Marie Ney
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Marie Ney was a British
actress who had an acting career spanning five decades, from 1919 to 1969.
As a young child Ney went to live in New Zealand
with her family. She began her acting career in that country and continued it in Australia
. After several years of performing in those two countries she moved back to England, 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.
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 (1933), 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, Noel 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 1940s
and 50s
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), among others. In the 1950s Ney moved into television, 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).
Ney was married to Thomas Menzies, and was active in British Actors Equity. She was a collector of art and books. Ney died in London in 1981 aged 86.
United Kingdom
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actress who had an acting career spanning five decades, from 1919 to 1969.
As a young child Ney went to live in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
with her family. She began her acting career in that country and continued it in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. After several years of performing in those two countries she moved back to England, where she acted at the Old Vic
Old Vic
The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian...
with many famous actors of the day such as Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author.-Youth and education:...
and Robert Donat
Robert Donat
Robert Donat was an English film and stage actor. He is best-known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and Goodbye, Mr...
. In 1930 Ney played Lady de Winter in the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (musical)
The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Rudolf Friml. It is based on the classic 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père....
at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
in London.
Ney's first film appearance was in Desert Gold
Desert Gold (1919 film)
Desert Gold is a 1919 Australian horse racing melodrama from director Beaumont Smith. -External links:* in the Internet Movie Database...
(1919), a silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
made in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She appeared in 11 films during the 1930s
1930s
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, including The Wandering Jew (1933), Scrooge
Scrooge (1935 film)
Scrooge is a 1935 British film directed by Henry Edwards featuring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser who hates Christmas. It was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, not counting a 1928 short subject that now appears to be lost.- Film :Hicks had...
(1935), Brief Ecstasy (1937), Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (film)
Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted ....
(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, Noel Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
's Private Lives
Private Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
and Ladies in Retirement in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. She appeared in the 1948 play Rain On The Just
Rain On The Just
Rain On The Just is a play by Peter Watling which premiered in 1948 at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.The cast included Marie Ney, Eileen Peel, Michael Denison, Geoffrey Keen, Dulcie Gray and Edgar Norfolk. The show made its London debut later that year at the Old Vic with much of the same...
in London and in 1959 The Last Word at the Royal Lyceum Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre
The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658 seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by architect C. J. Phipps at a cost of UK£17,000 on behalf...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
.
In the 1940s
1940s
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and 50s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
she appeared in the films Shadow of the Past (1950), Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon is a 1950 British drama / thriller film directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting. Paul Dehn and James Bernard won the Academy Award for Best Story for this film.-Plot:The film is set in the early 1950s...
(1950), The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T.E.B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass...
(1951), Simba
Simba (film)
Simba is a 1955 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Dirk Bogarde, Donald Sinden, Virginia McKenna and Basil Sydney...
(1955), Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night is a 1956 British crime drama film starring Diana Dors as a murderess sentenced to hang and spending her last days in the condemned cell in a British women's prison...
(1956), and The Surgeon's Knife
The Surgeon's Knife
The Surgeon's Knife is a 1957 British crime film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook.-Cast:* Donald Houston - Dr. Alex Waring* Adrienne Corri - Laura Shelton* Lyndon Brook - Dr. Ian Breck...
(1957), among others. In the 1950s Ney moved into television, appearing in episodes of ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's ITV Television Playhouse, ITV Play of the Week, and Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series, which ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television after 1968....
. In 1960 she appeared in the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
film Eroica
Our Last Spring
Our Last Spring is a 1960 Greek drama film directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Alexandros Mamatis - Alekos* Jenny Russell - Monika* Nikiforos Naneris - Dimitris...
, and in an episode of Maigret
Maigret (1960 TV series)
Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963.Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies as the Sûreté detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, and featured Ewen Solon as Lucas, Helen Shingler as Madame...
. Her last credited screen appearance was in the ITV Playhouse episode Remember the Germans (1969).
Ney was married to Thomas Menzies, and was active in British Actors Equity. She was a collector of art and books. Ney died in London in 1981 aged 86.
Selected filmography
- ScroogeScrooge (1935 film)Scrooge is a 1935 British film directed by Henry Edwards featuring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser who hates Christmas. It was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, not counting a 1928 short subject that now appears to be lost.- Film :Hicks had...
(1935) - Brief EcstasyBrief EcstasyBrief Ecstasy is a 1937 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers and Marie Ney.-Cast:* Paul Lukas - Professor Paul Bernardy* Hugh Williams - Jim Wyndham...
(1937) - Jamaica InnJamaica Inn (film)Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted ....
(1939) - The Romantic AgeThe Romantic AgeThe Romantic Age is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville. The screenplay by Peggy Barwell and Edward Dryhurst is based on the French novel Lycee des jeunes filles by Serge Véber....
(1949) - ConspiratorConspirator (1949 film)Conspirator is a 1949 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Taylor and Robert Flemyng. A British guards officer who is a spy for the Soviet Union is ordered by his KGB handlers to murder his young American wife when she discovers his true...
(1949) - Seven Days to NoonSeven Days to NoonSeven Days to Noon is a 1950 British drama / thriller film directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting. Paul Dehn and James Bernard won the Academy Award for Best Story for this film.-Plot:The film is set in the early 1950s...
(1950) - The Lavender Hill MobThe Lavender Hill MobThe Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T.E.B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass...
(1951) - SimbaSimba (film)Simba is a 1955 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Dirk Bogarde, Donald Sinden, Virginia McKenna and Basil Sydney...
(1955) - Yield to the NightYield to the NightYield to the Night is a 1956 British crime drama film starring Diana Dors as a murderess sentenced to hang and spending her last days in the condemned cell in a British women's prison...
(1956) - The Surgeon's KnifeThe Surgeon's KnifeThe Surgeon's Knife is a 1957 British crime film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook.-Cast:* Donald Houston - Dr. Alex Waring* Adrienne Corri - Laura Shelton* Lyndon Brook - Dr. Ian Breck...
(1957) - West 11West 11West 11 is a 1963 British crime film directed by Michael Winner and featuring Alfred Lynch, Kathleen Breck, Eric Portman, Diana Dors and Kathleen Harrison. It is set in west London, the title taken from the postcode W11...
(1963)
External links
- Ney Film Biography on Time Out
- Ney on 'Radio and TV Personalities'
- http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=marie%20ney#Images of Ney on Getty ImagesGetty ImagesGetty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
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