Ursula Howells
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 17, 1922
- Died
- Oct 16, 2005 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 87
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.
After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Lady Isabel Aubrey
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965Movie
Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
Torture Garden
1967Movie
Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Lovejoy
1986TV
Olive Nettleton
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
1970Movie
Mumsy
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985TV
Miss Blacklock
Filmography
The Cazalets
2001TV
The Tichborne Claimant
1999Movie
Lady Doughty
A Rather English Marriage
1998Movie
Mary
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Lady Isabel Aubrey
She's Out
1995TV
Mrs Lawson
A Pinch of Snuff
1994Movie
Alice Andover
Jewels
1992TV
The Duchess
Downtown Lagos
1992TV
Ticker Dawson
Heartbeat
1992TV
Miriam Wakefield
Time After Time
1986Movie
May Swift
Lovejoy
1986TV
Olive Nettleton
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985TV
Miss Blacklock
Miss Marple
1984TV
Miss Blacklock
The Cold Room
1984Movie
Headmistress
The Barchester Chronicles
1982TV
Miss Thorne
Something in Disguise
1982TV
May Browne-Lacey
Bergerac
1981TV
Elizabeth Fouchet, Laura Atherton
A Question of Guilt
1980TV
Lady Uredale (voice)
The Enigma
1980Movie
Mrs Fielding
Gentle Folk
1980Movie
Mrs Menant
Father, Dear Father
1978TV
Barbara Mossman
When the Actors Come
1978Movie
Barbara Karolina
Hard Times
1977TV
Mrs Gradgrind
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
Barbara Karolina
The Many Wives Of Patrick
1976TV
Ten from the Twenties
1975TV
Mrs Isobel Asterley
Little Fears
1974Movie
The Older Woman
Fall of Eagles
1974TV
Empress Maria Fyodorovna
Playhouse
1974TV
Mrs. Menant, Mrs. Fielding
Miss Nightingale
1974Movie
Aunt May
Father Dear Father
1973Movie
Barbara
Franklin's Farm
1972Movie
Prue
Late Night Theatre
1972TV
The Older Woman
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971TV
Duchess of Buckminster
Cousin Bette
1971TV
Adeline Hulot
Play for Today
1970TV
Sarah Chandler
Ryan International
1970TV
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
1970Movie
Mumsy
Crossplot
1969Movie
Maggi Thwaites
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969TV
Mrs. Clissold
The Root of All Evil?
1968TV
Angela
Father, Dear Father
1968TV
Barbara
Ooh La La!
1968TV
Mme Pontagnac
Assignment K
1968Movie
Estelle
Torture Garden
1967Movie
Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Man in a Suitcase
1967TV
Half Hour Story
1967TV
Peggy
All Gas and Gaiters
1967TV
Mrs Buckley
The Forsyte Saga
1967TV
Frances Forsyte
The Informer
1966TV
Lady Tregunter
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Ellen
Knock on Any Door
1965TV
Ann Gibbs
The Wednesday Thriller
1965TV
Hilda
Six Shades of Black
1965TV
Netta Bartholomew
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965Movie
Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
1964Movie
Liz Essendine
A Choice of Coward
1964TV
Liz Essendine
80,000 Suspects
1963Movie
Joanna Duten
The Human Jungle
1963TV
Julia Gray
The Madhouse on Castle Street
1963Movie
Martha Tompkins
The Sicilians
1963Movie
Mme. Perrault
Two Letter Alibi
1962Movie
Louise
Drama 61-67
1961TV
Claire
Sunday-Night Play
1960TV
Janet Ormund
Theatre '70
1960TV
Jessy Tomson
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Interpol Calling
1959TV
Miki
Now Let Him Go
1957Movie
Nurse Judith
Account Rendered
1957Movie
Lucille Ainsworth
West of Suez
1957Movie
Eileen
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Margaret, Violet Green, Nurse Judith, Prue
The Long Arm
1956Movie
Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
Keep It Clean
1956Movie
Pat Anstey
They Can't Hang Me
1955Movie
Antonia Pitt
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955TV
Mary
Track the Man Down
1955Movie
Mary Dennis
The Constant Husband
1955Movie
Ann
The Gilded Cage
1955Movie
Brenda Lucas
Sherlock Holmes
1954TV
The Weak and the Wicked
1954Movie
Pam Vickers
The Blakes Slept Here
1953Movie
Emily
The Oracle
1953Movie
Peggy
Number Three
1953Movie
Maureen Dartington
I Believe in You
1952Movie
Hon. Ursula
The Cocktail Party
1952Movie
Flesh and Blood
1951Movie
Harriet Marshall
Sunday Night Theatre
1950TV
Mary Winsloe, Maureen Dartington