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name: "Judith Furse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/judith-furse"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 March 1912"
died: "29 August 1974"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:56.018385+00:00"
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# Judith Furse

Actor. Born 4 March 1912 in Camberley, Surrey, England, UK. Died 29 August 1974.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 March 1912, Camberley, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 August 1974

## Biography

Judith Furse (4 March 1912 – 29 August 1974) was an English actress. She was the daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir William Furse and the sister of Roger Furse, a stage designer and painter who also worked in films.

She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and studied theatre at the Old Vic in the early 1930s. She began her stage career by the end of the decade and appeared in films from 1939. Her roles included Flora in *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (1939), Sister Briony in *Black Narcissus* (1947), Nurse Gamage in *The Man in the White Suit* (1951) and Mrs Williamson in *The Browning Version* (1951). She also appeared in several *Carry On* films, including *Carry On Regardless* (1961), *Carry On Cabby* (1963) and *Carry On Spying* (1964). Her final screen role was in *The Adventures of Barry McKenzie* (1972).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Black Narcissus* (1947), Fi1m 88, as Sister Briony — [page](https://film.one/film/black-narcissus.md)

## Also known for

- *The Dirty Dozen* (1967), Drunken General's Wife (uncredited)
- *The Man in the White Suit* (1951), Nurse Gamage
- *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (1939), Flora
- *A Canterbury Tale* (1944), Dorothy Bird
- *The Browning Version* (1951), Mrs. Williamson
- *Man in the Wilderness* (1971), Nurse
- *Carry On Cabby* (1963), Battleaxe Rider
- *Carry On Spying* (1964), Dr. Crow

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