
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress. Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909 - she made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies in many British films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Her most memorable stage credits included Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a double-act, with her good friend Dame Sybil Thorndike, as the murderous spinster sisters in Arsenic and Old Lace. Her film and television career lasted into the 1960s, and included roles in The Citadel (1938), Night of the Demon (1957), and The Avengers (1964, 1965). She was also a regular cast member in screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels. She virtually retired from acting after 1970, but continued making public appearances until well into the 1980s. In 1990, at the age of 101, she appeared at the National Theatre, talking about her long life and career. Athene Seyler was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1950, and a member of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She also wrote The Craft of Comedy. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959.

As Long as They're Happy

The Avengers

Francis of Assisi

Make Mine Mink

悪魔の呪い

Sailing Along

Letter from Home

Yield to the Night

The Third Man

Drake of England

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

A Tale of Two Cities

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

The Franchise Affair

The Pickwick Papers

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Queen of Spades

Non-Stop New York

The Citadel

The Weak and the Wicked

Secret People

Happy Is the Bride

The Ware Case

Scrooge

The First Gentleman

Two and Two Make Six

It's Love Again

The Private Life of Don Juan

Young Man's Fancy

Campbell's Kingdom

Nurse on Wheels

A French Mistress

The Saint in London

For Better, for Worse

Doctor at Large

The Girl on the Boat

I Thank a Fool

Treasure Hunt

Jassy

Moscow Nights

Young Wives' Tale

Satan Never Sleeps

Quiet Wedding

Sensation

BBC Play of the Month

Blossom Time

Visa to Canton

Made in Heaven

The Beggar's Opera

The Mill on the Floss

Tell Me Tonight

Jane Steps Out

The Perfect Lady

The Lilac Domino

Southern Roses

Irish for Luck