Elsie Wagstaff
Actor
Born Jul 1, 1899 · Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK
Active 1937–1985
Elsie Wagstaff was an English actress. Educated at the Guildhall School of Music, her stage work began in the chorus in 1919, and one of her first leading roles was as Sadie Thompson in an adaptation of Somerset Maugham's Rain.
Filmography
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) — Mrs. SeatonWhistle Down the Wind (1961) — Auntie DorothyFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) — Wild OneEspionage (1963) — Mrs BaileyBarnacle Bill (1957) — Mrs. GrayDr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963) — Mrs. RansleyThe Raging Moon (1971) — Wedding GuestA Place to Die (1973) — Old WomanJohn Halifax (1938) — JaelThe Frighteners (1972) — Elizabeth's MotherThe End of the Affair (1955) — Bendrix LandladyCrimes at the Dark House (1940) — Mrs. CatherickTrouble Brewing (1939) — Mrs. HopkinsAdam and Evelyne (1949) — Theatre Barmaid (uncredited)Waterfront (1950) — Mrs. Simon (voice) (uncredited)Appointment with Crime (1946) — Mrs. WilkinsThe Dark Tower (1943) — Eve Wainwright (as Elsie Wagstaffe)The Interrupted Journey (1949) — Wilding's maidThe Bond (1965) — GranGreat Expectations (1967) — Sarah PocketJane Eyre (1956) — ShopwomanHeadline (1943) — Mrs. Daly (uncredited)My Brother Jonathan (1948) — Factory WorkerLassie from Lancashire (1938) — Aunt Hetty