
Kathleen Harrison
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1892-02-22
- Died
- 1995-12-07
- Place of birth
- Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Кэтлин Харрисон
Biography
Kathleen Harrison was long a stalwart of British cinema. Her place was always firmly below stairs – a cook perhaps, or a cleaning lady often answering the door with a puzzled expression always fearful that trouble was just around the corner.
She was born in 1892 in Blackburn in Lancashire. She studied at RADA and then went to live in Agentina for some time. On her return to Britain, she made her stage debut in 1926 in “The Constant Flirt”. Her first major film role was in 1931 in “Hobson’s Choice”. Kathleen Harrison made one film in Hollywood in Emlyn Williams “Night Must Fall” in 1937 as a maid (naturally). She achieved national fame as Mrs Huggett in four films about the Huggett family. In the mid 1960′s she starred in a very popular television series Mrs Thursday about a cleaner who won the football pools. She died in 1995 at the age of 103.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (80)

Oliver Twist
1948
as Mrs Sowerberry

Scrooge
1951
as Mrs. Dilber

The Ghoul
1933
as Kaney

Now Barabbas
1949
as Mrs. Brown

Landfall
1949
as Mona's Mother

Trio
1950
as Emma Foreman (in segment The Verger)

Seven Thunders
1957
as Mme. Abou

Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Egyptian Woman (uncredited)

On the Fiddle
1961
as Mrs. Cooksley

The Outsider
1939
as Mrs. Coates

In Which We Serve
1942
as Mrs. Blake

The Shop at Sly Corner
1947
as Mrs. Catt

The London Connection
1979
as Elderly Lady

Holiday Camp
1947
as Mrs. Ethel Huggett

Gaslight
1940
as Bit Role

Major Barbara
1941
as Mrs. Price

The Magic Box
1952
as Mother in Family Group

Bank Holiday
1938
as May

The Winslow Boy
1948
as Violet

Golden Arrow
1949
as Isobel

Girl in the News
1940
as Cook

Cast a Dark Shadow
1955
as Emmie

The Pickwick Papers
1952
as Rachel Wardle

West 11
1963
as Mrs. Beckett

Waterfront
1950
as Mrs. McCabe

The Ghost Train
1941
as Miss Bourne

The Fast Lady
1962
as Mrs. Staggers
Discoveries
1939
as Kitchen Maid

The Huggetts Abroad
1949
as Ethel Huggett

It's a Wonderful World
1956
as Miss Gilly

The Big Money
1958
as Mrs Frith

Where There's a Will
1955
as Annie Yeo

The New Lot
1943
as Keith's Mother

Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
as Lady Clumsey

Night Must Fall
1937
as Emily Terence

Convict 99
1938
as Mabel

Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
as Mrs. Huggett(archive footage)

Aren't We All?
1932
as Bit Role

Waterloo Road
1945

I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Waitress (uncredited)

Letter from Home
1941
as Ethel

Alive and Kicking
1959
as Rosie

The Happy Family
1952
as Lillian Lord

Temptation Harbour
1947
as Mabel Slater

A Cry from the Streets
1958
as Mrs. Farrer

Broken Blossoms
1936
as Mrs. Lossy

Bond Street
1948
as Ethel Brawn

Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Ethel Huggett
The Terror
1938
as Parlour Maid

All for Mary
1955
as Nannie Cartwright

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
1962
as Mrs Gibbons

Vote for Huggett
1949
as Ethel Huggett
A Call for Arms!
1940
as Mrs. James

Dandy Dick
1935
as Jane (the Maid)

Meet Sexton Blake
1945
as Mrs. Bardell

Great Day
1945
as Pub Customer

Double Confession
1950
as Kate

A Girl Must Live
1939
as Penelope

Home and Away
1956
as Elsie Knowles

The Dog and the Diamonds
1953
as Mrs. Fossett

Wanted!
1937
as Belinda

Wanted for Murder
1946
as Florrie

They Came by Night
1940
as Mrs. Lightbody

The Man from Toronto
1933
as Martha

The Tenth Man
1936
as Confused Voter

Lilacs in the Spring
1954
as Kate

The Flying Squad
1940
as Mrs. Schifan

Turn the Key Softly
1953
as Granny Quilliam

I Thank You
1941
as Kathleen

What Happened Then?
1934

Much Too Shy
1942
as Amelia Peabody
Jury's Evidence
1936
as Secretary

Aren't Men Beasts!
1937
as Annie

Inside the Room
1935
as Nurse

Hobson's Choice
1931
as Ada Figgins
Once a Crook
1941
as Auntie

Salvage with a Smile
1940
as Housekeeper

The Great Defender
1934
as Agnes Carter
It Happened One Sunday
1944
as Mrs. Purkiss
The Day Begins Early
1950
as Ethel Huggett
About Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison was long a stalwart of British cinema. Her place was always firmly below stairs – a cook perhaps, or a cleaning lady often answering the door with a puzzled expression always fearful that trouble was just around the corner. She was born in 1892 in Blackburn in Lancashire. She studied at RADA and then went to live in Agentina for some time. On her return to Britain, she made her stage debut in 1926 in “The Constant Flirt”. Her first major film role was in 1931 in “Hobson’s Choice”. Kathleen Harrison made one film in Hollywood… With 87 credits spanning from 1931 to 1999, Kathleen Harrison has appeared in 80 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kathleen Harrison Movies
- Oliver Twist (1948) — as Mrs Sowerberry
- Scrooge (1951) — as Mrs. Dilber
- The Ghoul (1933) — as Kaney
- Now Barabbas (1949) — as Mrs. Brown
- Landfall (1949) — as Mona's Mother
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