Ursula Howells
Acting
Born: 1922-09-17 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Biography
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films. After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
Lady Isabel Aubrey
Play for Today
Sarah Chandler
Heartbeat
Miriam Wakefield
Bergerac
Elizabeth Fouchet
Bergerac
Laura Atherton
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mrs. Clissold
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ellen
No Hiding Place
Playhouse
Mrs. Menant
Playhouse
Mrs. Fielding
Upstairs, Downstairs
Duchess of Buckminster
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday Night Theatre
Mary Winsloe
Sunday Night Theatre
Maureen Dartington
Lovejoy
Olive Nettleton
The Forsyte Saga
Frances Forsyte
BBC2 Play of the Week
Barbara Karolina
Interpol Calling
Miki
Miss Marple
Miss Blacklock
Man in a Suitcase
Sherlock Holmes
Fall of Eagles
Empress Maria Fyodorovna
The Human Jungle
Julia Gray
Half Hour Story
Peggy
All Gas and Gaiters
Mrs Buckley
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
Father, Dear Father
Barbara
Ooh La La!
Mme Pontagnac
The Informer
Lady Tregunter
The Barchester Chronicles
Miss Thorne
Cousin Bette
Adeline Hulot
The Cazalets
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Blacklock
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Mary