Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley
Madge Bridley in Hobson's Choice
Born	Doreen Ilse Johnson (1901-10-15)15 October 1901 Bedford Park, London, England
Died	12 August 1969(1969-08-12) (aged 68) Brighton, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1934–1969

Madge Brindley (15 October 1901 – 28 August 1968) was a British repertory and film actress.

Life

She was born, Doreen Ilse Johnson in Bedford Park, London, England. She was an actress, known in later life for her character parts, usually as loud and aggressive matronly women. She began her acting career in 1925 with the Birmingham Repertory Company in the play The Farmers Wife. She is best known for her film parts in The Spider and the Fly (1949), Alice in Wonderland (1946) and Hobson's Choice (1954), The Ladykillers (1955), A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) and for her role in Quatermass and the Pit (1958). She died on 28 August 1968 in Brighton, East Sussex, England in a road accident aged 66.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1934	Kentucky Minstrels	Landlady
1937	The Song of the Road	Sideshow Owner	Uncredited
1937	The Lilac Domino		Uncredited
1938	South Riding	A Psalm Singer	Uncredited
1939	On the Night of the Fire	Neighbour	Uncredited
1943	Yellow Canary	Newspaper Seller at Railway Station	Uncredited
1946	Piccadilly Incident		Uncredited
1947	Take My Life	Lady with Children at Station	Uncredited
1947	The Ghosts of Berkeley Square	Matron	Uncredited
1949	The Third Man	Guest at Casanova Bar	Uncredited
1949	The Spider and the Fly	Jacques' Grandmother
1950	Old Mother Riley, Headmistress	Mrs. Clarke
1951	The Lady with a Lamp	Woman in Downing St crowd
1951	Mr. Denning Drives North	Gypsy	Uncredited
1951	The Magic Box	Sitter in Bath Studio
1952	A Killer Walks	Mrs. Ramble
1952	Moulin Rouge	Minor Role	Uncredited
1953	The Beggar's Opera	Gin Seller
1954	Hobson's Choice	Mrs. Figgins
1954	Radio Cab Murder	Mrs. Evans
1954	Trouble in the Glen	Old Tinker Woman	Uncredited
1955	A Kid for Two Farthings	Mrs. Quinn	Uncredited
1955	The Ladykillers	Large Lady	Uncredited
1956	The Feminine Touch	Other Patient
1957	The Long Haul	Fat Café Proprietress
1960	Sands of the Desert	Fat Lady in Bus
1960	The Millionairess	Irate Patient	Uncredited
1961	Payroll	Wrong Mrs Pearson	Uncredited
1962	The Dock Brief	Mother Chiding Her Son	Uncredited
1964	Father Came Too!
1966	Alfie	Woman on Bus	Uncredited
1967	Casino Royale	Casino patron	Uncredited
1968	Till Death Us Do Part (film)	VJ Day Celebrator
1969	A Nice Girl Like Me	Pensione Mama

References

• Aveleyman - Madge Brindley
• "Madge Brindley". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
• "Madge Brindley". Theatricalia. Retrieved 7 August 2018.