). She once performed opposite W. C. Fields in Hollywood, cast as Mrs. Micawber to his Wilkins Micawber in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1935 production of David Copperfield.[4] Although Cadell remains in the released version of the film, her biggest scene (when the Micawber family prepare to emigrate) was deleted from the release prints.
Her brother was artist Francis Cadell one of the Scottish Colourists.[5] She married actor Perceval Perceval-Clark.[6] Jean and Perceval both appeared in the play The Man Who Stayed at Home.[7]
Her son, born John Cadell Perceval-Clark in 1915 changed his name to John Cadell and became a theatrical agent.[8] Her grandson Simon Cadell and her granddaughter Selina Cadell also became actors.[9]
Death
Jean Cadell died in London on 24 September 1967, aged 83.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Man Who Stayed at Home (1915) - Miss Myrtle
- Anna the Adventuress (1920) - Nellie Bates
- Alf's Button (1920) - Vicar's wife
- The Naked Man (1923) - Miss Linnett
- The Loves of Robert Burns (1930) - Mrs. Burns
- Escape (1930) - (uncredited)
- Two White Arms (1932) - Mrs. Drury
- Fires of Fate (1932) - Miss Byrne
- Timbuctoo (1933) - Wilhelmina
- The Luck of a Sailor (1934) - Princess Rosanna
- Little Friend (1934) - Miss Drew
- David Copperfield (1935) - Mrs. Micawber
- Whom the Gods Love (1936) - Frau Mozart
- Love from a Stranger (1937) - Aunt Lou
- South Riding (1938) - Miss Dry
- Pygmalion (1938) - Mrs. Pearce
- Confidential Lady (1939) - Amy Boswell
- Quiet Wedding (1941) - Aunt Florence
- The Young Mr Pitt (1942) - Mrs. Sparry
- Dear Octopus (1943) - Vicar's Wife
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) - Mrs. Church
- I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) - Postmistress
- Jassy (1947) - Meggie
- That Dangerous Age (1949) - Nannie
- Marry Me! (1949) - Hester Parsons
- Whisky Galore! (1949) - Mrs. Campbell
- No Place for Jennifer (1950) - Aunt Jacqueline
- Madeleine (1950) - Mrs. Jenkins
- The Reluctant Widow (1950) - Mrs. Barrows
- The Late Edwina Black (1951) - Ellen
- I'm a Stranger (1952) - Hannah Mackenzie
- Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) - Mrs. Macdonald
- Gravelhanger (1953)
- Three's Company (1954) - Miss Craig (segment "Take a Number' story)
- Keep It Clean (1956) - Mrs. Edgar Anstey
- The Little Hut (1957) - Mrs. Hermione Brittingham-Brett
- Let's Be Happy (1957) - Mrs. Cathie (uncredited)
- The Surgeon's Knife (1957) - Henrietta Stevens
- Rockets Galore! (1958) - Mrs. Campbell
- Serious Charge (1959) - Almshouse Matron
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) - 1st Old Lady
- A Taste of Money (1961) - Miss Brill
- Very Important Person (1961) - Lady Telling Story on TV show. Opening Scene
References
- ↑ Jean Cadell; North American Theatre Online
- 1 2 "Jean Cadell". BFI.
- ↑ "Jean Cadell movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observations of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) - BFI". BFI.
- ↑ "Lost work by Scottish colourist Cadell found on back of painting". BBC News.
- ↑ "Jean Cadell (1884-1967) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.
- ↑ Terry, J. E. Harold; Worrall, Lechmere (1916). The Man Who Stayed at Home. Samuel French. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Selina Cadell: 'Being plain has been pretty good for me' Doc Martin star on her late brother Simon, best friend Sigourney Weaver - and why she's glad she was never a ravishing beauty". Mail Online. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Obituary: Simon Cadell". The Independent.
