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Ellen Clara Pollock
Ellen Pollock
Acting
Biography
Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress, mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions.
A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw Society from 1949. In their obituary, the Independent wrote "Pollock is believed to have played, in a career spanning 72 years, more Shavian heroines than anyone else. She directed London seasons of his plays; and it was during the London premiere of one of his lesser-known works – Farfetched Fables (Watergate, 1950) – that she announced Shaw's death from the …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Wicked Lady
as Mrs. Munce
Horror Hospital
as Olga ("Aunt Harris")
Who Killed the Cat?
as Ruth Prendergast
Finders Keepers
as Grandma
Rapture
as Landlady
Master Spy
as Dr. Morrell
So Evil, So Young
as Miss Smith
The Long Knife
as Mrs. Cheam
The Hypnotist
as Miss Barbara Barton
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
as Mme Charcot
