Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. She was born in

Southfields Southfields is a district of inner London located within the London Borough of Wandsworth, England, 5.6 miles (9 km) south-west of Charing Cross. Southfields is mainly residential, historically a part of Wandsworth itself, and is divided b ...

, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film ''The Man Without a Soul''. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play ''

Viceroy Sarah ''Viceroy Sarah'' is a 1935 historical play by the British writer Norman Ginsbury. It is based on the relationship between Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough and Queen Anne during the time of the War of the Spanish Succession. Its West End run l ...

'' by Norman Ginsbury. Her most famous rôle was as Elizabeth the rather deaf servant in Gaslight (1944).

Selected filmography

Barbara Everest House, Kew Gardens, London

* '' The Hypocrites'' (1916) – Helen Plugenet * ''The Man without a Soul'' (1916) – Elaine Ferrier * '' Whosoever Shall Offend'' (1919) – Maddalena * '' Not Guilty'' (1919) – Hetty Challis * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) – Alice * ''

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'' (1920) – Rachel Penryn * ''The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol'' (1920) – Anne * '' Testimony'' (1920) – Lucinda * '' The Bigamist'' (1921) – Blanche Maitland * ''

A Romance of Old Baghdad ''A Romance of Old Baghdad'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Matheson Lang, Manora Thew and Roy Travers. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Miss Haroun al Rashid'' by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. In ninet ...

'' (1922) – Mrs. Jocelyn * ''

The Persistent Lovers ''The Persistent Lovers '' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Guy Newall and starring Newall, Ivy Duke and A. Bromley Davenport. It was an adaptation of a 1915 novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs. Plot summary Cast * Guy Newall - Richard ...

'' (1922) – Joyce * '' Fox Farm'' (1922) – Kate Falconer * ''

Lily Christine ''Lily Christine'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Corinne Griffith, Colin Clive and Margaret Bannerman. It was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios by Paramount Pictures.Wood, Linda. ''British Films, ...

'' (1932) – Hempel * '' When London Sleeps'' (1932) – Madame Lamberti * '' The Lodger'' (1932) – Mrs. Bunting * '' There Goes the Bride'' (1932) – Mme. Marquand (uncredited) * '' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'' (1959) – Mrs. Brophy * '' The Roof'' (1933) – Mrs. Foster * '' She Was Only a Village Maiden'' (1933) – Agatha * '' The Lost Chord'' (1933) – Mother Superior * '' The Umbrella'' (1933) – Mrs. Wynne * '' Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1933) – Nurse * '' Home Sweet Home'' (1933) * '' The River Wolves'' (1934) * '' The Warren Case'' (1934) – (uncredited) * ''

Passing Shadows ''Passing Shadows'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Edmund Gwenn, Barry MacKay and Aileen Marson. It was made as Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.83 The film's sets were designed by Norm ...

'' (1934) – Mrs. Lawrence * '' Song at Eventide'' (1934) * '' The Lad'' (1935) – Mrs. Lorraine * ''

Regal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Marc ...

'' (1935) – Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) – Cook * '' Scrooge'' (1935) – Mrs. Cratchit * '' Love in Exile'' (1936) – Anna * ''

Men of Yesterday ''Men of Yesterday'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Stewart Rome, Sam Livesey and Hay Petrie.Shafer p.173 It was made at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by John Bryan. The screenplay concerns an ex-arm ...

'' (1936) * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) – Lady Slade * '' Jump for Glory'' (1937) – Mrs. Nolan * '' Old Mother Riley'' (1937) – Mrs. Briggs * ''

Death Croons the Blues ''Death Croons the Blues'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.Wood p.94 The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownershi ...

'' (1937) * '' Trunk Crime'' (1939) – Ursula * ''Discoveries'' (1939) – Mrs. Venters * ''

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'' (1939) – Mrs. Wyatt * ''

Meet Maxwell Archer ''Meet Maxwell Archer'' is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart. The screenplay concerns a private detective who attempts to clear a man wrongly accused of murd ...

'' (1940) – Miss Duke * '' The Second Mr. Bush'' (1940) – Mrs. Windel-Tod * '' The Prime Minister'' (1941) – Baroness Lehzen (uncredited) * ''

This Man Is Dangerous ''This Man Is Dangerous'' (U.S. title: ''The Patient Vanishes'') is a 1941 British thriller film, directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason and Gordon McLeod. The film is based on the 1934 novel ''They Called Him Death'' by Da ...

'' (1941) – Mrs. Cardby * ''

He Found a Star ''He Found a Star'' is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall. It concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and, with his secretary's help, sets up a t ...

'' (1941) – Mrs. Cavour * '' Commandos Strike at Dawn'' (1942) – Mrs. Olav * '' Forever and a Day'' (1943) – Girl's Mother in Air Raid Shelter * '' Mission to Moscow'' (1943) – Mrs. Litvinov * '' Phantom of the Opera'' (1943) – Aunt * '' Jane Eyre'' (1943) – Lady Ingraham * '' The Uninvited'' (1944) – Lizzie Flynn * '' Gaslight'' (1944) – Elizabeth * '' The Valley of Decision'' (1945) – Delia * ''

The Fatal Witness ''The Fatal Witness'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Jerry Sackheim and Cleve F. Adams. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, George Leigh, Barbara Everest, Barry Bernard and Frederick Worlock. ...

'' (1945) – Lady Elizabeth Ferguson / Vera Cavanaugh * '' Wanted for Murder'' (1946) – Mrs. Colebrooke * '' Frieda'' (1947) – Mrs Dawson * The Long Mirror (1948) - Mrs.Tenbury * '' Children of Chance'' (1949) – Francesca * '' Madeleine'' (1950) – Mrs. Smith * '' Tony Draws a Horse'' (1950) – Mrs. Parsons * '' An Inspector Calls'' (1954) – committee member * ''

The Safecracker ''The Safecracker'' is a 1958 British crime film noir directed by Ray Milland and starring Milland, Barry Jones and Victor Maddern. Plot Colley Dawson lives a quiet life at home with his mother, but he is an expert safecracker at weekends, b ...

'' (1958) – Mrs. Dawson * '' Upstairs and Downstairs'' (1959) – 2nd Old Lady * ''

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'' (1961) – Mother Superior * '' Dangerous Afternoon'' (1961) – Mrs. Judson * '' The Damned'' (1963) – Miss Lamont * ''

Nurse on Wheels ''Nurse on Wheels'' is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas, and starring Juliet Mills, Ronald Lewis, and Joan Sims. ''Nurse on Wheels'' shares its cast and production team with the ''Carry On'' films, but the film is not an of ...

'' (1963) – Nurse Merrick * '' The Man Who Finally Died'' (1963) – Martha Gelman * '' Rotten to the Core'' (1965) – Mrs. Dick * ''Trouble with Junia'' (1967) – Ada * ''Franchette: Les Intrigues'' (1969) – (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Everest, Barbara 1890 births 1968 deaths English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses