Mary Jerrold (4 December 1877 – 3 March 1955) was an English actress. She was married to actor Hubert Harben, and mother of actress Joan Harben and celebrity chef Philip Harben.
She made her London stage debut as Prudence Dering in Mary Pennington Spinster (1896); and played Martha Brewster for three and a half years in the original West End production of Arsenic and Old Lace, opening in 1942. In 1922, in a stage production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Jerrold became one of the oldest actresses cast as Elizabeth Bennet, at age 44. In the play, she acted opposite her husband, cast as Mr. Collins. She appeared in Molly Keane's Ducks and Drakes in 1941. In 1946 she starred in the West End melodrama But for the Grace of God by Frederick Lonsdale. In 1951 she played the lead role in Kenneth Horne's comedy And This Was Odd at the Criterion Theatre. In 1953 she appeared in A Day by the Sea by N.C. Hunter.
Partial filmography
Disraeli (1916) - Lady Beaconsfield A Sinless Sinner (1919) - Mary Hendon Candytuft, I Mean Veronica (1921) - Mrs. Anstruther The W Plan (1930) - Frau Muller The Sport of Kings (1931) - Mrs. Purdie Alibi - Mrs. Ackroyd The Shadow Between (1931) - Mrs. Maddox The Last Coupon (1932) - Polly Carter The Blind Spot (1932) - Mrs. Herriott Perfect Understanding (1933) - Mrs. Graham Friday the Thirteenth (1933) - Flora Wakefield The Lash (1934) - Margaret Haughton The Great Defender (1934) - Mrs. Hammond Doctor's Orders (1934) - Mary Blake Spring in the Air (1934) - Albertina The Price of Wisdom (1935) - Mary Temple Fighting Stock (1935) - Emmie The Tunnel (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) Jack of All Trades (1936) - Mrs. Warrender Saturday Night Revue (1937) - Mrs. Dorland Jamaica Inn (1939) - Miss Black (uncredited) Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) - Mrs. Adeline Bracer (uncredited) Return to Yesterday (1940) - Old Lady at station The Man at the Gate (1941) - Mary Foley Talk About Jacqueline (1942) - Aunt Helen The Gentle Sex (1943) - Mrs. Sheridan The Flemish Farm (1943) - Mme. Duclos The Way Ahead (1944) - Mrs. Gillingham The Magic Bow (1946) - Teresa Paganini The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) - Lettie Bond Street (1948) - Miss Slennett Colonel Bogey (1948) - Aunt Mabel Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) - Mrs. Perrin Woman Hater (1948) - Lady Datchett The Queen of Spades (1949) - Old Varvarushka Marry Me! (1949) - Emily Parsons She Shall Have Murder (1950) - Mrs. Robjohn Meet Me Tonight (1952) - Nanny (segment "Ways and Means") Top of the Form (1953) - Mrs. Bagshot
References
External links
National Portrait Gallery: Mary Jerrold by Bassano