Background
A member of the noted Furse family, her father was Lieutenant-General Sir William Furse.
A member of the noted Furse family, her father was Lieutenant-General Sir William Furse.
She was educated at Street Paul"s Girls" School and studied theatre at the Old Vic in the early 1930s.
Her brother, Roger, became a stage designer and painter who also worked in films. By the end of that decade, she became a stage actress. One of Judith Furse"s earliest film successes was as Sister Briony in.
She was known for her heavy-set, somewhat masculine looks, and was often cast as overbearing types such as the villainous Doctor Crow in.
Other films included,, Blue Murder at Street,, and In 1972 she made her last film appearance in the Australian film The Adventures of Barry McKenzie.