Jessie Matthews

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Matthews, OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The Dancing Divinity". Her British studio was reluctant to let go of its biggest name, which resulted in offers for her to work in Hollywood being repeatedly rejected. Matthews' first major film role was in Out of the Blue (1931). She was in two films directed by Albert de Courville, The Midshipmaid (1932) and There Goes the Bride (1932). Matthews enjoyed great success with The Good Companions (1933) directed by Victor Saville, although it was more of an ensemble film and The Man from Toronto (1933). Waltzes from Vienna (1933) was an operetta directed by Alfred Hitchcock, followed by Friday the Thirteenth (1933). She was in the film version of Evergreen (1934) which featured the newly composed song Over My Shoulder which was to go on to become Matthews' personal theme song, later giving its title to her autobiography and to a 21st-century musical…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Tom Thumb (1958) — Anne
2. Waltzes from Vienna (1934) — Resi Ebezeder
3. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Hazel
4. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) — Mrs. Tinsdale
5. First a Girl (1935) — Elizabeth
6. Forever and a Day (1943) — Mildred Trimble
7. Evergreen (1934) — Harriet Green
8. Friday the Thirteenth (1933) — Millie
9. There Goes the Bride (1932) — Annette Marquand
10. Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) — Aunt Bessie Merryman
11. The Good Companions (1933) — Susie Dean
12. It's Love Again (1936) — Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe
13. Candles at Nine (1944) — Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
14. 40 Minutes (1981)
15. Sailing Along (1938) — Kay Martin
16. Climbing High (1938) — Diana Castle
17. The Man from Toronto (1933) — Leslie Farrar
18. A Connecticut Yankee (1955)
19. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Lady Bluett
20. Head Over Heels (1937) — Jeanne Colbert
21. Gangway (1937) — Pat Wayne
22. Life Is Nothing Without Music (1947) — Herself
23. The Midshipmaid (1932) — Celia Newbiggin
24. Victory Wedding (1944) — Narrator
25. Out of the Blue (1931) — Tommy Tucker
26. Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) — Aunt Bessie Merryman
27. The Beloved Vagabond (1923) — Pan
28. The Winter Ladies (1979) — Lady Bluett
29. Catch a Fallen Star (1987) — Self
30. Nanny's Boy (1977) — Nanny Webster
31. Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (1980) — Hazel
32. Jubilee 1977 (1977) — Nancy Webster

Directed

1. Victory Wedding (1944) — Director