Ursula Howells
Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's Bird in Hand, then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947 she appeared in the comedy Jane at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in Springtime for Henry in 1951, she began to appear in films.
After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the "Herbert Howells Society" and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions and did much to encourage the publishing and promotion of church music.
Acted in
The Cazalets
2001
A Rather English Marriage
1998
as Mary
The Tichborne Claimant
1998
as Lady Doughty
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Lady Isabel Aubrey
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Alice Andover
Jewels
1992
as The Duchess
Heartbeat
1992
as Miriam Wakefield
Time After Time
1986
as May Swift
Lovejoy
1986
as Olive Nettleton
Bulman
1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985
as Miss Blacklock
Miss Marple
1984
as Miss Blacklock
The Cold Room
1984
as Headmistress
Bergerac
1981
as Elizabeth Fouchet
Bergerac
1981
as Laura Atherton
The Enigma
1980
as Mrs Fielding
Gentle Folk
1980
as Mrs Menant
Father, Dear Father
1978
as Barbara Mossman
When the Actors Come
1978
as Barbara Karolina
Hard Times
1977
as Mrs Gradgrass
The Many Wives Of Patrick
1976
Little Fears
1974
as The Older Woman
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Empress Maria Fyodorovna
Miss Nightingale
1974
as Aunt May
Father Dear Father
1973
as Barbara
Franklin's Farm
1972
as Prue
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Duchess of Buckminster
Cousin Bette
1971
as Adeline
Play for Today
1970
as Sarah Chandler
Ryan International
1970
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
1970
as Mumsy
Crossplot
1969
as Maggi Thwaites
Father, Dear Father
1968
as Barbara
Ooh La La!
1968
as Mme Pontagnac
Assignment K
1968
as Estelle
Torture Garden
1967
as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Mrs. Deirdre Biddulph (segment 1 "Werewolf")
80,000 Suspects
1963
as Joanna Duten
The Human Jungle
1963
as Julia Gray
The Madhouse on Castle Street
1963
as Martha Tompkins
The Sicilians
1963
as Mme. Perrault
Two Letter Alibi
1962
as Louise
Sunday-Night Play
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Interpol Calling
1959
as Miki
Now Let Him Go
1957
as Nurse Judith
Account Rendered
1957
as Lucille Ainsworth
West of Suez
1957
as Eileen
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Margaret
The Long Arm
1956
as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
Keep It Clean
1956
as Pat Anstey
They Can't Hang Me
1955
as Antonia Pitt
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955
as Mary
Track the Man Down
1955
as Mary Dennis
The Constant Husband
1955
as Ann
The Gilded Cage
1955
as Brenda Lucas
Sherlock Holmes
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Pam Vickers
The Oracle
1953
as Peggy
I Believe in You
1952
as Hon. Ursula
The Cocktail Party
1952
Flesh and Blood
1951
as Harriet Marshall