Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley, CBE (4 July 1904 – 22 February 1976) was an English stage and television actress, best-remembered for her role as household cook Mrs. Bridges in the period dramaUpstairs, Downstairs. Her stage career lasted more than six decades.
Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley was born in West Ham, Essex (now London) in 1904 into a wealthy family, she would later base the character of Mrs. Bridges on one of the cooks her family employed.[1] Her younger sister was actress Hermione Baddeley.
In 1912, Angela and Hermione enrolled as pupils at Margaret Morris's dancing school in Chelsea.[2] Angela described the school as "a wonderful foundation for all my work on the stage."[3] In the same year, the eight-year old Angela made her stage début at the Dalston Palace of Varieties, Dalston, in a play called The Dawn of Happiness.[1] When she was nine, she auditioned at the Old Vic Theatre. In November 1915 she made her début at the Old Vic in Richard III, and she subsequently appeared in many other Shakespeare plays.[1]
During her teenage years, the "consummate little actress", as a national newspaper had once called her when she was 10, starred in many musicals and pantomimes.[1] She briefly 'retired' from acting at age 18. Her first marriage, to Stephen Thomas, produced one daughter. On 8 July 1929[4] she married actor/stage director Glen Byam Shaw; they had two children, a son and a daughter.[1]
After spending some time in Australia touring Barrie comedies,[5] Baddeley established herself as a popular stage actress. At the beginning of the 1930s she appeared in two films, the Sherlock Holmes tale, The Speckled Band (1931), featuring Raymond Massey as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth, and in The Ghost Train (also 1931), a screen version of the successful stage thriller. Throughout the 1940s, she played many strong female roles on stage, including Miss Prue in Love for Love and Nora in The Winslow Boy.
She received a CBE in 1975 for "services to the theatre".[1] She died at Grayshott Hall in 1976 from influenza and bronchitis aged 71, shortly after Upstairs, Downstairs ended its run.
^ abcdef"The Best of Upstairs, Downstairs". TV Times. 1976.
^Emerson, Richard (Art historian) (2018). Rhythm & colour : Hélène Vanel, Loïs Hutton & Margaret Morris. Edinburgh: Golden Hare. ISBN978-1-5272-2170-3. OCLC 1061862444.
^Angela Baddeley, ‘Since I Left the MMM School’, Margaret Morris Movement News Bulletin (November 1975), Fergusson Gallery, Perth.
^Sassoon, Siegfried (1929). Journal MS Add.9852/1/29. Cambridge University Library Manuscripts Department: archive material. pp. 137 verso.
^"Fine Acting in Barrie Comedy". The Weekly Times. No. 3671. Victoria, Australia. 5 February 1938. p. 50. Retrieved 24 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Angela Baddeley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Madeleine Angela Clinton Baddeley CBE 4 July 1904 22 February 1976 was an English stage and television actress best remembered for her role as household cook Mrs Bridges in the period drama Upstairs Downstairs Her stage career lasted more than six decades Angela BaddeleyAngela Baddeley 1938BornMadeleine Angela Clinton Baddeley 1904 07 04 4 July 1904West Ham Essex EnglandDied22 February 1976 1976 02 22 aged 71 Grayshott Hampshire EnglandOccupationActress Contents 1 Early life 2 Later years 3 Family 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditMadeleine Angela Clinton Baddeley was born in West Ham Essex now London in 1904 into a wealthy family she would later base the character of Mrs Bridges on one of the cooks her family employed 1 Her younger sister was actress Hermione Baddeley In 1912 Angela and Hermione enrolled as pupils at Margaret Morris s dancing school in Chelsea 2 Angela described the school as a wonderful foundation for all my work on the stage 3 In the same year the eight year old Angela made her stage debut at the Dalston Palace of Varieties Dalston in a play called The Dawn of Happiness 1 When she was nine she auditioned at the Old Vic Theatre In November 1915 she made her debut at the Old Vic in Richard III and she subsequently appeared in many other Shakespeare plays 1 During her teenage years the consummate little actress as a national newspaper had once called her when she was 10 starred in many musicals and pantomimes 1 She briefly retired from acting at age 18 Her first marriage to Stephen Thomas produced one daughter On 8 July 1929 4 she married actor stage director Glen Byam Shaw they had two children a son and a daughter 1 After spending some time in Australia touring Barrie comedies 5 Baddeley established herself as a popular stage actress At the beginning of the 1930s she appeared in two films the Sherlock Holmes tale The Speckled Band 1931 featuring Raymond Massey as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s sleuth and in The Ghost Train also 1931 a screen version of the successful stage thriller Throughout the 1940s she played many strong female roles on stage including Miss Prue in Love for Love and Nora in The Winslow Boy Later years EditShe played the bawd in Tony Richardson s production of Pericles Prince of Tyre at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1958 She played Mistress Quickly in several episodes of the BBC Shakespeare history series An Age of Kings 1960 performing with her sister Hermione as Doll Tearsheet In the original version of Upstairs Downstairs 1971 75 she played Mrs Kate Bridges the resident cook at 165 Eaton Place who when the show ended married the butler Mr Angus Hudson Gordon Jackson A spin off series featuring the characters married life failed to materialise due to Baddeley s death After the series ended Baddeley replaced Hermione Gingold in the original London production of A Little Night Music She received a CBE in 1975 for services to the theatre 1 She died at Grayshott Hall in 1976 from influenza and bronchitis aged 71 shortly after Upstairs Downstairs ended its run Family EditShe was the grandmother of Charles Hart lyricist of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera She was the sister of actress Hermione Baddeley Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1931 The Speckled Band Helen Stonor1931 The Ghost Train Julia Price1932 Arms and the Man Louka1934 Those Were the Days Charlotte Verrinder1938 The Citadel1948 Quartet Mrs Garnet segment The Facts of Life 1957 No Time for Tears Mrs Harris1957 Zoo Baby Mrs Ramsey1963 Tom Jones Mrs WilkinsReferences Edit a b c d e f The Best of Upstairs Downstairs TV Times 1976 Emerson Richard Art historian 2018 Rhythm amp colour Helene Vanel Lois Hutton amp Margaret Morris Edinburgh Golden Hare ISBN 978 1 5272 2170 3 OCLC 1061862444 Angela Baddeley Since I Left the MMM School Margaret Morris Movement News Bulletin November 1975 Fergusson Gallery Perth Sassoon Siegfried 1929 Journal MS Add 9852 1 29 Cambridge University Library Manuscripts Department archive material pp 137 verso Fine Acting in Barrie Comedy The Weekly Times No 3671 Victoria Australia 5 February 1938 p 50 Retrieved 24 September 2022 via National Library of Australia External links EditAngela Baddeley at IMDb Angela Baddeley at the Internet Broadway Database Performances in the Theatre Archive University of Bristol Angela Baddeley Find a Grave Retrieved 15 April 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angela Baddeley amp oldid 1121558398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
