Sybil Grove (4 October 1891 – 28 September 1957) was an English actress. She was born Sybil Marian Westmacott on 4 October 1891 in

Teddington Teddington is an affluent suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Historically an Civil parish#ancient parishes, ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and situated close to the border with Surrey, the district became ...

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, and was also known as Sybil Wingrove. With reddish brown hair and standing 5'8", she trained at

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lond ...

and her stage debut was in 1927. She had seven years in the UK in straight plays, revues and musical comedies then seven years directing and playing in her own stock company in the

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. She also worked in the

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. She died in 1957, aged 65, and was interred in Weston Super Mare Crematorium & Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* '' His Private Life'' (1928) * '' A Bit of Heaven'' (1928) * '' The Black Pearl'' (1928) * '' Satan and the Woman'' (1928) * '' Along Came Youth'' (1930) * '' The Man from Blankley's'' (1930) * '' Let Us Be Gay'' (1930) * '' Sunshine Susie'' (1931) * '' Hotel Splendide'' (1932) * ''

I'm an Explosive ''I'm an Explosive'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring William Hartnell, Gladys Jennings and Eliot Makeham. In the film, the son of an inventor is believed to have accidentally drunk an explosive liquid. Produ ...

'' (1933) * '' Red Wagon'' (1933) * '' Maid Happy'' (1933) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * '' Too Many Millions'' (1934) * '' Fighting Stock'' (1935) * ''

Luck of the Turf ''Luck of the Turf'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Moira Lynd, Wally Patch and Moore Marriott. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-upon-Thames, Walton as a quota quickie for releas ...

'' (1936) * '' Tropical Trouble'' (1936) * '' The Gay Adventure'' (1936) * '' This Green Hell'' (1936) * '' She Knew What She Wanted'' (1936) * '' The Show Goes On'' (1937) * '' Racing Romance'' (1937) * ''

Merry Comes to Town ''Merry Comes to Town'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Zasu Pitts, Guy Newall and Betty Ann Davies. It was made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.95 Cast * Zasu Pitts as Winnie Oatfield * Guy Newall as Prof. John ...

'' (1937) * '' Why Pick on Me?'' (1937) * '' What a Man!'' (1938)

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* 1891 births 1957 deaths Place of death missing Actors from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames English film actresses People from Teddington {{England-film-actor-stub