Catherine Lacey
Catherine Lacey is known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Servant (1963), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
Biography
From Wikipedia
Catherine Lacey (6 May 1904 – 23 September 1979) was an English actress of stage and screen.
She made her film debut in 1938 as the secretive nun who wears high heels in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes, but was credited as Catherine Lacy. She was subsequently cast in major films like I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), The October Man (1947), Whisky Galore! (1949), The Servant (1963) and The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966), in which she played Queen Elizabeth I. In 1966/67 she played in two notable horror films, as a malevolent fortune-teller in The Mummy's Shroud and as Boris Karloff's insane wife in Michael Reeves' The Sorcerers. For the latter she won a 'Silver Asteroid' award as Best Actress at the Trieste Science Fiction Film Festival in 1968.
Eight years earlier she received the Guild of TV Producers and Directors award as Actress of the Year. Her television debut, in 1938, was in a BBC production of The Duchess of Malfi; her last appearance, in 1973, was in the Play for Today instalment Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
Questions about Catherine Lacey
How many Catherine Lacey films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 21 films with Catherine Lacey, from 1938 to 1970.
What is the best rated Catherine Lacey film?
The best rated Catherine Lacey film in the catalogue is The Servant (1963), rated 7.6.
What was the first Catherine Lacey film?
The first Catherine Lacey film in the catalogue is The Lady Vanishes, from 1938.
Who has Catherine Lacey worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Catherine Lacey shares the most credits with Basil Radford (2 films) and Jean Cadell (2 films).
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Known for
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7.4 The Lady Vanishes
1938
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7.6 The Servant
1963
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6.8 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
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7.1 I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
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6.8 Whisky Galore!
1949
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5.4 The Mummy's Shroud
1967
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6.7 Poison Pen
1939
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6.2 The Sorcerers
1967
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7.5 Innocent Sinners
1958
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6.7 The Shadow of the Cat
1961
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6.7 Cottage to Let
1941
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6.2 The October Man
1947
Full filmography
28 films — 21 in the catalogue
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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
1973 · Mrs. Arbuthnot
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6.8
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970 · Woman in Wheelchair
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10.0 Wine of India
1970 · Bee
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10.0
All's Well That Ends Well
1968 · Countess of Rousillon
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6.2
The Sorcerers
1967 · Estelle Monserrat
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5.4
The Mummy's Shroud
1967 · Haiti
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7.6
The Servant
1963 · Lady Agatha Mounset
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6.7
The Shadow of the Cat
1961 · Ella Venable
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7.5 Crack in the Mirror
1960 · Mother Superior
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6.0 The Solitary Child
1958 · Mrs. Evans
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6.4 Rockets Galore
1958 · Mrs Waggett
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7.5
Innocent Sinners
1958 · Angela Chesney
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The Master Builder
1958 · Aline Solness
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7.5 The Man in the Sky
1957 · Mary's mother
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4.8 Another Sky
1954 · Selena Prouse
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6.8
Whisky Galore!
1949 · Mrs. Waggett
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6.8
When The Bough Breaks
1947 · Almoner
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8.8 The White Unicorn
1947 · Miss Cater
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6.2
The October Man
1947 · Miss Selby
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7.7 Carnival
1946 · Florry Raeburn
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6.2 Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945 · Miss Porter
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7.1
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945 · Mrs. Robinson
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Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I
1945 · Gentlewoman
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6.7
Cottage to Let
1941 · Mrs. Stokes
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9.0 Castle of Crimes
1940 · Francine Rollard
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6.7
Poison Pen
1939 · Connie Fateley
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8.0
Marco Millions
1939
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7.4
The Lady Vanishes
1938 · The Nun
Series and TV shows
3 titles
7.6
8.1
7.1
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