Marjorie Fielding was the second daughter of John & Ellen Fielding (née Miles). She was born on 17 February 1892 in Gloucester.[3] The family were well to do and her father was a partner in the engineering firm Fielding and Platt.
She attended Cheltenham Ladies College and then obtained a place as an actor in the Liverpool Playhouse as part of the Liverpool Repertory Company. She then went on to play in West End productions such as Quiet Wedding, Quiet Weekend and Modern Triangle.[2][3] She lived in London during the 1940s and '50s[2] acting in a number of British films. Most of her roles were as elderly women with an aristocratic demeanour.[4]
