Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Actor Nov 18 (died age 86) Paddington, London, England, UK 1917–1942 (25 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zeffie Agnes Lydia Tilbury (November 20, 1863 – July 24, 1950) was an English actress. Tilbury was known first on the London stage and on Broadway in New York City. In 1881, she debuted on stage in Nine Points of the Law at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, England. She is today best known for playing wise or evil older characters in films, such as the distinguished lady gambler at dinner with Garbo in The Single Standard, as the pitiful Grandma Joad in The Gr…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (73)

Movies (73)

Flying with Music

Flying with Music

1942

as Fortune Teller

3.5
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

as Grandma Lester

6.7
Sheriff of Tombstone

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Granny Carson

6.8
The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

1940

as Miss Nana (uncredited)

6.2
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Grandma Joad

7.8
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1940

as Ma Hawkins

6.8
Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940

as Granny Stokes

Emergency Squad

Emergency Squad

1940

as Mrs. Cobb

5.0
Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble

1939

as Mrs. Jepson

5.0
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

as Mrs. Sanders

6.2
Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

1939

as Woman Congratulating Manon

6.1
Balalaika

Balalaika

1939

as Natalya Petrovna

4.4
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Miss Mary

4.6
Hunted Men

Hunted Men

1938

as Flower Woman

6.0
Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

as Mrs. Weevens

5.7
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1938

as Old Woman

4.7
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

6.5
Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Grandma

6.5
Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

as Aunt Meg

6.6
It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood

1937

as Miss Gordon

6.1
Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Old Lady

4.1
The King Without a Crown

The King Without a Crown

1937

as Dying Duchess Marie (uncredited)

5.5
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

1937

as Mrs. Nash

5.7
Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets

1937

as Mrs. Crippen

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

as Drunk in Jail Cell

5.9
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Mrs. Lane

5.0
Rhythm in the Clouds

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937

as The Duchess de Lovely

5.0
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

as Zeffie

6.1
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Goody Hodgers

5.9
Hideaway

Hideaway

1937

as Mrs. Beamish

4.0
Camille

Camille

1936

as Old Duchess Bidding 3750 Francs

7.0
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936

as Aunt Lucy (uncredited)

7.3
Desire

Desire

1936

as Aunt Olga

6.9
Vamp Till Ready

Vamp Till Ready

1936

as Woman

The White Angel

The White Angel

1936

as Woman Donating Sheets (uncredited)

7.2
Parole!

Parole!

1936

as Molly Smith

6.0
The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl

1936

as Gypsy Queen

6.2
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Mrs. Daniel Beall

5.3
Grandma's Buoys

Grandma's Buoys

1936

as Grandma

Second Childhood

Second Childhood

1936

as Grandma

7.0
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Old Woman at Chalet

5.7
Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart

1936

as Esther Warren

5.3
Old Hutch

Old Hutch

1936

as Elderly Woman in Bank

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

as The Opium Woman

5.6
Stranded

Stranded

1935

as Old Hag (uncredited)

5.8
Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935

as Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)

6.6
Women Must Dress

Women Must Dress

1935

as Peg Martin

2.3
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London

1935

as Mrs. Moncaster

6.0
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

as Old Townswoman

6.1
Bad Boy

Bad Boy

1935

as Deaf Woman

5.0
Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

1935

as Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)

6.1
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as The Wise Woman (uncredited)

5.7
Navy Wife

Navy Wife

1935

as Bridge Player

5.0
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

as Miss Turner (uncredited)

5.7
Ocean Swells

Ocean Swells

1934

as Auntie

Mystery Liner

Mystery Liner

1934

as Granny Plimpton

4.1
Two Alone

Two Alone

1934

as Rogers' Neighbor (uncredited)

7.0
The Fuller Gush Man

The Fuller Gush Man

1934

as Grandma

Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure

1933
5.5
Made on Broadway

Made on Broadway

1933

as Aunt Ada

6.5
Charlie Chan Carries On

Charlie Chan Carries On

1931

as Mrs. Luce

6.5
The Ship from Shanghai

The Ship from Shanghai

1930

as Lady Daley

5.7
The Single Standard

The Single Standard

1929

as Mrs. Handley

5.5
The Night of Love

The Night of Love

1927

as Lady in Waiting

5.0
Another Scandal

Another Scandal

1924

as Brownie

Big Game

Big Game

1921

as Aunt Sarah Winthrop

Camille

Camille

1921

as Prudence

5.5
The Marriage of William Ashe

The Marriage of William Ashe

1921

as Lady Tranmore

Mothers of Men

Mothers of Men

1920

as Mrs. De La Motte

5.0
Clothes

Clothes

1920

as Mrs. Cathcart

A Society Exile

A Society Exile

1919

as Mrs. Stanley Shelby

The Avalanche

The Avalanche

1919

as Mrs. Ruyler

Blind Man's Luck

Blind Man's Luck

1917

as Mrs. Guerton