Born March 28, 1902· South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
† Died July 7, 1984
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Emerging from a ship-engineer family in South Shields, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, earning a bronze medal in 1921 before debuting on stage that year. In the 1930s she transitioned to film, appearing alongside Laurence Olivier and George Raft and gaining recognition for regal roles such as Queen Elizabeth I in Fire Over England and The Sea Hawk, and the Empress Elizabeth in Th…
