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Marie Burke (born Marie Rosa Altfuldisch, later Holt, 18 October 189421 March 1988) was an English actress of stage, cinema and television. She appeared in over 40 films between 1917 and 1971, and appeared in TV series between 1953 and 1969.


Biography

Burke was born in London in 1894 to Rosa (née Underwood) and Ferdinand Altfuldisch (sometimes transcribed as Altfieldisch). The family changed their name to Holt during
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Career

Marie Burke was a British character comedian and trained as an operatic singer in Italy. She appeared in films in 1917, before making her stage debut in 1919. As a member of the Katja Company she was touring Australia in 1926 when she and her colleague, the tenor Warde Morgan, were seriously injured in the Aberdeen Rail Disaster. She met and married British operatic tenor Thomas Burke when they were both studying singing in Milan. They had one daughter, the actress and singer Patricia Burke, who was born in Milan.John D. Vose ''The Lancashire Caruso: the Life and Times of Tom Burke'' (1982), reviewed by Paul Morby in ''Record Collector'', Vol. 28, 3&4, 1983, and see also the short article by F.S (Joe) Winstanley in the same issue. In 1929, Burke was a founding member of Equity.


Selected filmography

* '' The Rise of Jennie Cushing'' (1917) - uncredited * ''The Girl and the Judge'' (1918) * ''The Love Defender'' (1919) * '' Help! Help! Police!'' (1919) * ''A House Divided'' (1919) * '' My Little Sister'' (1919) * '' The Glorious Lady'' (1919) * ''The Gray Towers Mystery'' (1919) * '' Sooner or Later'' (1920) * '' His House in Order'' (1920) * '' Remodeling Her Husband'' (1920) * '' A Dark Lantern'' (1920) * '' Little Miss Rebellion'' (1920) * '' The New York Idea'' (1920) * '' Why Announce Your Marriage?'' (1922) * ''Without Fear'' (1922) * ''
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'' (1922) * '' Slim Shoulders'' (1922) * '' Isle of Doubt'' (1922) * '' The Face in the Fog'' (1922) * ''Lohengrins Heirat'' (English: ''Lohengrin's Marriage''), released in Germany (1922) *'' Youthful Cheaters'' (1923) * '' The Heart Raider'' (1923) * '' Little Old New York'' (1923) * '' Three Miles Out'' (1924) * '' Who's Cheating?'' (1924) * ''
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'' (1926) * '' Unmasked'' (1929) * '' After the Ball'' (1932) * '' Warning to Wantons'' (1949) * ''Temptations'' (1949) * '' Madness of the Heart'' (1949) * '' The Man from Yesterday'' (1949) * '' Odette'' (1950) * ''
The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 British comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers ...
'' (1951) * '' The Flanagan Boy'', released in the US as ''Bad Blonde'' (1953) * '' The Constant Husband'' (1955) * '' The Green Man'' (1956) * '' Face in the Night'', released in the US as ''Menace in the Night'' (1957) * '' Miracle in Soho'' (1957) * '' The Snorkel'' (1958) * ''
The Man Who Could Cheat Death ''The Man Who Could Cheat Death'' is a 1959 British horror film, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, and Christopher Lee. Jimmy Sangster adapted the screenplay from the play '' The Man in Half Moon Street' ...
'' (1959) * '' The Rebel'', released in the US as ''Call Me Genius'' (1961) * ''
The Terror of the Tongs ''The Terror of the Tongs'' is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur. Plot In 1910, Mr. Ming is an agent of a group which secretly fights against tongs, China ...
'' (1961) * ''
Séance on a Wet Afternoon ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' is a 1964 British crime thriller film, directed by Bryan Forbes, and starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Mark Eden and Patrick Magee (actor), Patrick Magee. Based on the 1961 novel by Mark ...
'' (1964) * '' Rattle of a Simple Man'' (1964) * ''
Devils of Darkness ''Devils of Darkness'' is a 1965 British horror film directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Sylvester, Hubert Noël and Carole Gray. It was written by Lyn Fairhurst. It was the last feature film directed by Comfort. Plot Count Sini ...
'' (1965) * ''
Lost Command ''Lost Command'' (aka ''Les Centurions'') is a 1966 American war film directed and produced by Mark Robson (film director), Mark Robson and starring Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Ronet and Claudia Cardinale. I ...
'' (1966) * ''
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'' (1971)


Television series

* ''
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'' (1953) - 1 episode * '' London Playhouse'' (1956) - 1 episode * ''
The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Epic film, epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Ra ...
'' (1955-1957) - 4 episodes * '' BBC Sunday-Night Play'' (1960) - 1 episode * ''
Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...
'' (1960-1961) - 2 episodes * ''Magnolia Street'' (1961) - 1 episode * ''
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'' (1962) * '' Zero One'' (1963) * '' Emergency - Ward 10'' (1964) * '' ITV Play of the Week'' (1958-1965) - 3 episodes * '' The Saint'' (1962-1969) - 5 episodes


References


External links

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Marie Burke on ''BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs''
(1956) {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Marie 1894 births 1988 deaths English stage actresses English film actresses 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London Trade unionists from London English expatriates in Italy