Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)
Harrison, Kathleen (1892–1995)
English character actress of stage, tv, and screen. Born Feb 23, 1892, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England; died Dec 7, 1995; m. John Henry Back, 1916 (died 1960).
Trained at RADA, then married and lived in Argentina for 8 years; best known for her cockney portrayals, made stage debut in Eastbourne in The Constant Flirt (1926) and London debut in The Cage (1927), followed by Badger's Green, Line Engaged, Night Must Fall, The Corn is Green, Flare Path, The Winslow Boy and Nude with Violin, among others; appeared in over 80 films, including Hobson's Choice, Line Engaged, I Killed the Court, Oliver Twist, Scrooge, Pickwick Papers, "The Huggetts" series, and as the cook, Mrs. Terence, in Night Must Fall; on tv, starred on "Mrs. Thursday" (1966).
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