Ursula Howells
Known for: Acting
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films. After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Lady Isabel Aubrey
1997
Series
Play for Today
Sarah Chandler
1970
Series
Heartbeat
Miriam Wakefield
1992
Series
Playhouse
Mrs. Menant
1974
Series
Playhouse
Mrs. Fielding
1974
Series
Bergerac
Elizabeth Fouchet
1981
Series
Bergerac
Laura Atherton
1981
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
Upstairs, Downstairs
Duchess of Buckminster
1971
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Barbara Karolina
1977
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mrs. Clissold
1969
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ellen
1965
Series
Lovejoy
Olive Nettleton
1986
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Sunday-Night Play
Janet Ormund
1960
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Mary Winsloe
1950
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Maureen Dartington
1950
Drama 61-67
Claire
1961
Series
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Series
Interpol Calling
Miki
1959
Series
The Forsyte Saga
Frances Forsyte
1967
Series
The Human Jungle
Julia Gray
1963
Series
Fall of Eagles
Empress Maria Fyodorovna
1974
Series
Father, Dear Father
Barbara
1968
Series
All Gas and Gaiters
Mrs Buckley
1967
Series
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Theatre '70
Jessy Tomson
1960
Series
The Informer
Lady Tregunter
1966
Series
Half Hour Story
Peggy
1967
Series
The Cazalets
2001
Series
Father, Dear Father
Barbara Mossman
1978
Film
The Madhouse on Castle Street
Martha Tompkins
1963
Late Night Theatre
The Older Woman
1972
Series
Ooh La La!
Mme Pontagnac
1968
Series
Cousin Bette
Adeline Hulot
1971
Series
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Blacklock
1985
Series
The Barchester Chronicles
Miss Thorne
1982
A Question of Guilt
Lady Uredale (voice)
1980
Series
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Mary
1955
The Wednesday Thriller
Hilda
1965
Film
The Long Arm
Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
1956
Series
She's Out
Mrs Lawson
1995
Film
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
1965
The Root of All Evil?
Angela
1968
Ten from the Twenties
Mrs Isobel Asterley
1975
Film
Crossplot
Maggi Thwaites
1969
Series
Jewels
The Duchess
1992
Film
Account Rendered
Lucille Ainsworth
1957
Ryan International
1970
Knock on Any Door
Ann Gibbs
1965
Series
A Choice of Coward
Liz Essendine
1964
Series
Hard Times
Mrs Gradgrind
1977
Film
Flesh and Blood
Harriet Marshall
1951
Series
Armchair Theatre
Margaret
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Violet Green
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Nurse Judith
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Prue
1956
Film
Torture Garden
Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
1967
The Many Wives Of Patrick
1976
Film
Number Three
Maureen Dartington
1953
Film
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
Mumsy
1970
Film
The Tichborne Claimant
Lady Doughty
1999
Film
The Constant Husband
Ann
1955
Film
A Rather English Marriage
Mary
1998
Something in Disguise
May Browne-Lacey
1982
Film
Assignment K
Estelle
1968
Film
I Believe in You
Hon. Ursula
1952
Film
A Pinch of Snuff
Alice Andover
1994
Film
Father Dear Father
Barbara
1973
Film
When the Actors Come
Barbara Karolina
1978
Six Shades of Black
Netta Bartholomew
1965
Film
The Weak and the Wicked
Pam Vickers
1954
Film
Time After Time
May Swift
1986
Film
Two Letter Alibi
Louise
1962
Film
80,000 Suspects
Joanna Duten
1963
Film
Track the Man Down
Mary Dennis
1955
Film
The Cold Room
Headmistress
1984
Film
The Oracle
Peggy
1953
Film
They Can't Hang Me
Antonia Pitt
1955
Franklin's Farm
Prue
1972
Film
Gentle Folk
Mrs Menant
1980
Miss Nightingale
Aunt May
1974
Film
Now Let Him Go
Nurse Judith
1957
Film
The Enigma
Mrs Fielding
1980
Little Fears
The Older Woman
1974
Film
The Sicilians
Mme. Perrault
1963
Film
West of Suez
Eileen
1957
Film
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
Liz Essendine
1964
Film
Keep It Clean
Pat Anstey
1956
Film
The Blakes Slept Here
Emily
1953
Film
The Gilded Cage
Brenda Lucas
1955
Film
The Cocktail Party
1952
Series
Miss Marple
Miss Blacklock
1984