Biography
Marie Lohr (also credited as Marie Löhr) was an Australian-born actress who worked extensively on the British stage and in film. Born Marie Kate Wouldes Lohr on 28 July 1890 in Sydney, New South Wales, she moved to England as a child and made her London stage debut at the age of ten or eleven.
She appeared in numerous West End productions and created roles in plays by authors including George Bernard Shaw. Her film credits include Mrs. Higgins in Pygmalion (1938), Mrs. Fraser in Went the Day Well? (1942), Princess Scherbatsky in Anna Karenina (1948) and Grace Winslow in The Winslow Boy (1948). She remained active until the late 1960s.
Lohr was married to theatrical producer Anthony Prinsep from 1912 until their divorce in 1928. She died on 21 January 1975 in England.
