Gladys Boot

Gladys Boot
Born1890
Darlington, County Durham, England
Died16 October 1964(1964-10-16) (aged 73–74)
Chelsea, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1940-1963

Gladys Boot (1890 – 16 October 1964), was a British actress.[1][2]

She studied acting privately with Elsie Fogerty, and made her stage debut in Newcastle in 1940 in Quiet Wedding; and in London at Wyndham's Theatre the following year in Quiet Weekend. In this, she appeared in over 1,000 performances, including overseas tours and for the forces, 1943-44. After the war, theatre work included as leading lady with the Liverpool Playhouse, and on tour and on Broadway in Yes M'Lord (1949); and again on tour as Mrs Higgins in Shaw's Pygmalion in 1951.[3][4][5]

She died on 16 October 1964, in Chelsea, London.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Gladys Boot - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  2. ^ a b "Gladys Boot". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Maclean Family Tree: Catherine Wharrie Maclean". www.simontesler.com.
  4. ^ League, The Broadway. "Gladys Boot – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  5. ^ "Gladys Boot - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.