Amy Veness (26 February 1876 – 22 September 1960) was an English film actress.[1] She played the role of Grandma Huggett in The Huggetts Trilogy and was sometimes credited as Amy Van Ness.
Veness was born Amy Clarice Beart in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[2][3] She was married to Basil Springett. On 22 September 1960 she died in Saltdean, Sussex, England at age 84.[4]
Selected filmography
- Please Help Emily (1917) - Mrs. Lethbridge
- My Wife (1918) - Mrs. Hammond
- The Brat (1919) - Mrs. Forrester
- The Wife's Family (1931) - Arabella Nagg
- Hobson's Choice (1931) - Mrs. Hepworth
- Tonight's the Night (1932) - Emily Smithers
- Murder on the Second Floor (1932) - (uncredited)
- Money for Nothing (1932) - Emma Bolt
- Self Made Lady (1932) - Old Sookey
- The Marriage Bond (1932) - Mrs. Crust
- Pyjamas Preferred (1932) - Mme. Gautier
- Let Me Explain, Dear (1932) - Aunt Fanny
- Red Wagon (1933) - Petal Schultze
- The Love Nest (1933) - Ma
- Their Night Out (1933) - Gertrude Bunting
- Hawley's of High Street (1933) - Mrs. Hawley
- A Southern Maid (1934) - Donna Rosa
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) - Mrs. Jarley
- Lorna Doone (1934) - Betty Muxworthy
- Brewster's Millions (1935) - Mrs. Barry
- Drake of England (1935) - Mother Moore
- Joy Ride (1935) - Lady Clara Mutch-Twistleton
- Play Up the Band (1935) - Lady Heckdyke
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- The Beloved Vagabond (1936) - Cafe Owner
- Crime Over London (1936)
- Windbag the Sailor (1936) - Emma Harbottle
- The Mill on the Floss (1936) - Mrs. Deane
- Skylarks (1936) - Stacy Hirano
- King of Hearts (1936) - Mrs. Ponsonby
- Black Roses (1936) - Annushka
- Aren't Men Beasts! (1937) - Mrs. Flower
- The Show Goes On (1937) - Mrs. Scowcroft, Sally's Mother
- The Angelus (1937) - Mrs. Grimes
- Thistledown (1938) - Mary Glenloch
- Yellow Sands (1938) - Mary Varwell
- Flying Fifty-Five (1939) - Aunt Eliza
- Just William (1940) - Mrs. Bott
- This England (1941) - Jenny
- The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941) - Mrs. Donald Jones
- The Man in Grey (1943) - Mrs. Armstrong (uncredited)
- Millions Like Us (1943) - Mrs. Blythe
- Fanny by Gaslight (1944) - Mrs. Heaviside
- This Happy Breed (1944) - Mrs. Flint
- Don't Take It to Heart (1944) - Cook
- Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) - Tessa
- The World Owes Me a Living (1945) - Mrs. Waterman (uncredited)
- They Were Sisters (1945) - Mrs. Purley
- Don Chicago (1945) - Bowie Knife Bella
- Carnival (1946) - Aunt Fanny
- The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) - Grandma
- Master of Bankdam (1947) - Mrs. Pilling
- Blanche Fury (1948) - Mrs. Winterbourne
- Good-Time Girl (1948) - Mrs. Chalk
- Oliver Twist (1948) - Mrs. Bedwin
- Bond Street (1948) - Seamstress
- My Brother's Keeper (1948) - Mrs. Gully
- Here Come the Huggetts (1948) - Grandma Huggett
- Vote for Huggett (1949) - Grandma Huggett
- A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) - Grannie
- The Huggetts Abroad (1949) - Grandma
- The Astonished Heart (1950) - Alice Smith
- Madeleine (1950) - Miss Aiken (uncredited)
- Chance of a Lifetime (1950) - Lady Davis
- The Woman with No Name (1950) - Sophie
- Portrait of Clare (1950) - Lady in the Train
- Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) - Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)
- The Magic Box (1951)[5] - Grandmother in Wedding Group
- Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) - Mrs. Wixie
- Angels One Five (1952) - Aunt Tabitha
- Doctor in the House (1954) - Grandma Cooper (uncredited)
- The Woman for Joe (1955) - Landlady (uncredited) (final film role)
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | VENESS, Amy". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "findmypast.co.uk". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "findmypast.co.uk". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Amy Veness". Myheritage.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "The Magic Box (1951)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
External links
- Amy Veness at IMDb
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