Acting

Zeffie Tilbury

Born November 18, 1863 · Paddington, London, England, UK

Died July 24, 1950 · aged 86

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zeffie Agnes Lydia Tilbury (November 20, 1863 – July 24, 1950) was an English actress. Tilbury was known first on the London stage and on Broadway in New York City. In 1881, she debuted on stage in Nine Points of the Law at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, England. She is today best known for playing wise or evil older characters in films, such as the distingui…

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath · 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl · 1936

The Bohemian Girl

MovieComedyMusic

Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man · 1936

After the Thin Man

MovieComedyMystery

After returning to San Francisco, Nick and Nora Charles are drawn into the disappearance of Nora’s cousin’s husband. When he is found murdered, suspicion falls on the troubled family, and Nick reluctantly resumes his detective work. With Nora eagerly at his side, the pair follows a trail of jealousy, blackmail, secret relationships, and long-buried family scandals.

Alice Adams

Alice Adams · 1935

MovieRomanceDrama

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics · 1939

Lady of the Tropics

MovieRomanceDrama

American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier to their happiness.

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse · 1936

Anthony Adverse

MovieDramaHistory

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii · 1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

MovieDramaAdventure

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

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The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath · 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

Grandma Joad

The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl · 1936

The Bohemian Girl

MovieComedyMusic

Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.

Gypsy Queen

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man · 1936

After the Thin Man

MovieComedyMystery

After returning to San Francisco, Nick and Nora Charles are drawn into the disappearance of Nora’s cousin’s husband. When he is found murdered, suspicion falls on the troubled family, and Nick reluctantly resumes his detective work. With Nora eagerly at his side, the pair follows a trail of jealousy, blackmail, secret relationships, and long-buried family scandals.

Aunt Lucy (uncredited)

Alice Adams

Alice Adams · 1935

MovieRomanceDrama

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics · 1939

Lady of the Tropics

MovieRomanceDrama

American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier to their happiness.

Woman Congratulating Manon

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse · 1936

Anthony Adverse

MovieDramaHistory

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

Old Woman at Chalet

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii · 1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

MovieDramaAdventure

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

The Wise Woman (uncredited)

Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London · 1935

Werewolf of London

MovieHorrorFantasy

A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.

Mrs. Moncaster

The White Angel

The White Angel · 1936

The White Angel

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.

Woman Donating Sheets (uncredited)

Camille

Camille · 1936

MovieDramaRomance

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.

Old Duchess Bidding 3750 Francs

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell · 1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

MovieDramaHistory

Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.

Mrs. Sanders

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales · 1939

MovieCrimeMystery

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication.

Miss Mary

The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago · 1940

The Earl of Chicago

A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.

Miss Nana (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait · 1934

MovieRomanceComedy

After being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.

Miss Turner (uncredited)

It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood · 1937

It Happened in Hollywood

MovieDramaComedy

A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.

Miss Gordon

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes · 1937

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

MovieAdventureMystery

Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.

Drunk in Jail Cell

The Single Standard

The Single Standard · 1929

The Single Standard

MovieDramaRomance

A bored socialite finds fleeting romance with an artist.

Mrs. Handley

Desire

MovieRomanceCrime

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.

Aunt Olga

Parnell

Parnell · 1937

MovieDramaHistory

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.

Old Lady

Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble · 1939

MovieFamilyDrama

A fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys.

Mrs. Jepson

Camille

Camille · 1921

MovieDramaRomance

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.

Prudence

Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi · 1937

MovieDramaCrime

A federal agent goes to work for a taxi company believing it to be a front for a gang of counterfeiters.

Mrs. Lane

Mystery Liner

Mystery Liner · 1934

Police try to solve a murder on board an ocean liner.

Granny Plimpton