Judith Furse
Judith Furse was an English actress.
Career
She was a member of the Furse family; her father was Lieutenant-General Sir William Furse and mother
Jean Adelaide Furse. Her brother, Roger, became a stage designer and painter who also worked in films.
She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and studied theatre at the Old Vic in the early 1930s. By the end of that decade, she became a stage actress. One of Judith Furse's earliest film roles was as Sister Briony in Black Narcissus. She was known for her heavy-set, somewhat masculine looks, and was often cast as overbearing types such as the villainous Doctor Crow in Carry On Spying.
Other films included The Man in the White Suit, Mother Riley Meets the Vampire, Blue Murder at St Trinian's, Carry On Regardless, Live Now, Pay Later and Carry On Cabby. One of her more sympathetic roles was as Flora, Greer Garson's concerned travelling companion, in the original Goodbye, Mr Chips. She made her last film appearance, as a drag king, in the Australian film The Adventures of Barry McKenzie.
In 1958, she, Roger Livesey, Terry-Thomas, Rita Webb, Avril Angers, and Miles Malleson, recorded 'Indian Summer of an Uncle', and 'Jeeves Takes Charge' for the Caedmon Audio record label,. She played Aunt Agatha. It was released in stereo in 1964.
Goodbye, Mr Chips – FloraA Canterbury Tale – Dorothy BirdEnglish Without Tears – Elise Batter-JonesJohnny Frenchman – Jane MatthewsQuiet Weekend – Ella SpenderWhile the Sun Shines – Female ReceptionistBlack Narcissus – Sister BrionyOne Night with You – Second WriterBond Street – Miss Lane It's Hard to Be Good – Sister Taylor Marry Me! – Statuesque Woman Helter Skelter – Mrs. MartinDear Mr. Prohack – Laura PosternThe Romantic Age – Miss AdamsThe Browning Version – Mrs. WilliamsonThe Man in the White Suit – Nurse GamageI Believe in You – Policewoman Jones Mother Riley Meets the Vampire – FredaThe Heart of the Matter – Dr.Sykes A Day to Remember – Lady in Charge of Party Mad About Men – ViolaThe Cockleshell Heroes – W.V.S. WomanDoctor at Large – Mrs. Digby – InnkeeperBlue Murder at St Trinian's – Dame Maud HackshawFurther Up the Creek – Chief WrenSerious Charge – Probation OfficerScent of Mystery – Miss LeonardSands of the Desert – YasminNot a Hope in Hell – Miss AppletonCarry On Regardless – Girl Guide LeaderA Weekend with Lulu – Mme. Bon-BonPostman's Knock – Station Mistress In the Doghouse – Massage WomanI Thank a Fool – WardenLive Now, Pay Later – Mrs. AckroydThe Iron Maiden – Mrs. WebbCarry On Cabby – Battleaxe RiderA Jolly Bad Fellow – Lady DavidsonCarry On Spying – Doctor CrowThe Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders – Miss GlowberSky West and Crooked – Mrs. RigbyThe Dirty Dozen – Drunken General's Wife Sinful Davey – MaryTwinky – School Miss-tressMan in the Wilderness – NurseThe Adventures of Barry McKenzie – Claude