Rita Davies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1933
- Died
- January 19, 2016
- Birthplace
- Hertfordshire, England, UK
Rita Davies (24 February 1933 – 19 January 2016) was a British character actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. She is best known for her cameo as the Historian's Wife in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and her sustained role as Sarah Frobisher-Smythe in House of Anubis (2011). Her other film credits include Children of Men (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Beauty and the Beast (2017, posthumous). On television she appeared in Brideshead Revisited (2008), Casualty, Doctors, Call the Midwife, Unforgotten, and Sherlock. She died of cancer at age 82 in Esher, Surrey. No major awards are on record.
Filmography
Beauty and the Beast 2017
as Old Woman
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa 2013
as Old Woman on Pier
The List 2013
as Martha Rove
The Best Offer 2013
as Mrs. Derain
Private Peaceful 2012
as Old Lady
Lad: A Yorkshire Story 2012
as Bookshop Owner
Acts of Godfrey 2012
as Saga Lady 1
Reuniting the Rubins 2011
as Old Lady
The Trip 2011
as Dove Cottage Worker
The Broken 2008
as Old Lady in Underground
Brideshead Revisited 2008
as Nanny Hawkins
- Of Best Intentions
Of Best Intentions 2008
Actor
Children of Men 2006
as Café Customer
Driving Lessons 2006
as Mrs. Robottom (uncredited)
The Da Vinci Code 2006
as Elegant Woman at Rosslyn
Footprints in the Snow 2005
as Old Lady in Bar
The Last Horror Movie 2004
as Grandma
Tempo 2003
as Juliana
The Wolves of Kromer 1998
as Fanny
W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth 1994
Actor
O Mary This London 1994
as Picket at clinic
Deadly Obsession 1992
as Beth
Claws 1987
as Mrs Morris
What Mad Pursuit 1985
as Lady at Literary Luncheon
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
as Historian's Wife
Baby Love 1974
as 1st Policewoman
Doomwatch 1972
as Mrs. Murray
Liar! 1969
as Receptionist
Credits from TMDB.