Eileen Essell
Essell in 2006
Born8 October 1922
London, England
Died15 February 2015 (aged 92)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years activec. 1940s–2015
Spouse
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(m. 1958; died 1997)​
Children1

Eileen Joan Essell (8 October 1922 – 15 February 2015) was an English actress, noted in part for not beginning her screen acting career until the age of 79.[1]

Essell retired from stage acting in 1958 following her marriage to playwright and actor Gerard McLarnon. She later earned a living as a teacher at the Central School of Music and Drama and the City University. After the death of her husband in 1997, Christopher Webber (a family friend) lured her back on stage to play a leading role in a zarzuela he was directing at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, The Girl with the Roses (1999). Although she had acted onstage in the 1940s/1950s, her first screen performance was in an episode of Doctors. She later appeared in The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin, among other episodes. She guest starred as Christine in the episode "From Out of the Rain" in season 2 of the BBC spin-off show Torchwood. On film, she is best remembered for the role of Mrs. Connelly in Duplex.

A widow, Essell died on 15 February 2015, at the age of 92.[2][3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002Ali G IndahouseMrs. Hugh
2003DuplexMrs. Connellyreleased in the United Kingdom and Ireland as Our House and in Poland as The Old Lady Must Go
2004Finding NeverlandMrs. Snow
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryGrandma Josephine
The ProducersHold Me-Touch Me
2008TorchwoodChristina

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Doc Martin Mrs. Avril Season 3 Episode 3

References

  1. ↑ Goulder, Nicky (19 May 2015). "Create Patron, Hollywood actress Eileen Essell, Remembered". Create Arts. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Eileen Joan McLarnon". Probate Search. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Eileen Essell". Aveleyman. Retrieved 28 December 2023.


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