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Maudie Edwards is a Actor British born on 16 october 1906 at Neath (United-kingdom)

Maudie Edwards

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Birth name Elizabeth Maud Edwards
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 october 1906 at Neath (United-kingdom)
Death 24 march 1991 (at 84 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Maudie Edwards (born Elizabeth Maud Edwards, 16 October 1906 – 24 March 1991) was a Welsh actress and singer, now best remembered for playing Elsie Lappin in the first two episodes of Coronation Street.

Usually with

Robert Hamer
Robert Hamer
(1 films)
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh
(2 films)
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
(2 films)
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
(2 films)
David Davies
David Davies
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Maudie Edwards (10 films)

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Actress

Only Two Can Play
Only Two Can Play (1962)
, 1h46
Directed by Sidney Gilliat
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Virginia Maskell, Kenneth Griffith, Raymond Huntley, David Davies
Roles Mrs. Edna Davies
Rating65% 3.2918253.2918253.2918253.2918253.291825
John Lewis (Sellers) is a poorly paid and professionally frustrated Welsh librarian and occasional drama critic, whose affections fluctuate between glamorous Liz (Mai Zetterling), and his long-suffering wife Jean (Virginia Maskell).
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
, 1h24
Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee, Reginald Beckwith, Jean Muir, Maudie Edwards, Richard Wattis
Roles Henrietta Jekyll
Rating55% 2.769672.769672.769672.769672.76967
Henry Jekyll (Bernard Bresslaw) is a bungling, awkward and socially inept buffoon working in his uncle's pharmacy. One day he discovers an old formula created by his uncle which claims to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. He eagerly mixes the formula, takes one drink, and is transformed into the suave, dashing and self-confident Teddy Hyde. Teddy immediately becomes a darling of society and a big hit with the ladies. However he also craves the thrill of becoming a master criminal, and recruits a gang of expert crooks to join him in carrying out a series of daring and ambitious jewel robberies.
School for Randle
School for Randle (1949)
, 1h29
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Hilda Bayley, Maudie Edwards
Roles Bella Donna
Rating68% 3.437413.437413.437413.437413.43741
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
, 1h35
Directed by Robert Hamer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Gordon Jackson, Sally Ann Howes, Mary Merrall, Helen Goss
Roles Mrs. Webster
Rating66% 3.337463.337463.337463.337463.33746
The wife of a pub landlord in Victorian Brighton, who is having an affair, wants to rid herself of her abusive husband. To accomplish this she befriends a young man who works in his father's pharmacy. and thus has access to poison.
Murder in Reverse?
Murder in Reverse? (1945)
, 1h20
Directed by Montgomery Tully
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley, Chili Bouchier, Brefni O'Rorke, John Slater, Dinah Sheridan
Rating68% 3.4289353.4289353.4289353.4289353.428935
After many years serving a prison sentence for a murder he didn't commit, a man tries to seek the truth behind the crime and search out the real culprit. This has complex consequences. His life has been altered as he was taken from his beloved daughter (Clark) who has now grown up not knowing her true identity (Sheridan as an adult). He seeks revenge on his awful degenerate wife (Bouchier) and the man he was accused of murdering.
My Learned Friend
My Learned Friend (1943)
, 1h14
Directed by Basil Dearden, Will Hay
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Will Hay, Ronald Shiner, Charles Victor, Claude Hulbert, Eddie Phillips, Mervyn Johns
Roles Aladdin
Rating69% 3.472993.472993.472993.472993.47299
This comedy sees Will Hay playing a seedy lawyer, who finds himself marked for assassination by a forger whom he previously defended unsuccessfully. He teams up with an incompetent solicitor to try to prevent the deaths of others involved.
The Flying Doctor
The Flying Doctor (1936)
, 1h32
Directed by Miles Mander
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Charles Farrell, Mary Maguire, James Raglan, Margaret Vyner, Maudie Edwards
Rating28% 1.4433051.4433051.4433051.4433051.443305
On his wedding night, Sandy Nelson decides to abandon his young bride, Jenny and to go work in Sydney as a painter on the Habour Bridge. He befriends a doctor, John Vaughan, who is in love with a married woman. Vaughan decides to accept a job as flying doctor in the outback.