Barbara Everest


Barbara Everest was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury. Her most famous rôle was Elizabeth, the rather deaf servant in Gaslight.

Selected filmography

The Hypocrites – Helen PlugenetThe Man without a Soul – Elaine FerrierWhosoever Shall Offend – MaddalenaNot Guilty – Hetty ChallisThe Lady Clare – AliceCalvary – Rachel PenrynThe Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol – AnneTestimony – LucindaThe Bigamist – Blanche MaitlandA Romance of Old Baghdad – Mrs. JocelynThe Persistent Lovers – JoyceFox Farm – Kate FalconerLily Christine – HempelWhen London Sleeps – Madame LambertiThe Lodger – Mrs. BuntingThere Goes the Bride – Mme. Marquand The Roof – Mrs. FosterShe Was Only a Village Maiden – AgathaThe Lost Chord – Mother SuperiorThe Umbrella – Mrs. WynneLove's Old Sweet Song – NurseHome Sweet Home The River Wolves The Warren Case – Passing Shadows – Mrs. LawrenceSong at Eventide The Lad – Mrs. LorraineRoyal Cavalcade – Undetermined Minor Role The Passing of the Third Floor Back – CookScrooge – Mrs. CratchitLove in Exile – AnnaMen of Yesterday The Man Behind the Mask – Lady SladeJump for Glory – Mrs. NolanOld Mother Riley – Mrs. BriggsDeath Croons the Blues Trunk Crime – UrsulaDiscoveries – Mrs. VentersInquest – Mrs. WyattMeet Maxwell Archer – Miss DukeThe Second Mr. Bush – Mrs. Windel-TodThe Prime Minister – Baroness Lehzen This Man Is Dangerous – Mrs. CardbyHe Found a Star – Mrs. CavourCommandos Strike at Dawn – Mrs. OlavForever and a Day – Girl's Mother in Air Raid ShelterMission to Moscow – Mrs. LitvinovPhantom of the Opera – AuntJane Eyre – Lady IngrahamThe Uninvited – Lizzie FlynnGaslight – ElizabethThe Valley of Decision – DeliaThe Fatal Witness – Lady Elizabeth Ferguson / Vera CavanaughWanted for Murder – Mrs. ColebrookeFrieda – Mrs Dawson