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Birth Name: Kathleen Elizabeth Fell
Born: 11 January 1921 Died: 18 January 2009
Country of origin: 
United Kingdom
Height: 5' 6"
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† Actresses Who Played Nuns †
(29 items)list by Severin Severin
Published 12 years, 6 months ago 
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HG's Dark Place: 300+ Actresses from Hammer Horror
(320 items)list by Holy Godiva
Published 8 years, 11 months ago
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Scream Queen of the Old School
(102 items)list by xolmis
Published 11 years, 7 months ago
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2 comments
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Scream Queens (1931 - 1949)
(235 items)list by Atomic Cinema
Published 9 years, 2 months ago
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1 comment
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Oscars 1948 Winners (My Version)
(24 items)list by darthjoker12
Published 9 years, 2 months ago
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Kathleen Byron trained for the stage at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, beginning her work in the movies soon after she finished her training. Her early work with Michael Powell made her name in the UK. She went to Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s but found it difficult to break into the US productions. Mainly because although everyone greatly admired her performance as Sister Ruth in Black Narcissus (1947), she was typecast and only expected to be able to play neurotic characters.
In the mid-'60s she suffered a broken pelvis and several ribs in a car accident which kept her out of British films. After recovering she was fr
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1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
| Rating: | 5521 Watched |
2. The Elephant Man (1980)
| Rating: | 1822 Watched |
3. Emma (1996)
| Rating: | 471 Watched |
4. Les Misérables (1998)
| Rating: | 439 Watched |
5. Black Narcissus (1947)
| Rating: | 300 Watched |
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1. The Avengers (1961)
| Rating: | 172 Watched |
| Rating: | 153 Watched |
3. The Bill (1984)
| Rating: | 75 Watched |
4. Casualty (1986)
| Rating: | 67 Watched |
5. Blake's 7 (1978)
| Rating: | 53 Watched |
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Oscars 1948 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)"Best Supporting Actress! Winner: Kathleen Byron, Black Narcissus! Nominees: Gloria Grahame - Crossfire Jane Greer - Out of the Past Celeste Holm - Gentleman's Agreement Anne Revere - Gentleman's Agreement"
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HG's Dark Place: 300+ Actresses from Hammer Horror (320 person items)"KATHLEEN BYRON 11 January 1921 Twins of Evil (1971)"
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Scream Queens (1931 - 1949) (235 person items)