Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone (23 August 1922 – 21 December 2009) was an English character actress. She performed in films from the early 1940s to the late 1980s, typically playing working class parts such as barmaids, secretaries and landladies. Stone appeared in nine of the Carry On films, and took part in an episode of the Carry On Laughing television series ("The Case of the Screaming Winkles"). She also had supporting roles with comedian Norman Wisdom.
Film work
Stone also appeared in Brighton Rock (1947), Seven Days to Noon (1950), The 39 Steps (1959), Lolita (1962), Ladies Who Do (1963), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and the first two "Quatermass" films. Her most serious and arguably most dramatic role was as Lena Van Broecken in three episodes of the BBC's Secret Army between 1977 and 1978.
Stone, whose nickname was "Mugsie", was credited in her early films under the name "Mary Stone", and also has been credited as "Marion Stone". She was married for fifty years, from 1947 to 1997, to actor-turned-theatre-critic and film historian Peter Noble, with whom she had two children, one of whom is DJ Kara Noble. She appeared in 201 films before the offers dried up in the 1980s and she retired.
Death
Stone died on 21 December 2009 at the age of 87.
Carry On contributions
Carry On Nurse (1959) as Alice Able
Carry On Constable (1960) as Miss Horton (voice only, for Lucy Griffiths)
Carry On Jack (1963) as Peg
Carry On Screaming! (1966) as Mrs Parker
Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Landlady
Carry On Doctor (1967) as Mother
Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) as Maud
Carry On Matron (1972) as Mrs Putzova (scenes deleted)
Carry On Girls (1973) as Miss Drew
Carry On Dick (1974) as Maggie
Carry On Behind (1975) as Mrs Rowan
Carry On Laughing: "The Case of the Screaming Winkles" (1975) as Madame Petra
Selected other filmography
Miss London Ltd. (1943) (uncredited)
When the Bough Breaks (1947) as Shop Assistant
Escape Dangerous (1947) as Jacqueline Fabre
Brighton Rock (1948) as Waitress (credited as Mary Stone)
The Idol of Paris (1948) as Theresa's Secretary
It's Hard to Be Good (1948) as Clerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Marry Me! (1949) as Elsie
Adam and Evalyn (1949) as Minor Role (uncredited)
A Run for Your Money (1949) as Miss Carpenter (uncredited)
Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) as Second Factory Girl (uncredited)
Seven Days to Noon (1950) as Woman in Phone Box (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain (1950) as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
The Clouded Yellow (1950) as Young Woman at Nora's House (uncredited)
Blackmailed (1951) as Maggie
Appointment with Venus (1951) as A.T.S. Auxiliary
High Treason (1951) as Alfie's Mother (uncredited)
The Magic Box (1951) as Bride in Wedding Group
Angels One Five (1952) as W.A.A.F.
Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952) as Mrs. Pincer
Venetian Bird (1952) (uncredited)
The Pickwick Papers (1952) as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Net (1953) as Maisie
Spaceways (1953) as Mrs. Rogers (uncredited)
Colonel March Investigates (1953) as Customer in Bank (uncredited)
A Day to Remember (1953) as Doreen, Shorty's Girl Friend (uncredited)
The Dog and the Diamonds (1953)
36 Hours (1953) as Pam Palmer
You Know What Sailors Are (1954) as Elsie – Barmaid
The Runaway Bus (1954) as Travel Girl
The Good Die Young (1954) as Molly, the Barmaid (uncredited)
The Gay Dog (1954) as Barmaid (uncredited)
Dance Little Lady (1954) as Nurse
Twist of Fate (1954) as Annabelle (uncredited)
The Crowded Day (1954) as Mr. Stanton's Secretary
Mad About Men (1954) as Waitress (scenes deleted)
The Brain Machine (1955) as Hospital Technician (uncredited)
Barbados Quest (1955) as Mrs. Wilson – Woman Cleaner
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) as Central Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
Simon and Laura (1955) as Elsie
Man of the Moment (1955) as Florrie the Cleaner (uncredited)
Fun at St. Fanny's (1955) (uncredited)
Portrait of Alison (1956) as Receptionist
