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name: "Eileen Erskine"
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born: "15 August 1914"
died: "8 November 1995"
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# Eileen Erskine

Actor. Born 15 August 1914 in Nottingham. Died 8 November 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 August 1914, Nottingham
- **Died:** 8 November 1995

## Biography

Eileen Erskine was an English actress born in Nottingham. She appeared in several British films of the 1940s, including as Vi in *This Happy Breed* (1944), Mrs Hilda Parsons in *The Way Ahead* (1944), and Biddy in *Great Expectations* (1946).

Her stage work included the original West End production of J. B. Priestley's *Time and the Conways* in 1937, and she appeared on Broadway in *Faithfully Yours* in 1951. She was married to actor Philip Friend from 1941 until his death in 1987. Erskine also had television roles, such as in BBC's *The Pallisers* (1974), and her autobiography *Scenes from a Life* was published posthumously.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Great Expectations* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Biddy — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)

## Also known for

- *This Happy Breed* (1944), Vi Gibbons
- *The Way Ahead* (1944), Mrs. Bill Parsons

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