Personal Info
Ursula Howells
Acting
Biography
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.
After the death of her …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Tichborne Claimant
as Lady Doughty
A Rather English Marriage
as Mary
A Pinch of Snuff
as Alice Andover
Time After Time
as May Swift
The Cold Room
as Headmistress
The Enigma
as Mrs Fielding
Gentle Folk
as Mrs Menant
When the Actors Come
as Barbara Karolina
Miss Nightingale
as Aunt May
Little Fears
as The Older Woman
TV Shows
The Cazalets
6 ep.
Midsomer Murders
as Lady Isabel Aubrey · 1 ep.
Heartbeat
as Miriam Wakefield · 1 ep.
Jewels
as The Duchess · 2 ep.
Lovejoy
as Olive Nettleton · 1 ep.
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
as Miss Blacklock · 3 ep.
The Barchester Chronicles
as Miss Thorne · 2 ep.
Bergerac
as Laura Atherton · 1 ep.
Father, Dear Father
as Barbara Mossman · 1 ep.
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Barbara Karolina · 1 ep.