Lost (1956) as Mrs. Marley (uncredited)
Private's Progress (1956) as Miss Sugden (uncredited)
Cloak Without Dagger (1956) as Mrs. Markley
Bond of Fear (1956) as Mrs. Simon
Charley Moon (1956) as Silvers' Secretary (uncredited)
Passport to Treason (1956) as Miss 'Jonesy' Jones
Yield to the Night (1956) as Richardson
The Intimate Stranger (1956) as Miss Cedrick, Ben's Secretary (uncredited)
Eyewitness (1956) as Cinema Usherette (uncredited)
High Terrace (1956) as Mansfield's Landlady
A Touch of the Sun (1956) as Miss Grey, Manager's Secretary (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
Brothers in Law (1957) as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Good Companions (1957) as Honeymoon Couple #1
Don Quixote (1957) as Peasant Girl (English version, voice, uncredited)
Quatermass 2 (1957) as Secretary
At the Stroke of Nine (1957) as Secretary
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) as Hairdresser
Hell Drivers (1957) as Nurse Attending Gino
Time Lock (1957) (uncredited)
Just My Luck (1957) as Tea Bar Attendant
Man from Tangier (1957) as Woman in Hotel
The Naked Truth (1957) (uncredited)
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) as Mother at Birthday Party (uncredited)
The Golden Disc (1958) as Dryden's Secretary
Innocent Sinners (1958) as Sparkey's Mother (uncredited)
A Night to Remember (1958) as Stewardess (uncredited)
A Cry from the Streets (1958) as Cleaner #1 (uncredited)
Corridors of Blood (1958) as Woman Arrested at Black Ben's (uncredited)
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) as Neighbour
The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959) as Bentham's secretary
No Trees in the Street (1959) as Mrs. Jokel
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Woman in Cinema
The 39 Steps (1959) as Hospital Administrator (uncredited)
Tiger Bay (1959) as Mrs. Williams
Jack the Ripper (1959) as Drunken Woman
Operation Bullshine (1959) as Sgt. Cook
The Heart of a Man (1959) as Counter Girl (uncredited)
I'm All Right Jack (1959) as T.V. Receptionist
Jet Storm (1959)
Follow a Star (1959) (uncredited)
Please Turn Over''' (1959) as Mrs. Waring
The Angry Silence (1960) as Mavis
Hell Is a City (1960)
Never Let Go (1960) as Madge
Doctor in Love (1960) as Hospital Sister (uncredited)
The Big Day (1960) as Madge Delaney
Five Golden Hours (1961) as Tina
Double Bunk (1961) as Prospective Purchaser's Wife
Watch it, Sailor! (1961) as Woman with Child (uncredited)
The Frightened City (1961) as Barmaid (Riviera)
On the Fiddle (1961) as Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) as Miss Evans, Jeff's Secretary (uncredited)
Play It Cool (1962) as Beatnik Woman (uncredited)
Gaolbreak (1962) as Mrs. Marshall
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
Two and Two Make Six (1962) as Grand Hotel day receptionist
Lolita (1962) as Vivian Darkbloom
Jigsaw (1962) as Secretary (uncredited)
Band of Thieves (1962) as Cleaner
The Wild and the Willing (1962) as Clara
Night of the Prowler (1962) as Mrs. Cross
The Fast Lady (1962) as Miss Oldham
The Cool Mikado (1963) as Espresso Waitress (uncredited)
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) as Woman in Front Row at Meeting (uncredited)
Paranoiac (1963) as Woman #2 (uncredited)
Heavens Above! (1963) as Miss Palmer
Echo of Diana (1963) as Miss Green
Doctor in Distress (1963) as Cafe Waitress (uncredited)
Stolen Hours (1963) (uncredited)
West 11 (1963) as Bit Role (uncredited)
The World Ten Times Over (1963) (uncredited)
The Victors (1963) as Prostitute at Hotel de Flandre (uncredited)
Ladies Who Do (1963) as Mrs. Gubbins
A Stitch in Time (1963) as Mrs. Cutforth – Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Marked One (1963) as Mrs. Benson
The Hi-Jackers (1963) as Lil
Return to Sender (1963) as Kate
Nothing but the Best (1964) as Horton's Secretary
Witchcraft (1964) as Forrester's Secretary
The Beauty Jungle (1964) as Rita (uncredited)
A Hard Day's Night (1964) as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Blind Corner (1964) (uncredited)
Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) as Barmaid (uncredited)
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) as Bey's Landlady
