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name: "Ursula Howells"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ursula-howells"
fi1m_id: "ursula-howells"
imdb_id: "nm0398102"
tmdb_id: 122922
wikidata_id: "Q7901249"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 September 1922"
died: "16 October 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:45:56.038524+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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# Ursula Howells

## Identity

Ursula Howells

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ursula-howells
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ursula-howells
- **IMDb ID:** nm0398102
- **TMDB ID:** 122922
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7901249
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_Howells, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7901249, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398102/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122922

Actor. Born 17 September 1922 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Died 16 October 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 September 1922, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 16 October 2005
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_Howells, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7901249, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398102/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122922

## Biography

Ursula Howells (17 September 1922 – 16 October 2005) was an English actress. She was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School. She made her first stage appearance in 1939 at Dundee in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, later moving to Oxford and making her London debut in 1945 at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. She appeared in the West End and briefly on Broadway in Springtime for Henry (1951) before working in films and television.

Her screen credits include Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), Torture Garden (1967), Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970) and A Rather English Marriage (1998), in which she played Mary. On television she appeared in The Forsyte Saga (1967), Father Dear Father (1968–1973), Lovejoy (1994) and Midsomer Murders (2001). After her father's death in 1983 she founded the Herbert Howells Society in 1987 and supported the promotion and recording of his music.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Rather English Marriage* (1998), Fi1m 75, as Mary — [page](https://film.one/film/a-rather-english-marriage.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Cazalets* (2001), series, Actor
- *The Tichborne Claimant* (1999), as Lady Doughty
- *A Rather English Marriage* (1998), as Mary — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/a-rather-english-marriage.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Lady Isabel Aubrey — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *She's Out* (1995), series, as Mrs Lawson
- *A Pinch of Snuff* (1994), as Alice Andover
- *Jewels* (1992), series, as The Duchess
- *Downtown Lagos* (1992), series, as Ticker Dawson
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Miriam Wakefield
- *Time After Time* (1986), as May Swift
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Olive Nettleton
- *Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced* (1985), series, as Miss Blacklock
- *Miss Marple* (1984), series, as Miss Blacklock
- *The Cold Room* (1984), as Headmistress
- *The Barchester Chronicles* (1982), series, as Miss Thorne
- *Something in Disguise* (1982), series, as May Browne-Lacey
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Elizabeth Fouchet, Laura Atherton
- *A Question of Guilt* (1980), series, as Lady Uredale (voice)
- *The Enigma* (1980), as Mrs Fielding
- *Gentle Folk* (1980), as Mrs Menant
- *Father, Dear Father* (1978), series, as Barbara Mossman
- *When the Actors Come* (1978), as Barbara Karolina
- *Hard Times* (1977), series, as Mrs Gradgrind
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Barbara Karolina
- *The Many Wives Of Patrick* (1976), series, Actor
- *Ten from the Twenties* (1975), series, as Mrs Isobel Asterley
- *Little Fears* (1974), as The Older Woman
- *Fall of Eagles* (1974), series, as Empress Maria Fyodorovna
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Mrs. Menant, Mrs. Fielding
- *Miss Nightingale* (1974), as Aunt May
- *Father Dear Father* (1973), as Barbara
- *Franklin's Farm* (1972), as Prue
- *Late Night Theatre* (1972), series, as The Older Woman
- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), series, as Duchess of Buckminster — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)
- *Cousin Bette* (1971), series, as Adeline Hulot
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Sarah Chandler
- *Ryan International* (1970), series, Actor
- *Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly* (1970), as Mumsy
- *Crossplot* (1969), as Maggi Thwaites
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Mrs. Clissold
- *The Root of All Evil?* (1968), series, as Angela
- *Father, Dear Father* (1968), series, as Barbara
- *Ooh La La!* (1968), series, as Mme Pontagnac
- *Assignment K* (1968), as Estelle
- *Torture Garden* (1967), as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor
- *Half Hour Story* (1967), series, as Peggy
- *All Gas and Gaiters* (1967), series, as Mrs Buckley
- *The Forsyte Saga* (1967), series, as Frances Forsyte
- *The Informer* (1966), series, as Lady Tregunter
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Ellen
- *Knock on Any Door* (1965), series, as Ann Gibbs
- *The Wednesday Thriller* (1965), series, as Hilda
- *Six Shades of Black* (1965), series, as Netta Bartholomew
- *Dr. Terror's House of Horrors* (1965), as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
- *A Choice of Coward* (1964), series, as Liz Essendine
- *A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter* (1964), as Liz Essendine
- *80,000 Suspects* (1963), as Joanna Duten
- *The Human Jungle* (1963), series, as Julia Gray
- *The Madhouse on Castle Street* (1963), as Martha Tompkins
- *The Sicilians* (1963), as Mme. Perrault
- *Two Letter Alibi* (1962), as Louise
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Claire
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as Janet Ormund
- *Theatre '70* (1960), series, as Jessy Tomson
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Interpol Calling* (1959), series, as Miki
- *Now Let Him Go* (1957), as Nurse Judith
- *Account Rendered* (1957), as Lucille Ainsworth
- *West of Suez* (1957), as Eileen
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Margaret, Violet Green, Nurse Judith, Prue
- *The Long Arm* (1956), as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
- *Keep It Clean* (1956), as Pat Anstey
- *They Can't Hang Me* (1955), as Antonia Pitt
- *Lilli Palmer Theatre* (1955), series, as Mary
- *Track the Man Down* (1955), as Mary Dennis
- *The Constant Husband* (1955), as Ann
- *The Gilded Cage* (1955), as Brenda Lucas
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1954), series, Actor
- *The Weak and the Wicked* (1954), as Pam Vickers
- *The Blakes Slept Here* (1953), as Emily
- *The Oracle* (1953), as Peggy
- *Number Three* (1953), as Maureen Dartington
- *I Believe in You* (1952), as Hon. Ursula
- *The Cocktail Party* (1952), Actor
- *Flesh and Blood* (1951), as Harriet Marshall
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Mary Winsloe, Maureen Dartington

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