Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Date of Birth:

Feb 22, 1892

Place of Birth:

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Kathleen Harrison was long a stalwart of British cinema. Her place was always firmly below stairs – a cook perhaps, or a cleaning lady often answering the door with a puzzled expression always fearful that trouble was just around the corner.

She was born in 1892 in Blackburn in Lancashire. She studied at RADA and then went to live in Agentina for some time. On her return to Britain, she made her stage debut in 1926 in “The Constant Flirt”. Her first major film role was in 1931 in “Hobson’s Choice”. Kathleen Harrison made one film in Hollywood in Emlyn Williams “Night Must Fall” in 1937 as a maid (naturally). She achieved national fame as Mrs Huggett in four films about the Huggett family. In the mid 1960′s she starred in a very popular television series Mrs Thursday about a cleaner who won the football pools. She died in 1995 at the age of 103.

filmography:

Aren't Men Beasts! Aren't Men Beasts!

1937

The Dog and the Diamonds The Dog and the Diamonds

1953

Golden Arrow Golden Arrow

1949

I Thank You I Thank You

1941

What Happened Then? What Happened Then?

1934

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist

1948

The Magic Box The Magic Box

1952

Major Barbara Major Barbara

1941

Aren't We All? Aren't We All?

1932

The Outsider The Outsider

1939

The Great Defender The Great Defender

1934

A Girl Must Live A Girl Must Live

1939

The Flying Squad The Flying Squad

1940

The London Connection The London Connection

1979

Home and Away Home and Away

1956

The Tenth Man The Tenth Man

1936

Gaslight Gaslight

1940

Girl in the News Girl in the News

1940

Hobson's Choice Hobson's Choice

1931

Broken Blossoms Broken Blossoms

1936

Salvage with a Smile Salvage with a Smile

1940

Great Day Great Day

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

A Call for Arms! A Call for Arms!

1940

Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon

1987

Inside the Room Inside the Room

1935

The Day Begins Early The Day Begins Early

1970

Waterloo Road Waterloo Road

1945

Wanted! Wanted!

1937

I See a Dark Stranger I See a Dark Stranger

1946

All for Mary All for Mary

1955

West 11 West 11

1963

Discoveries Discoveries

1939

The Terror The Terror

1938

The New Lot The New Lot

1943

The Pickwick Papers The Pickwick Papers

1952

In Which We Serve In Which We Serve

1942

Dandy Dick Dandy Dick

1935

A Cry from the Streets A Cry from the Streets

1958

The Man from Toronto The Man from Toronto

1933

Waterfront Waterfront

1950

The Winslow Boy The Winslow Boy

1948

Night Must Fall Night Must Fall

1937

Turn the Key Softly Turn the Key Softly

1953

Once a Crook Once a Crook

1941

The Big Money The Big Money

1958

Now Barabbas Now Barabbas

1949

Trio Trio

1950

The Shop at Sly Corner The Shop at Sly Corner

1947

Wanted for Murder Wanted for Murder

1946

The Ghoul The Ghoul

1933

Cast a Dark Shadow Cast a Dark Shadow

1955

Scrooge Scrooge

1951

The Ghost Train The Ghost Train

1941

Double Confession Double Confession

1950

Convict 99 Convict 99

1938

Bank Holiday Bank Holiday

1938

The Fast Lady The Fast Lady

1962

On the Fiddle On the Fiddle

1961

Seven Thunders Seven Thunders

1957

Much Too Shy Much Too Shy

1942

Lilacs in the Spring Lilacs in the Spring

1954

Holiday Camp Holiday Camp

1947

Where There's a Will Where There's a Will

1955

The Happy Family The Happy Family

1952

Temptation Harbour Temptation Harbour

1947

Letter from Home Letter from Home

1941

It's a Wonderful World It's a Wonderful World

1956

The Huggetts Abroad The Huggetts Abroad

1949

Vote for Huggett Vote for Huggett

1949

Landfall Landfall

1949

They Came by Night They Came by Night

1940

Lock Up Your Daughters Lock Up Your Daughters

1969

Alive and Kicking Alive and Kicking

1959

Meet Sexton Blake Meet Sexton Blake

1945

Here Come the Huggetts Here Come the Huggetts

1948

It Happened One Sunday It Happened One Sunday

1944

Bond Street Bond Street

1948

Jury's Evidence Jury's Evidence

1936

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