Traitor's Gate (1964) as Cashier at Dandy Club
We Shall See , (Edgar Wallace Mysteries), (1964) as Jenny
Troubled Waters (1964) as Miss Stone
Act of Murder (1964) as Bobbie
The Intelligence Men (1965) as Woman in Lift (uncredited)
Hysteria (1965) as Marcus Allan's Secretary – Miss Grogan
Catch Us If You Can (1965) as Mrs. Vera Stone
Devils of Darkness (1965) as The Duchess
You Must Be Joking! (1965) as Fan Club Worker (uncredited)
The Night Caller (1965) as Madge Lilburn
Strangler's Web (1965) as Alicia Preston
The Wrong Box (1966) as Spinster
The Sandwich Man (1966) (uncredited)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) as Mrs. Whitby (uncredited)
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) as Reporter #1
Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Landlady
The Jokers (1967) as Woman in Scarf (uncredited)
To Sir, with Love (1967) as Gert
The Long Duel (1967) as Major's Wife
The Man Outside (1967)
Berserk! (1967) as Wanda
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) as Mrs. Kelly (uncredited)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) as Air Passenger (uncredited)
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) as Factory tea lady
Baby Love (1969) as Manageress
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
Crooks and Coronets (1969) as Visitor to Stately Home (uncredited)
Oh, What a Lovely War! (1969) as Mill Girl
The Best House in London (1969) as Machinist (uncredited)
Hoverbug (1969) as Mrs. Gutteridge
Incense for the Damned (1970) as Cheerful Lady at Party (uncredited)
Every Home Should Have One (1970) as TV Production Assistant No. 1 (uncredited)
Doctor in Trouble (1970) as Spinster / Plain Woman
The Games (1970) (uncredited)
Scrooge (1970) as Party Guest
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) as Woman Reporter at London Airport
The Firechasers (1971)
All the Right Noises (1971) as Landlady
The Raging Moon (1971) as 1st Nurse
Countess Dracula (1971) as Kitchen Maid
Assault (1971) as Matron
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971) as Policewoman
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) as Miss Wilcox
Danny Jones (1972) as Woman in hotel
Tower of Evil (1972) as Nurse
All Coppers Are... (1972) as Woman in Pub
Au Pair Girls (1972) as Mrs. Fairfax
Bless This House (1972) as Muriel
The Love Ban (1973) as Customer in Chemists
The Creeping Flesh (1973) as Female Assistant
Baxter! (1973) as Woman
The Vault of Horror (1973) as Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Penny Gold (1973) as Mrs. Parsons
The Cherry Picker (1974) as Mrs. Lal
Mistress Pamela (1974) as Katie
Craze (1974) as Jane – Barmaid
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) as Woman in Cinema
Percy's Progress (1974) as Reporter (uncredited)
That Lucky Touch (1975) as Party guest
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976) as Consultant
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) as Waitress
Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) as Neighbour
What's Up Superdoc! (1978) as Dr. Maconachie
The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979) as Mrs. Lee
The Human Factor (1979) as Matron
Shillingbury Tales ('The Shillingbury Daydream', episode) (1981) as Landlady of 'The Valiant Trooper'The Balance of Nature (1983) as Dawn's mum
Funny Money (1983) as Admissions Nurse
The Wicked Lady (1983) as Customer in Shop
Déjà Vu (1985) as Mabel
Terry on the Fence (1986) as Mrs. Parsons
Scotland Yard (TV series) The Tyburn Case (1957) as Secretary
Scotland Yard (TV series) Person Unknown (1956) as Mrs Cusick
Scotland Yard (TV series) The Ghost Train Murder (1959) as Mrs Blair
Bibliography
Jonathan Rigby, English Gothic Robert Ross, The Carry On Story Robert Ross, The Carry On Companion Robert Ross, Mr Carry On: The Life and work of Peter Rogers Neil Snelgrove, The Carry On book of Statistics Richard Webber, The A-Z of Everything Carry On Kenneth Williams, The Kenneth Williams Diaries''
References
External links
Obituary in The Independent
1922 births
2009 deaths
English film actresses
English television actresses
British comedy actresses