Sophie Stewart
Scottish actress (1908–1977)
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Sophie Stewart (5 March 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a British actress of stage and screen.[2][3][4]
Born
5 March 1908
Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart
5 March 1908
Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Died6 June 1977 (aged 69)
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
OccupationActress
SpouseEllis Irving (m. 1939–1977)[1]
Sophie Stewart | |
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| Born | Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart 5 March 1908 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 6 June 1977 (aged 69) Cupar, Fife, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Ellis Irving (m. 1939–1977)[1] |
Biography
She was born as Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, in March 1908 and died in June 1977 at the age of 69, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.[5]
In 1936 she played Marigold on the BBC production "Scenes from Marigold".[6]
In 1937 she starred in Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Blakeney.[7] Her West End stage appearances included James Bridie's A Sleeping Clergyman (1933), Aimée Stuart's Lady from Edinburgh (1945), J. Lee Thompson's The Human Touch (1948) and Michael Clayton Hutton's Dead Secret (1952).
She was married to the actor Ellis Irving.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | City of Beautiful Nonsense | Jill Dealtry | |
| 1935 | Her Last Affaire | Jodie Weyre | |
| 1935 | Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn | Maria Marten | |
| 1936 | Things to Come | Mrs. Cabal | |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maggie Hooper | |
| 1936 | As You Like It | Celia | |
| 1937 | Under the Red Robe | Elise, Duchess of Fiox | |
| 1937 | The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite, his wife | |
| 1938 | Who Goes Next? | Sarah | |
| 1938 | Marigold | Marigold Sellar | |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Sister Watkins | |
| 1940 | My Son, My Son! | Sheila O'Riorden | |
| 1943 | The Lamp Still Burns | Christine Morris | |
| 1944 | Strawberry Roan | Mrs. Morley | |
| 1947 | Uncle Silas | Lady Monica Waring | |
| 1952 | Made in Heaven | Marjorie Topham | |
| 1954 | Devil Girl from Mars | Mrs. Jamieson | |
| 1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Miss Charlotte Dunlap | |
| 1957 | No Time for Tears | Sister Willis |