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Ethel Griffies was an English actress of stage, screen and television. She is perhaps best-known to modern audiences as the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
Birth Name
Daisy Ethel Griffies Woods
Born
Friday, 26 April 1878
Died
Tuesday, 09 September 1975
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| All About 'the Birds' | Mrs. Bundy in clips from the movie 'The Birds' | 1999 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| The Trials of O'Brien | Gypsy Woman | 1965 |
| Bus Riley's Back in Town | Mrs. Spencer | 1965 |
| Billy Liar | Grandma Florence | 1963 |
| The Birds | Mrs. Bundy | 1963 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Mrs. Jameson Pierce | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Lulu | 1962 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| All About 'the Birds' | Mrs. Bundy in clips from the movie 'The Birds' | 1999 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| The Trials of O'Brien | Gypsy Woman | 1965 |
| Bus Riley's Back in Town | Mrs. Spencer | 1965 |
| Billy Liar | Grandma Florence | 1963 |
| The Birds | Mrs. Bundy | 1963 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Mrs. Jameson Pierce | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Lulu | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Lady Margaret / Mrs. Mary Ellis | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Mrs. McEwan | 1953 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Grandmother / Mrs. White | 1948 |
| The Homestretch | Aunt Martha | 1947 |
| Millie's Daughter | Aunt Katherine | 1947 |
| Sing While You Dance | Mrs. Abigail Smith | 1946 |
| Devotion | Aunt Elizabeth Branwell | 1946 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Clarissa Van Steed | 1945 |
| The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Mrs. Nelson | 1945 |
| Molly and Me | Mrs. Lamb | 1945 |
| Thrill of a Romance | Mrs. Fenway | 1945 |
| The Horn Blows at Midnight | Lady Stover | 1945 |
| Music for Millions | Mrs. McGuff | 1944 |
| The Keys of the Kingdom | Mrs. Glennie | 1944 |
| The White Cliffs of Dover | Woman on Train Opening Window | 1944 |
| Pardon My Rhythm | Mrs. Dean | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Mrs. O'Connor | 1944 |
| Jane Eyre | Grace Poole | 1943 |
| Holy Matrimony | Lady Vale | 1943 |
| First Comes Courage | Nurse | 1943 |
| Time to Kill | Mrs. Murdock | 1943 |
| Forever and a Day | Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter | 1943 |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mrs. Graham | 1942 |
| Between Us Girls | Gallagher | 1942 |
| The Postman Didn't Ring | Catherine Vandewater | 1942 |
| Castle in the Desert | Madame Saturnia / Mme. Lily Saturnia | 1942 |
| Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Matron | 1942 |
| Right to the Heart | Minerva Bromley | 1942 |
| Remember the Day | Undetermined Role | 1941 |
| How Green Was My Valley | Mrs. Nicholas | 1941 |
| Great Guns | Aunt Agatha | 1941 |
| Man at Large | Mrs. Zagra | 1941 |
| A Yank in the R.A.F. | Lady Fitzhugh | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid | Mrs. Hanky | 1941 |
| Dead Men Tell | Miss Patience Nodbury | 1941 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Mrs. Kane | 1940 |
| Anne of Windy Poplars | Hester Pringle | 1940 |
| Waterloo Bridge | Mrs. Clark | 1940 |
| Irene | Princess Minetti | 1940 |
| Vigil in the Night | Matron East | 1940 |
| The Mysterious Mr. Davis | Mabel Wilcox | 1939 |
| We Are Not Alone | Mrs. Raymond | 1939 |
| The Star Maker | Voice Teacher | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Miss Wildhack | 1939 |
| Over the Moon | Miss Bates - the Governess | 1939 |
| The Man with 100 Faces | Annie | 1938 |
| Kathleen | Hannah O'Dwyer | 1937 |
| Not So Dusty | Miss Miller | 1936 |
| Guilty Melody | Lady Rochester | 1936 |
| Twice Branded | Mrs. Etta Hamilton | 1936 |
| The Return of Peter Grimm | Mrs. Martha Bartholomew | 1935 |
| Anna Karenina | Mme. Kartasoff | 1935 |
| The Werewolf of London | Mrs. Whack | 1935 |
| Werewolf of London | Mrs. Whack | 1935 |
| Vanessa, Her Love Story | Winifred Trent | 1935 |
| Mystery of Edwin Drood | Miss Twinkleton | 1935 |
| Enchanted April | Mrs. Hawkins | 1935 |
| The Painted Veil | Lady Coldchester | 1934 |
| We Live Again | Aunt Marie | 1934 |
| Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Mrs. Field | 1934 |
| Jane Eyre | Grace Poole | 1934 |
| Call It Luck | Lady Poindexter | 1934 |
| Sadie McKee | Woman in Subway | 1934 |
| The House of Rothschild | Guest at Reception Hall | 1934 |
| Stolen Sweets | Ship Passenger | 1934 |
| Four Frightened People | Mrs. Ainger's Mother | 1934 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Miss Simpson the Governess | 1933 |
| White Woman | Mrs. Chisholm | 1933 |
| Bombshell | Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative | 1933 |
| Torch Singer | Agatha Alden | 1933 |
| Doctor Bull | Miss Ace | 1933 |
| Midnight Club | The Duchess | 1933 |
| Horse Play | Emily | 1933 |
| Looking Forward | Miss Judd | 1933 |
| A Lady's Profession | Lady McDougal | 1933 |
| Tonight Is Ours | Zana | 1933 |
| Evenings for Sale | Boat Passenger | 1932 |
| Payment Deferred | Customer in Madame Collins' Dress Shop | 1932 |
| Love Me Tonight | Second Aunt | 1932 |
| Westward Passage | Lady Caverly | 1932 |
| Devil's Lottery | Nurse | 1932 |
| Are You Listening? | Mrs. Peters | 1932 |
| The Impatient Maiden | Nurse Lovett | 1932 |
| Union Depot | Cross Woman at Magazine Stand | 1932 |
| Manhattan Parade | Mrs. Beacon | 1932 |
| Once a Lady | Miss Bleeker | 1931 |
| The Road to Singapore | Mrs. Everard | 1931 |
| Waterloo Bridge | Mrs. Hobley | 1931 |
| Chances | Drunken Flower Vendor in Pub | 1931 |
| The Millionaire | Mrs. Andrews | 1931 |
| Old English | Adela Heythorp | 1930 |
| Sweet Kitty Bellairs | Gossip | 1930 |
| Hard Cash | Mrs. Hardie | 1921 |
| The Cost of a Kiss | 1917 |
