Background
Inglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins in Colchester, Essex, the daughter of Margaret Inglis (née Hunt) and Alan George Hawkins.
Inglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins in Colchester, Essex, the daughter of Margaret Inglis (née Hunt) and Alan George Hawkins.
Her screen debut was in the 1934 film, Borrowed Clothes. She then had a small part in The 39 Steps (1935) as Hilary Jordan. She appeared in the 1939 British telefilm version of Gaslight before taking on the role of Adele Ainsworth in The Letter in 1940, which marked the zenith of her film career.
By this time she was appearing under the pseudonym/stage name Elizabeth Earl.
After marrying Weaver, Inglis retired from acting altogether. The couple had two children, one of whom, Susan, became actress Sigourney Weaver.
A photograph of Inglis was seen in a deleted scene in Aliens as Weaver"s character"s elderly grown daughter, Amanda Ripley. Inglis died on 25 August 2007, in Santa Barbara, California, aged 94.
She was the last known surviving member of the cast from The 39 Steps.