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Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 22, 1892
Died Dec 07, 1995 (103)
Birthplace Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 stud ... ied 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.

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Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Mrs. Dilber (archive footage) (uncredited)

The London Connection

The London Connection

1979

as Elderly Lady

Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969

as Lady Clumsey

West 11

West 11

1963

as Mrs. Beckett

The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962

as Mrs. Staggers

On the Fiddle

On the Fiddle

1961

as Mrs. Cooksley

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

1959

as Rosie

The Big Money

The Big Money

1958

as Mrs Frith

A Cry from the Streets

A Cry from the Streets

1958

as Mrs. Farrer

Seven Thunders

Seven Thunders

1957

as Mme. Abou

Home and Away

Home and Away

1956

as Elsie Knowles

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1956

as Miss Gilly

Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

1955

as Annie Yeo

All for Mary

All for Mary

1955

as Nannie Cartwright

Cast a Dark Shadow

Cast a Dark Shadow

1955

as Emmie

Lilacs in the Spring

Lilacs in the Spring

1954

as Kate

The Dog and the Diamonds

The Dog and the Diamonds

1953

as Mrs. Fossett

Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly

1953

as Granny Quilliam

The Happy Family

The Happy Family

1952

as Lillian Lord

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1952

as Rachel Wardle

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Mother in Family Group

Scrooge

Scrooge

1951

as Mrs. Dilber

Waterfront

Waterfront

1950

as Mrs. McCabe

Trio

Trio

1950

as Emma Foreman (in segment The Verger)

Double Confession

Double Confession

1950

as Kate

Vote for Huggett

Vote for Huggett

1949

as Ethel Huggett

The Huggetts Abroad

The Huggetts Abroad

1949

as Ethel Huggett

Landfall

Landfall

1949

as Mona's Mother

Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

1949

as Mrs. Brown

Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow

1949

as Isobel

Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

as Ethel Huggett

Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

as Ethel Brawn

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948

as Violet

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948

as Mrs Sowerberry

Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

as Mrs. Ethel Huggett

The Shop at Sly Corner

The Shop at Sly Corner

1947

as Mrs. Catt

Temptation Harbour

Temptation Harbour

1947

as Mabel Slater

Wanted for Murder

Wanted for Murder

1946

as Florrie

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

as Waitress (uncredited)

Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

1945

as Mrs. Bardell

Great Day

Great Day

1945

as Pub Customer

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Egyptian Woman (uncredited)

It Happened One Sunday

It Happened One Sunday

1944

as Mrs. Purkiss

The New Lot

The New Lot

1943

as Keith's Mother

Much Too Shy

Much Too Shy

1942

as Amelia Peabody

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

1942

as Mrs. Blake

Letter from Home

Letter from Home

1941

as Ethel

Once a Crook

Once a Crook

1941

as Auntie

The Ghost Train

The Ghost Train

1941

as Miss Bourne

I Thank You

I Thank You

1941

as Kathleen

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941

as Mrs. Price

Salvage with a Smile

Salvage with a Smile

1940

as Housekeeper

A Call for Arms!

A Call for Arms!

1940

as Mrs. James

They Came by Night

They Came by Night

1940

as Mrs. Lightbody

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

1940

as Mrs. Schifan

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

1940

as Cook

Gaslight

Gaslight

1940

as Bit Role

Discoveries

Discoveries

1939

as Kitchen Maid

The Outsider

The Outsider

1939

as Mrs. Coates

A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

1939

as Penelope

Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday

1938

as May

Convict 99

Convict 99

1938

as Mabel

The Terror

The Terror

1938

as Parlour Maid

Wanted!

Wanted!

1937

as Belinda

Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

1937

as Emily Terence

Aren't Men Beasts!

Aren't Men Beasts!

1937

as Annie

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

1936

as Mrs. Lossy

Jury's Evidence

Jury's Evidence

1936

as Secretary

The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

1936

as Confused Voter

Dandy Dick

Dandy Dick

1935

as Jane (the Maid)

The Great Defender

The Great Defender

1934

as Agnes Carter

The Man from Toronto

The Man from Toronto

1933

as Martha

The Ghoul

The Ghoul

1933

as Kaney

Aren't We All?

Aren't We All?

1932

as Bit Role

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1931

as Ada Figgins

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Our Mutual Friend

as Mrs. Henrietta Boffin

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 01, 1976

NBC Experiment in Television

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 1967

Danger UXB

as Mrs. Dollery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1979

Mrs Thursday

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Mar 15, 1966

Martin Chuzzlewit

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 19, 1964

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2024 7 11 21 3
2024 8 8 18 3
2024 9 6 14 1
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2024 11 3 7 1
2024 12 7 14 4
2025 1 6 9 3
2025 2 2 5 1
2025 3 2 4 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 7 0

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