Beatrix Thomson
Beatrix Thomson (1900–1986) was a British stage actress.[1] She also made a handful of appearances in film and television. A graduate of RADA, she made her West End debut in John Galsworthy's Loyalties in 1922.[2] She was married to the actor Claude Rains from 1924 to 1935.[3]
Beatrix Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1900 |
| Died | 23 February 1986 (aged 85) Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
Her film roles include Lucie Dreyfus in Dreyfus (1931) and the title role in Michael Powell's quota quickie Crown v. Stevens (1936).
Selected stage credits
- Loyalties by John Galsworthy (1922)
- The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1925)
- Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (1926)
- The Berg by Ernest Raymond (1929)
- The Way Out by H. C. McNeile (1930)
Selected filmography
- Dreyfus (1931)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
- Crown v. Stevens (1936)
- The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
References
- Borovsky p.354
- Wearing p.153
- Skal & Rains p.52
Bibliography
- Borovsky, Victor. A Triptych from the Russian Theatre: An Artistic Biography of the Komissarzhevskys. C. Hurst & Co, 2001.
- Skal, David J. & Rains, Jessica. Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice. University Press of Kentucky, 2008.
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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