{{Short description|English actress (1901–1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name=Olwen Edna Jones | image=Actress_Olwen_Brookes.jpg | caption=in ''Ghost Squad'' (1963) | birth_date={{Birth date|1901|11|26|df=yes}} | birth_place=Chelsea, London, England | death_date=17 September 1976 (aged 74) | death_place=Kensington, London, England | occupation=Actress | years_active=1934–70 }} '''Olwen Brookes''' (26 November 1901 – 17 September 1976) was an English actress, known for ''An Inspector Calls'', ''The Happiest Days of Your Life'' and ''The First Night of Pygmalion''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111802/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Olwen Brookes|work=IMDB}}</ref> Her career spanned over a quarter of a century, and as well as stage work, included 29 films and 25 television appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/pjn/olwen-brookes|title=Olwen Brookes - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=43970|title=Olwen Brookes|work=Aveleyman.com}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{col div}} * ''Men of Rochdale (Short)'' (1944) - Mrs. Clackman * ''Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) - Slave Girl (uncredited) * ''This Man Is Mine'' (1946) - Spinster (uncredited) * ''The Mark of Cain'' (1947) - Mrs. Fisher (uncredited) * ''My Sister and I'' (1948) - Mrs. Lippincott * ''Warning to Wantons'' (1949) - (uncredited) * ''Stop Press Girl'' (1949) - Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) * ''Poet's Pub'' (1949) - Bridge Player (uncredited) * ''Choir Practice'' (1949, TV film) - Mrs. Davies * ''Trottie True'' (1949) - Lady Talman (uncredited) * ''Obsession'' (1949) - * ''The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) - Mrs. Parry * ''Appointment with Venus'' (1951) - F.A.N.Y. * ''Nocturne in Scotland'' (1951, TV film) - Princess Marceline Czartoyska * ''Something Money Can't Buy'' (1952) - Lady at party * ''Valley of Song'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''An Inspector Calls'' (1954) - Miss Francis * ''The Black Knight'' (1954) - Lady Ontzlake * ''Dixon of Dock Green'' (1955-1964, TV Series) - Mrs. Randall / Mrs. Iver / Mrs. Ross / Mrs. Manton / Mrs. Welsh / Miss Braithwaite / Mrs. Cunningham * ''The Gentle Touch'' (1956) - Other Sister * ''Women Without Men'' (1956) - Hackett (uncredited) * ''Life Without Lyons'' (1956, TV Series) * ''High Terrace'' (1956) - Mother Superior * ''Ivor Novello'' (1956, TV film) * ''The Good Companions'' (1957) - Woman on Tram * ''After the Ball'' (1957) - Housekeeper * ''A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Miss Evans (uncredited) * ''Jack the Ripper'' (1959) - Lady Almoner * ''Left Right and Centre'' (1959) - Right - Mrs. Samson * ''Dancers in The Mourning'' (1959, TV series) - Miss Finbrough * ''Don't Do It Dempsey'' (1960, TV Series) - Miss Twine * ''Whack-O!'' (1960, TV Series) - Secretary * ''Emergency Ward 10'' (1960, TV Series) - Mrs. Gregory * ''The Citadel'' (1960, TV Mini-Series) - Mrs. Morgan Senior * ''Jango'' (1961, TV Series) - Mrs. Bellew * ''ITV Play of the Week'' (1961, TV Series) - Mrs. Watkins * ''The Six Pound Walkers'' (1961, TV Series) - Mrs. Tindall * ''Twice Round the Daffodils'' (1962) - Dorothy's mother * ''Tales of Mystery'' (1962, TV Series) - Mrs. Peters * ''Young and Willing'' (1962) - Miss Potter (uncredited) * ''No Hiding Place'' (1962-1963, TV Series) - Mrs. Pike / Women's prison officer * ''Ghost Squad'' (1963, TV Series) - Miss Reeves * ''80,000 Suspects'' (1963) - Senior Nursing Officer (uncredited) * ''Taxi!'' (1963-1964, TV Series) - Mrs. Stephens / Hotel Receptionist * ''The Wednesday Play'' (1965, TV Series) - Woman at the races * ''Devils of Darkness'' (1965) - Landlady * ''Compact'' (1965, TV Series) - Mrs. Bunny * ''The Forsyte Saga'' (1967, TV Mini-Series) - Bilson * ''Honey Lane'' (1967, TV Series) - Customer * ''Eye of the Devil'' (1967) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''Sexton Blake'' (1968, TV Series) - Miss Cranber * ''The First Night of Pygmalion'' (1969, TV film) - Edith Lyttleton * ''The Culture Vultures'' (1970, TV Series) - Dora * ''On the Run'' (1971) - Miss Fisher (final film role) {{col div end}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|nm0111802}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooke, Olwen}} Category:1901 births Category:1976 deaths Category:English stage actresses Category:English film actresses Category:English television actresses Category:20th-century English actresses Category:Actresses from London Category:People from Chelsea, London Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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