Elsebeth March

Background

She was born as Jean Elspeth Mackenzie in Kensington, London, England, the daughter of Harry Malcolm and Elfreda Mackenzie.

Career

She led a long stage, film and television career as a respected character actress, making her professional debut in Jonah and the Whale at London"s Westminster Theatre in 1932. She resumed her career in 1944 and she continued to play strong supporting roles in plays, films and television into her eighties. She appeared with the National Theatre in 1977, playing roles in The Madras House and Don Juan Comes Back from the War and in 1983 in the thriller Underground in Toronto and at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.

She died in Hillingdon, London, aged 88.

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Agatha Christie