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name: "Fabia Drake"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 January 1904"
died: "28 February 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.087307+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Fabia Drake

Actor. Born 20 January 1904 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK. Died 28 February 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 January 1904, Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK
- **Died:** 28 February 1990
- **Active:** 1967–1986
- **Also known as:** Ethel McGlinchy

## Biography

Fabia Drake (born Ethel McGlinchy) was an English actress whose career spanned nearly seven decades. Born on 20 January 1904 in Herne Bay, Kent, she trained at the Academy of Dramatic Art and made her professional stage debut as a child. She changed her surname by deed poll and appeared in her first film, *Masks and Faces*, in 1917.

Drake was known for numerous stage, film and television roles, including Miss Catharine Alan in *A Room with a View* (1985), Madame de Rosemonde in *Valmont* (1989), the Welfare Worker in *The Prisoner* (1967) and Mrs Jarman in *Inspector Morse* (1988). She received the OBE in 1987 for services to drama. She died in London on 28 February 1990.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *A Room with a View* (1986), Fi1m 84, as Miss Catharine Alan — [page](https://film.one/film/a-room-with-a-view.md)
- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Mabel Layton — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)
- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Welfare Worker — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Also known for

- *Year of the Dragon* (1985), Nun
- *Valmont* (1989), Madame de Rosemonde
- *The Avengers* (1961)
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Mrs. Jarman
- *The Saint* (1962), Aunt Hattie, Aunt Prudence
- *Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye* (1985), Miss Henderson

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