Valerie Taylor (10 November 1902 – 24 October 1988) was an English actress who was born and died in London.[1][2]
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1922, her stage work included appearances at Stratford, as well as the original West End and Broadway productions of Berkeley Square in 1926 and 1929.[3][4][5] She reprised her role in the 1933 Hollywood film version of the same.[6] She was married to the actor Hugh Sinclair (1903–1962).[7] Besides her acting credits, she also co-wrote the screenplay to the 1947 movie Take My Life.[8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Berkeley Square | Kate Pettigrew | |
| 1934 | Designing Women | Diana Dent | |
| 1942 | Went the Day Well? | Nora | |
| 1948 | The Long Mirror | Branwen Elder | (with Barbara Everest) |
| 1960 | Faces in the Dark | Miss Hopkins | |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Janet Broughton | |
| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day | Lily Kendrick | |
| 1965 | Repulsion | Madame Denise |
Selected stage credits
edit- Berkeley Square (1926) by John L. Balderston
- On Approval (1927) by Frederick Lonsdale
- Call It a Day (1935) by Dodie Smith
- Dear Octopus (1938) by Dodie Smith
- The Wind of Heaven (1945) by Emlyn Williams
- Happy with Either (1948) by Margaret Kennedy
- Venus Observed (1950) by Christopher Fry
- The Living Room (1953) by Graham Greene
- Eighty in the Shade (1958) by Clemence Dane
References
edit- ^ "Valerie Taylor". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Valerie Taylor – Person – National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk.
- ^ "Valerie Taylor – RADA". rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Valerie Taylor – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ League, The Broadway. "Berkeley Square – Broadway Play – Original – IBDB". ibdb.com.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ "VALERIE TAYLOR WEDS.; English Actress is Married to Hugh Sinclair, English Actor". The New York Times. 6 January 1930.
- ^ "Valerie Taylor – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.