Eileen Essell

Eileen Essell

Born:October 8, 1922

Place of Birth:London

Died:February 15, 2015

Known For:Acting

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 (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

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Eileen Essell

Filmography

Acting

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Grandma Josephine

2005

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Duplex

Duplex

Mrs. Connelly

2003

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!
Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

Mrs. Snow

2004

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 and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
Ali G Indahouse

Ali G Indahouse

Mrs. Hugh

2002

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 Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
The Producers

The Producers

Hold Me-Touch Me

2005

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 over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.