Gwen Watford

Gwen Watford

Actor

London, England, UK
September 10, 1927

Biography

Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987). She died from cancer, aged 66, in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Watford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gwen Watford 1
Gwen Watford 2

Representative Works

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
7.1
/ English
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
7.0
/ English
Reluctant Chickens
Reluctant Chickens
No Rating Yet
/ English
Gareth
Gareth
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
4.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cleopatra
1963Nominee

Best Performance

Cleopatra

Cry Freedom
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Cry Freedom

Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970Nominee

Best Performance

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Career Highlights

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

The Grass Is Greener
1960Highlight

Best Performance

The Grass Is Greener