Eve Gray (27 November 1900 – 23 May 1983) was an English film actress. Born Fanny Evelyn Garrett, she was taken to Australia as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London stage at

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. A film contract soon followed, although she continued to appear on stage in the

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in plays such as Charles Bennett's ''

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''.

Partial filmography

* '' The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'' (1927) - Showgirl Victim (uncredited) * '' The Silver Lining'' (1927) - Lettie Deans * ''

Poppies of Flanders ''Poppies of Flanders'' is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile Herman Cyril McNeile, MC (28 September 1888 – 14 Aug ...

'' (1927) - Beryl Kingwood * '' One of the Best'' (1927) - Mary Penrose * '' The Lodger'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) - Margaret * ''

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'' (1928) - Princess Sora * '' Smashing Through'' (1929) - Kitty Masters * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Secret Adversary ''The Secret Adversary'' is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in th ...

'' (1929) - Lucienne Fereoni * ''

The Loves of Robert Burns ''The Loves of Robert Burns'' is a 1930 British historical musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Joseph Hislop, Dorothy Seacombe and Eve Gray. It depicts the life of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Cast * Joseph Hislop ... ...

'' (1930) - Mary Campbell * '' Why Sailors Leave Home'' (1930) - Slave Girl * '' Night Birds'' (1930) - Mary Cross * ''

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'' (1931, Short) - Dorothy Harding * '' The Wickham Mystery'' (1931) - Joan Hamilton * ''

The Bermondsey Kid ''The Bermondsey Kid'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton. A newsboy enters a boxing championship where he is matched with a sick friend. Cast * Esmond ...

'' (1933) - Toots * '' The Flaw'' (1933) - Irene Nelson * '' Smithy'' (1933) - Daughter * ''

The Crimson Candle ''The Crimson Candle'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove. It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Chibnall p.27 ...

'' (1934) - Mavis * ''

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'' (1934) - Cissie Poffley * ''

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'' (1934) - Sylvia Brent * '' What's in a Name?'' (1934) - Mrs. Schultz * ''Womanhood'' (1934) - Leila Mason * '' Murder at Monte Carlo'' (1935) - Gilian * ''

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'' (1935) - Margaret Truscott * ''

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'' (1935) - Dolly Flint * ''

Death on the Set ''Death on the Set'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, late ...

'' (1935) - Laura Cane * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) - Miss Madden * '' Scrooge'' (1935) - Fred's Wife * ''

Twice Branded ''Twice Branded'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring James Mason, Robert Rendel and Lucille Lisle. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie. Premise A man returning home after serving a prison sentenc ...

'' (1936) - Sylvia Hamilton * ''

Jury's Evidence ''Jury's Evidence'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Hartley Power, Margaret Lockwood and Nora Swinburne. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.86 It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood. Cast * Hartley Po ...

'' (1936) - Ruby * ''

They Didn't Know ''They Didn't Know'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Eve Gray, Leslie Perrins and Kenneth Villiers.Wood p.92 It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. Cast * Eve Gray as Cutie * Leslie Perr ...

'' (1936) - Cutie * ''

The Last Journey ''The Last Journey'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn. Synopsis A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is havin ...

'' (1936) - Daisy * '' The Happy Family'' (1936) - Nia Harrison * ''

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'' (1936) - Vicky * ''

Pearls Bring Tears ''Pearls Bring Tears'' is a 1937 British comedy drama film directed by Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart, Dorothy Boyd and Googie Withers. Plot Madge Hart (Dorothy Boyd) borrows a pearl necklace to wear to a dance, but then accidentally ...

'' (1937) - Pamela Vane * '' Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith'' (1937) - Mrs. Maidie Smith * '' Fifty-Shilling Boxer'' (1937) - Miriam Steele * ''

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'' (1937) - Meg Clancy * '' The Angelus'' (1937) - Maisie Blake * '' Silver Blaze'' (1937) - Mrs. Mary Straker * ''When the Devil Was Well'' (1937) - Ann * ''The Awakening'' (1938) * ''

His Lordship Regrets ''His Lordship Regrets'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu. Impoverished Lord Cavender pursues wealthy Mabel van Morgan only to discover himself ...

'' (1938) - Enid * ''

His Lordship Goes to Press ''His Lordship Goes to Press'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring June Clyde, Hugh Williams, Louise Hampton and Leslie Perrins. The film follows an American reporter who goes to work on a farm for an assignment ...

'' (1938) * '' One Good Turn'' (1951, Short) - Mrs. Lowery (final film role)

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* 1900 births 1983 deaths English film actresses Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands 20th-century English actresses People from Mere, Wiltshire {{England-film-actor-stub