Fanny Carby

Nacimiento : 1925-02-02, Sutton, Surrey, England, UK

Muerte : 2002-09-20

Películas

Mrs. Dalloway
Singer
Adaptación de la novela homónima de la escritora inglesa Virginia Woolf. La acción transcurre en Londres. A lo largo de todo un día del año 1923, Clarissa Dalloway recuerda su pasado mientras prepara una gran fiesta. Poco antes de que empiecen a llegar los invitados, vuelve a aparecer en su vida un pretendiente al que rechazó treinta años antes.
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Aunt Aggie
A musical about a miner who wants to break into show business.
Indiscreet
Smitty
A British movie star falls for an American diplomat. Unfortunately, he is still married...or so she believes. It turns out that his claims of marriage are just a way of ensuring his bachelorhood.
The Little Match Girl
Washerwoman
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.
Biggles, el viajero del tiempo
Cleaning Lady
Jim Ferguson (Neil Dickson), un joven neoyorquino, averigua que tiene un hermano gemelo que vive en otra época: un piloto inglés llamado Biggles (Alex Hyde-White) que combate contra los alemanes en la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). Cada vez que Biggles se encuentra en peligro, Ferguson retrocederá en el tiempo para salvarlo.
A Distant Scream
Mrs. Kimble
Lying on his deathbed, an elderly man who has spent most of his life in prison for the murder of the woman he loved is granted a supernatural chance to go back to that fateful weekend and attempt to discover what really happened...
Fanny Hill
Old wench (uncredited)
La joven, bonita e inocente Fanny Hill ha perdido a sus padres y debe encontrar su camino en la vida en medio de los peligros de la turbulenta Londres del siglo 18. Ella tiene la suerte de encontrar rápidamente un lugar como camarera de la efusiva señora Brown. La señora Brown vive en una gran casa llena de mujeres "parientes" en negligé y con modales muy relajados. También insiste en que Fanny se encuentre con varios señores que muestran un interés ferviente en Fanny.
Golpe maestro
Cleaning Lady
Stephen Booker, un arquitecto americano que vive en Londres, se ha quedado sin trabajo y su situación económica es bastante precaria. En estas circunstancias, conoce a Mike Daniels, un veterano y prestigioso ladrón, que está formando una banda para atracar un inaccesible banco de Londres a través de las alcantarillas. La urgente necesidad de dinero lleva a Stephen a unirse al grupo.
El hombre elefante
Mrs. Kendal's Dresser
A finales del siglo XIX, el doctor Frederick Treves descubre en un circo a un hombre llamado John Merrick. Se trata de un ciudadano británico con la cabeza monstruosamente deformada, que vive en una situación de constante humillación y sufrimiento al ser exhibido diariamente como una atracción de feria.
Bank Holiday
Waitress
18-year-old friends Todd and Towzer set off by motorbike to spend a Bank Holiday weekend in Scarborough. Their long hair, cut-off denim jackets, medals, badges and swastikas lead to hostility from everyone they meet, including the police
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Miss Greenleaf
A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter
I Start Counting
Nun at School
An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is the serial killer at large.
One Brief Summer
The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives.
¡Oh, qué guerra tan bonita!
Mill Girl
Musical basado en una obra del mismo título que retrata a la famlia Smith durante la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). (FILMAFFINITY)
El autobús blanco
Supporter
Una impasible joven, harta de su modo de vida en Londres, decide abandonarlo todo y volver a su casa natal en el norte de Inglaterra. El viaje a sus raíces tendrá lugar en un peculiar autobús turístico. El viaje físico es una metáfora del viaje psíquico que ha de realizar la protagonista para volver a tomar las riendas de su vida. Película que supuso el debut cinematográfico como intérprete del genial Anthony Hopkins.
Cómo gané la guerra
Mrs Clapper
Parodia del cine bélico. Segunda Guerra Mundial. Narra las peripecias de un inepto militar que dirige una compañía de inadaptados. El teniente Goodbody (Crawford) intenta suplir su falta de experiencia con un entusiamo desbordante. Por eso, cuando le ordenan construir un campo de criquet en el Norte de África, en pleno desierto, cien kilómetros por detrás de las líneas enemigas, no se lo piensa dos veces y acomete la empresa incluso arriesgando la vida de sus hombres.
Luna de miel en familia
Mrs Stone
Por problemas económicos, una pareja de recién casados no tiene más remedio que ir a vivirse temporalmente con los padres de él. Y claro, la luna de miel en casa de padres y suegros se prolonga demasiado.
The Portsmouth Defence
The Idol
Barmaid
A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.
The End of Arthur's Marriage
Connie
In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a new house only to find he prefers spending to saving and is happy to spend his money on a few hours of happiness rather than a lifetime's conventionality.
What a Crazy World
Dolly
Unemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and a dream of hitting the big time in the music business. Cheerful pop musical with a working-class background which uses a number of genuine London locations.
Sparrows Can't Sing
Lil
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.
Some People
Johnnie's Mother
Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to keep them out of trouble.
Never Back Losers
Charwoman
Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a stage-managed car crash. An insurance investigator makes routine enquiries into the "accident" and one of the gang leaders feels threatened by this and takes counter measures.
The Kitchen
Winnie
In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A microcosm of the world, the kitchen looms around and encloses its workers; they include Peter, the German cook, who is in love with waitress Monica, and constantly asks her to leave her husband. The pressure of the day becomes unendurable, and when Peter realises that Monica does not mean to divorce her husband his grief and pain cause him to run berserk!
The Secret Place
Woman with Pram (uncredited)
British Melodrama and crime thriller that follows a group of jewel robbers after a major heist. The film makes extensive use of bombed out areas of London.
Lost
Nanny in the Park (Uncredited)
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig in his investigation. The media sensationalizes the incident, causing an unnecessary distraction as the couple prepares to confront the culprit face-to-face.