Amy Dalby

Amy Mary Dalby (3 January 1888–10 March 1969) was an English actress[1] of stage and screen, often in kindly or eccentric spinster roles.[2]

Amy Dalby
Born	3 January 1888 Clerkenwell, London, England
Died	10 March 1969 (aged 81) London, England
Years active	1938–1969

Dalby first acted at the age of six.[3]

Dalby's final performance was in the 8 March 1969 episode "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage" of Dad's Army,[4] portraying the sister of Private Godfrey. She died in London on 10 March—two days after the episode aired.[5]

Partial filmography

• On the Night of the Fire (1939) - Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
• Quiet Wedding (1941) - Miss Dacres (uncredited)
• Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) - Hannah - Penn's Maid (uncredited)
• The Night Has Eyes (1942) - Miss Miggs
• The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
• The Gentle Sex (1943) - Lady Behind the Bar at the Dance (uncredited)
• Variety Jubilee (1943) - A Suffragette (uncredited)
• Dear Octopus (1943) - (uncredited)
• Millions Like Us (1943) - Mrs. Bourne - Hostel Matron (uncredited)
• Waterloo Road (1945) - Maisie - Tillie's Aunt (uncredited)
• The Wicked Lady (1945) - Aunt Doll
• Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945) - Lady Customer In Shop (uncredited)
• Carnival (1946) - Aunt Mary (uncredited)
• The White Unicorn (1947) - Landlady (uncredited)
• My Sister and I (1948) - Female Cleaner
• It's Hard to Be Good (1948) - Bargee's Wife (uncredited)
• The Passionate Friends (1949) - Lady on underground (uncredited)
• Your Witness (1950) - Mrs. Widgely
• Home to Danger (1951) - Jessica Morton - Cook (uncredited)
• Brandy for the Parson (1952) - Postmistress
• Time Bomb (1953) - Sarah - Charlie's Wife (uncredited)
• The Straw Man (1953) - Lucy Graham
• The Man Upstairs (1958) - Miss Acres
• Further Up the Creek (1958) - Eadie Lovelace
• The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962) - Victoria Potts
• The Haunting (1963) - Abigail Crain - Age 80 (uncredited)
• The Old Dark House (1963) - Gambler (uncredited)
• A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964) - Miss Crumb
• The Counterfeit Constable (1964) - Mrs. Throttle
• The Intelligence Men (1965) - Woman in Wardrobe Dept. (uncredited)
• The Secret of My Success (1965) - Mrs. Tate
• Fumo di Londra (1966) - Duchess of Bradford
• Who Killed the Cat? (1966) - Lavinia Goldsworthy
• The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) - Miss Marchbanks
• Smashing Time (1967) - Demolished Old lady

References

1. Dalby biodata
2. https://theatricalia.com/person/1y6h/amy-dalby
3. "Amy Dalby". The Stage. 13 March 1969.
4. "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
5. "Amy Dalby". British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

External links

• Amy Dalby at IMDb