Sybil Arundale

Sybil Arundale
Born (1879-06-20)June 20, 1879
London, England
Died September 5, 1965(1965-09-05) (aged 86)
London, England
Other names Sybil Kelly
Occupation Actor

Sybil Arundale (20 June 1879 – 5 September 1965) was an English stage and film actress born Sybil Kelly.

From age 11, Arundale appeared with her sister Grace in music halls, where they were billed as "The Sisters Arundale". An early dramatic role, in 1898, was Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and later as Rosalind in As You Like It. She appeared with the Birmingham Repertory Company, where she performed in Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society and The Wild Duck. She also appeared in pantomime and musicals, including Dick Whittington and His Cat, The Toreador, Venus by George Grossmith, My Lady Molly and The Cingalee. During World War I, she began to appear in films. Later stage roles included a role in First-Class Passengers Only (1927).[1][2] She also made a few television appearances, the last in an episode of the 1956 British series The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Partial filmography

Notes

  1. "Sybil Arundale", Collectors Post, 13 February 2009
  2. Gillan, Don. "Sybil Arundale", StageBeauty.net, accessed 9 June 2013


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