Biography
Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career. Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin. On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Producers
2005
as Hold Me-Touch Me
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Grandma Josephine
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Finding Neverland
2004
as Mrs. Snow
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life ...
Duplex
2003
as Mrs. Connelly
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Mrs. Hugh
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prim...