Actor
Pamela Brown
Born 8 July 1917 · London, England, UK — died 18 September 1975
Pamela Brown (1917–1975) was an English actress who moved between stage and screen. She is best remembered for her work with Powell and Pressburger in the 1940s and early 1950s. Later she became a distinguished supporting player in major British and Hollywood productions.
Key films
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Early screen role in a wartime Powell and Pressburger drama, starting her association with the filmmakers.
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Memorable role in one of Powell and Pressburger's best-loved romantic films, set in the Scottish Hebrides.
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Appeared in Powell and Pressburger's lavish, richly stylised opera film, a landmark of British colour cinema.
Richard III (1955)
Supporting role in Laurence Olivier's celebrated Shakespeare adaptation.
Cleopatra (1963)On Cinespective
Supporting part in the huge Hollywood epic, her highest-profile international release.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 26
- 1942One of Our Aircraft Is Missing · as Els MeertensActor
- 1945I Know Where I'm Going! · as CatrionaActor
- 1949Alice in Wonderland · as The Queen of Hearts (voice)Actor
- 1951The Tales of Hoffmann · as NiklausActor
- 1953Personal Affair · as EvelynActor
- 1955Richard III · as Jane ShoreActor
- 1955ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall · as Excerpt from Baker's DozenActor
- 1956Lust for Life · as ChristineActor
- 1956Now and Forever · as Mrs. GrantActor
- 1959The Scapegoat · as BlancheActor
- 1961Victoria Regina · as Duchess of KentActor
- 1963Cleopatra · as High PriestessActor
- 1964Becket · as Queen Eleanor of AquitaineActor
- 1964The Importance of Being EarnestActor
- 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · as High PriestessActor
- 1967Half a Sixpence · as Mrs. WalsinghamActor
- 1968Secret Ceremony · as HildaActor
- 1968The Admirable Crichton · as Lady BrocklehurstActor
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever · as Mrs. FitzherbertActor
- 1970Figures in a Landscape · as WidowActor
- 1970Wuthering Heights · as Mrs. LintonActor
- 1971The Road Builder · as Mrs. Edith PrinceActor
- 1972Lady Caroline Lamb · as Lady BessboroughActor
- 1974Dracula · as Mrs. WestenraActor
- 1975In This House of Brede · as Dame AgnesActor
- 2021Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser · as Queen of Hearts (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.