Kathleen Harrison
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1892
- Died
- December 7, 1995
- Birthplace
- Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Kathleen Harrison was long a stalwart of British cinema. Her place was always firmly below stairs – a cook perhaps, or a cleaning lady often answering the door with a puzzled expression always fearful that trouble was just around the corner. She was born in 1892 in Blackburn in Lancashire. She studied at RADA and then went to live in Agentina for some time. On her return to Britain, she made her stage debut in 1926 in “The Constant Flirt”. Her first major film role was in 1931 in “Hobson’s Choice”. Kathleen Harrison made one film in Hollywood in Emlyn Williams “Night Must Fall” in 1937 as a maid (naturally). She achieved national fame as Mrs Huggett in four films about the Huggett family. In the mid 1960′s she starred in a very popular television series Mrs Thursday about a cleaner who won the football pools. She died in 1995 at the age of 103.
Filmography
Blondes: Diana Dors 1999
as Mrs. Huggett(archive footage)
The London Connection 1979
as Elderly Lady
Lock Up Your Daughters 1969
as Lady Clumsey
West 11 1963
as Mrs. Beckett
The Fast Lady 1962
as Mrs. Staggers
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys 1962
as Mrs Gibbons
On the Fiddle 1961
as Mrs. Cooksley
Alive and Kicking 1959
as Rosie
A Cry from the Streets 1958
as Mrs. Farrer
The Big Money 1958
as Mrs Frith
Seven Thunders 1957
as Mme. Abou
Home and Away 1956
as Elsie Knowles
It's a Wonderful World 1956
as Miss Gilly
All for Mary 1955
as Nannie Cartwright
Cast a Dark Shadow 1955
as Emmie
Where There's a Will 1955
as Annie Yeo
Lilacs in the Spring 1954
as Kate
The Dog and the Diamonds 1953
as Mrs. Fossett
Turn the Key Softly 1953
as Granny Quilliam
The Pickwick Papers 1952
as Rachel Wardle
The Happy Family 1952
as Lillian Lord
The Magic Box 1952
as Mother in Family Group
Scrooge 1951
as Mrs. Dilber
- The Day Begins Early
The Day Begins Early 1950
as Ethel Huggett
Trio 1950
as Emma Foreman (in segment The Verger)
Waterfront 1950
as Mrs. McCabe
Double Confession 1950
as Kate
Golden Arrow 1949
as Isobel
Landfall 1949
as Mona's Mother
Now Barabbas 1949
as Mrs. Brown
The Huggetts Abroad 1949
as Ethel Huggett
Vote for Huggett 1949
as Ethel Huggett
Here Come the Huggetts 1948
as Ethel Huggett
The Winslow Boy 1948
as Violet
Oliver Twist 1948
as Mrs Sowerberry
Bond Street 1948
as Ethel Brawn
Holiday Camp 1947
as Mrs. Ethel Huggett
The Shop at Sly Corner 1947
as Mrs. Catt
Temptation Harbour 1947
as Mabel Slater
Caesar and Cleopatra 1946
as Egyptian Woman (uncredited)
I See a Dark Stranger 1946
as Waitress (uncredited)
Wanted for Murder 1946
as Florrie
Great Day 1945
as Pub Customer
Waterloo Road 1945
Actor
Meet Sexton Blake 1945
as Mrs. Bardell
- It Happened One Sunday
It Happened One Sunday 1944
as Mrs. Purkiss
The New Lot 1943
as Keith's Mother
Much Too Shy 1942
as Amelia Peabody
In Which We Serve 1942
as Mrs. Blake
Letter from Home 1941
as Ethel
I Thank You 1941
as Kathleen
- Once a Crook
Once a Crook 1941
as Auntie
Major Barbara 1941
as Mrs. Price
The Ghost Train 1941
as Miss Bourne
- A Call for Arms!
A Call for Arms! 1940
as Mrs. James
The Flying Squad 1940
as Mrs. Schifan
Gaslight 1940
as Bit Role
Girl in the News 1940
as Cook
They Came by Night 1940
as Mrs. Lightbody
Salvage with a Smile 1940
as Housekeeper
A Girl Must Live 1939
as Penelope
- Discoveries
Discoveries 1939
as Kitchen Maid
The Outsider 1939
as Mrs. Coates
Convict 99 1938
as Mabel
- The Terror
The Terror 1938
as Parlour Maid
Bank Holiday 1938
as May
Wanted! 1937
as Belinda
Night Must Fall 1937
as Emily Terence
Aren't Men Beasts! 1937
as Annie
The Tenth Man 1936
as Confused Voter
Broken Blossoms 1936
as Mrs. Lossy
Jury's Evidence 1936
as Secretary
Inside the Room 1935
as Nurse
Dandy Dick 1935
as Jane (the Maid)
The Great Defender 1934
as Agnes Carter
What Happened Then? 1934
Actor
The Ghoul 1933
as Kaney
The Man from Toronto 1933
as Martha
Aren't We All? 1932
as Bit Role
Hobson's Choice 1931
as Ada Figgins
Credits from TMDB.