Marie Ney
Marie Ney 18 July 1895, in Chelsea, London – 11 April 1981, in London) was an English character actress who had an acting career spanning five decades, from 1919 to 1969, emcompassing both stage and screen. Early life. Ney was born in London, and as a young child, went with her family to live in New Zealand. She began her acting career in that country, and continued it in Australia. Early roles. After several years of performing in those two countries, she moved back to her native Britain, where she acted at the Old Vic with many famous actors  of the day such as Michael Redgrave and Robert Donat. In 1930, Ney played Lady de Winter in the musical "The Three Musketeers" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. Career: Film and stage. Ney's first film appearance was in "Desert Gold" (1919), a silent film made in Australia. She appeared in 11 films during the 1930s, including "The Wandering Jew", "Scrooge" (1935), "Brief Ecstasy" (1937), "Jamaica Inn" (1939), and "A People Eternal" (1939). In 1941, Ney returned to Australia for a six-month season, appearing in the plays "No Time for Comedy", Noël Coward's "Private Lives , and Ladies in Retirement" in Sydney and Melbourne. She appeared in the 1948 play "Rain on the Just" in London, and in 1959 "The Last Word" at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. In the 1950s, she appeared in the films "Shadow of the Past" (1950), "Seven Days to Noon" (1950), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951), "Simba" (1955), "Yield to the Night" (1956), and "The Surgeon's Knife" (1957). In the 1950s, Ney had also moved into television roles, appearing in episodes of ITV's "ITV Television Playhouse", "ITV Play of the Week", and "Armchair Theatre". In 1960, she appeared  in the Greek film "Eroica", and in an episode of "Maigret". Her last credited screen appearance was in the "ITV Playhouse" episode "Remember the Germans" (1969). Personal life. Ney was married to Thomas Menzies, and was active in the union Equity. She was a collector of art and books. Ney died in London in April 1981 aged 85.