Kathleen HarrisonKathleen Harrison (February 23, 1892, Blackburn, Lancashire, England - December 7, 1995, was a prolific British character actress, best remembered for her roles as Mrs Huggett in a series of British post-war comedies (playing opposite Jack Warner). Harrison studied at RADA, then spent some years living in Argentina before making her UK professional debut during the 1920s. Before and during the Second World War, she played small parts in numerous British films, including, Night Must Fall (1937), The Ghost Train (1941), Oliver Twist (1948) and a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in Scrooge (1951) [aka Christmas Carol, A (1951) (USA)]. The Huggett family made their first appearance in Holiday Camp (1948). During the 1960s, Kathleen Harrison starred on television as Mrs Thursday, the charlady who inherited a fortune. This page about Kathleen Harrison includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Kathleen Harrison News stories about Kathleen Harrison External links for Kathleen Harrison Videos for Kathleen Harrison Wikis about Kathleen Harrison Discussion Groups about Kathleen Harrison Blogs about Kathleen Harrison Images of Kathleen Harrison |
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During the 1960s, Kathleen Harrison starred on television as Mrs Thursday, the charlady who inherited a fortune. Following her passsing in 1980, she was interred in the Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, New York. The Huggett family made their first appearance in Holiday Camp (1948). Her last role, The Angel Levine, was in 1970. Harrison studied at RADA, then spent some years living in Argentina before making her UK professional debut during the 1920s. Before and during the Second World War, she played small parts in numerous British films, including, Night Must Fall (1937), The Ghost Train (1941), Oliver Twist (1948) and a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in Scrooge (1951) [aka Christmas Carol, A (1951) (USA)]. However, in 1965, she starred in the movie The Shop on Main Street, and she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Kathleen Harrison (February 23, 1892, Blackburn, Lancashire, England - December 7, 1995, was a prolific British character actress, best remembered for her roles as Mrs Huggett in a series of British post-war comedies (playing opposite Jack Warner). Her film career was brief, only appearing in four other movies in her entire career. He first movie role was in 1912 in Mirele Efros, with her mother and her sister in other roles in the film. Ida Kaminska began a stage career at the age of five. She is also the brother of musician Josef Kaminska (1903-1972). Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine) she was the daughter of Yiddish stage actress Esther Rachel Kaminska (1870-1925) and stage producer, Avram Izhak Kashe. Ida Kaminska (September 18, 1899 - May 21, 1980) was a Jewish Russian actress. |