Ellaline Terriss
From Wikipedia Mary Ellaline Terriss, Lady Hicks (13 April 1871 – 16 June 1971), known professionally as Ellaline Terriss, was a popular English actress and singer, best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. She met and married the actor-producer Seymour Hicks in 1893, and the two collaborated on many projects for the stage and screen. Terriss appeared in over a dozen British films, generally in which her husband was involved as an actor, writer or director. These included the silent films Scrooge (1913), David Garrick (1913), Flame of Passion (1915), A Woman of the World (1916), Masks and Faces (1918), Always Tell Your Wife (1923), Land of Hope and Glory (1927). She made a successful transition to talkies, including Blighty (1927), Atlantic (1929), A Man of Mayfair (1931), Glamour (1931), The Iron Duke (1934), Royal Cavalcade (1935) and The Four Just Men (1939). She died in Hampstead, England, at the age of 100.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1871-04-13 · Stanley, Falkland Islands
- Died
- 1971-06-16
Known for
- Atlantic (1929) — Alice Rool
- Scrooge (1913)
- The Four Just Men (1939) — Lady Willoughby
- Always Tell Your Wife (1923) — The Wife - Mrs. Chesson
- Masks and Faces (1917) — Member of Rich's Company
- The Iron Duke (1934) — Kitty - Duchess of Wellington
- Blighty (1927) — Lady Villiers
- Land of Hope and Glory (1927) — Mrs. Whiteford
- Man of Mayfair (1931) — Old Grace
- Glamour (1931) — Lady Belton
- The World Famous Musical Comedy Artists Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss in a Selection of Their Dances (1913)