Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Known for Acting · 74 credits

Born
1863-11-18
Died
1950-07-24
Place of birth
Paddington, London, England, UK
Also known as
Zeffie Agnes Lydia Tilbury · Zeffie Tilsbury

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 Grapes of Wrath and Grandma Lester in Tobacco Road.

She appeared in over 70 films. Her earliest surviving silent film is the Valentino / Nazimova 1921 production of Camille. Tilbury is probably best remembered as the old lady who is befriended by Spanky and his friends on her birthday and, as a result, is transformed from a lonely, disagreeable recluse to a happy and loving carefree soul in the 1936 Hal Roach Our Gang comedy Second Childhood. In the same year she also portrayed the Gypsy Queen in the Laurel and Hardy film The Bohemian Girl.

Known For

TV Shows (1)

Movies (73)

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Grandma Joad

Tobacco Road
Movie

Tobacco Road

1941

as Grandma Lester

Camille
Movie

Camille

1936

as Old Duchess Bidding 3750 Francs

Marie Antoinette
Movie

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

Boy Trouble
Movie

Boy Trouble

1939

as Mrs. Jepson

Stranded
Movie

Stranded

1935

as Old Hag (uncredited)

Emergency Squad
Movie

Emergency Squad

1940

as Mrs. Cobb

Parnell
Movie

Parnell

1937

as Old Lady

Anthony Adverse
Movie

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Old Woman at Chalet

Bachelor Bait
Movie

Bachelor Bait

1934

as Miss Turner (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Movie

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

as Drunk in Jail Cell

Camille
Movie

Camille

1921

as Prudence

The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as The Wise Woman (uncredited)

Hideaway
Movie

Hideaway

1937

as Mrs. Beamish

Werewolf of London
Movie

Werewolf of London

1935

as Mrs. Moncaster

Bad Boy
Movie

Bad Boy

1935

as Deaf Woman

Kidnapped
Movie

Kidnapped

1938

as Old Woman

Desire
Movie

Desire

1936

as Aunt Olga

Alice Adams
Movie

Alice Adams

1935

as Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)

Ocean Swells
Movie

Ocean Swells

1934

as Auntie

After the Thin Man
Movie

After the Thin Man

1936

as Aunt Lucy (uncredited)

Woman Against Woman
Movie

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Grandma

Parole!
Movie

Parole!

1936

as Molly Smith

Lady of the Tropics
Movie

Lady of the Tropics

1939

as Woman Congratulating Manon

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Movie

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

as The Opium Woman

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Movie

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

as Zeffie

Maid of Salem
Movie

Maid of Salem

1937

as Goody Hodgers

Tell No Tales
Movie

Tell No Tales

1939

as Miss Mary

The Earl of Chicago
Movie

The Earl of Chicago

1940

as Miss Nana (uncredited)

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Movie

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

as Mrs. Sanders

Midnight Taxi
Movie

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Mrs. Lane

The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Mrs. Daniel Beall

Blind Adventure
Movie

Blind Adventure

1933

The White Angel
Movie

The White Angel

1936

as Woman Donating Sheets (uncredited)

Balalaika
Movie

Balalaika

1939

as Natalya Petrovna

The Single Standard
Movie

The Single Standard

1929

as Mrs. Handley

Mystery Liner
Movie

Mystery Liner

1934

as Granny Plimpton

The Bohemian Girl
Movie

The Bohemian Girl

1936

as Gypsy Queen

Women Must Dress
Movie

Women Must Dress

1935

as Peg Martin

The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

as Old Townswoman

Made on Broadway
Movie

Made on Broadway

1933

as Aunt Ada

Another Scandal
Movie

Another Scandal

1924

as Brownie

Under Cover of Night
Movie

Under Cover of Night

1937

as Mrs. Nash

Comin' Round the Mountain
Movie

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940

as Granny Stokes

It Happened in Hollywood
Movie

It Happened in Hollywood

1937

as Miss Gordon

Public Hero Number 1
Movie

Public Hero Number 1

1935

as Deaf Woman in Scottsdale Bar (uncredited)

Flying with Music
Movie

Flying with Music

1942

as Fortune Teller

The Night of Love
Movie

The Night of Love

1927

as Lady in Waiting

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Movie

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

as Mrs. Weevens

Rhythm in the Clouds
Movie

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937

as The Duchess de Lovely

Mothers of Men
Movie

Mothers of Men

1920

as Mrs. De La Motte

Hunted Men
Movie

Hunted Men

1938

as Flower Woman

Federal Bullets
Movie

Federal Bullets

1937

as Mrs. Crippen

Two Alone
Movie

Two Alone

1934

as Rogers' Neighbor (uncredited)

Charlie Chan Carries On
Movie

Charlie Chan Carries On

1931

as Mrs. Luce

She Couldn't Say No
Movie

She Couldn't Say No

1940

as Ma Hawkins

Clothes
Movie

Clothes

1920

as Mrs. Cathcart

Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Movie

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

as Aunt Meg

Second Childhood
Movie

Second Childhood

1936

as Grandma

The Avalanche
Movie

The Avalanche

1919

as Mrs. Ruyler

Navy Wife
Movie

Navy Wife

1935

as Bridge Player

Grandma's Buoys
Movie

Grandma's Buoys

1936

as Grandma

The King Without a Crown
Movie

The King Without a Crown

1937

as Dying Duchess Marie (uncredited)

Sheriff of Tombstone
Movie

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Granny Carson

Blind Man's Luck
Movie

Blind Man's Luck

1917

as Mrs. Guerton

A Society Exile
Movie

A Society Exile

1919

as Mrs. Stanley Shelby

Big Game
Movie

Big Game

1921

as Aunt Sarah Winthrop

The Marriage of William Ashe
Movie

The Marriage of William Ashe

1921

as Lady Tranmore

Give Me Your Heart
Movie

Give Me Your Heart

1936

as Esther Warren

The Fuller Gush Man
Movie

The Fuller Gush Man

1934

as Grandma

The Ship from Shanghai
Movie

The Ship from Shanghai

1930

as Lady Daley

Vamp Till Ready
Movie

Vamp Till Ready

1936

as Woman

Old Hutch
Movie

Old Hutch

1936

as Elderly Woman in Bank

About Zeffie Tilbury

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 Grapes of Wrath and Grandma Lester in Tobacco Road. Sh… With 74 credits spanning from 1917 to 1955, Zeffie Tilbury has appeared in 73 films and 1 TV show.

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