Muriel Aked | |
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![]() Aked in 1938 | |
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Died | 21 March 1955 | (aged 71)
Years active | 1922–1953 |
Muriel Aked (9 November 1883 – 21 March 1955) was an English film actress.[1]
Early life, family and education
Aked was born in Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1] to George Henry Aked and his wife Emma (née Bairstow).[2] Her sister was the great-great grandmother of George Blagden, her cousin Edward Bairstow.
She was a student at Liverpool Repertory Theatre for six months but due to World War I left to perform war work.
Career
Aked made her screen debut in 1920 in A Sister to Assist 'Er. She also appeared in Can You Hear Me, Mother?, Public Nuisance No.1, Autumn Crocus (1934), Royal Eagle, Fame and Don't Rush Me.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1922 | A Sister to Assist 'Er | Mrs. Crawley | |
1926 | Bindle's Cocktail | Lady Knobb-Kerrick | Short |
1930 | A Sister to Assist 'Er | Mrs. Crawley | |
1930 | The Middle Watch | Charlotte Hopkinson | |
1930 | Bed and Breakfast | Mrs. Boase | |
1931 | Bindle | ||
1932 | Goodnight, Vienna | Marya | |
1932 | The Indiscretions of Eve | Mother | |
1932 | The Mayor's Nest | Mrs. Ashcroft | |
1932 | Rome Express | Spinster | |
1932 | Her First Affaire | Agatha Brent | |
1933 | Yes, Madam | Mrs. Peabody | |
1933 | The Good Companions | Vicar's Wife | |
1933 | No Funny Business | Mrs. Fothergill | |
1933 | Trouble | Miss May | |
1933 | Friday the Thirteenth | Miss Twigg | |
1934 | Autumn Crocus | Miss Mayne | |
1934 | Runaway Queen | Marie Soubrekoff | |
1934 | Mr Stringfellow Says No | Mrs. Piper | |
1934 | Evensong | Tremlowe | |
1934 | Josser on the Farm | Mrs. Savage | |
1935 | The Night of the Party | Princess Maria Amelia | |
1935 | Can You Hear Me, Mother? | Mother | |
1936 | Mother, Don't Rush Me | Amy Andrews | |
1936 | Public Nuisance No. 1 | Miss Trumps | |
1936 | Fame | Mrs. Bertwhistle | |
1936 | Royal Eagle | Miss Mimm | |
1939 | Continental Express | Mme. Duvivier | |
1939 | A Girl Must Live | Mme. Dupont | |
1940 | The Girl Who Forgot | Mrs. Badger | |
1941 | Kipps | Uncredited | |
1941 | Cottage to Let | Miss Fernery | U.S. title, 'Bombsight Stolen'. |
1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Aunt Margaret | |
1943 | The Demi-Paradise | Mrs. Tisdall-Stanton | |
1944 | Two Thousand Women | Claire Meredith | |
1944 | Men of Rochdale | Annie | Short |
1945 | The Wicked Lady | Mrs. Munce | |
1946 | They Knew Mr. Knight | Lady Gilling | |
1946 | The Years Between | Mrs. May | Uncredited |
1948 | So Evil My Love | Miss Shoebridge | |
1948 | Just William's Luck | Emily | |
1948 | A Sister to Assist 'Er | Daisy Crawley | |
1948 | It's Hard to Be Good | Ellen Beckett | |
1948 | Another Shore | Little Old Lady | |
1948 | William Comes to Town | Emily | |
1950 | The Blue Lamp | Beryl Waterboume | Uncredited |
1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Miss Jezzard | |
1951 | The Wonder Kid | Miss Frisbie | |
1951 | Flesh and Blood | Mrs. Walker | |
1953 | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | Queen Victoria | (final film role) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1939 | Murder on the Second Floor | Miss Snell | TV movie |
1947 | The Cradle Song | The Vicaress | TV movie |
1947 | Goodness, How Sad! | Mrs. Priskin | TV movie |
1948 | Chain Male | Aunt Louie | TV movie |
1952 | Sunday Night Theatre | Episode: "The Truth About the Truth" |
References
- ^ a b c d "Muriel Aked". bfi.org.uk. BFI. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Muriel Aked". Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976. Vol. 1 A-C. Gale Research; compiled from editions published annually by John Parker. 1976. p. 22.
External links
- Muriel Aked at IMDb