Elizabeth Inglis (born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins; 10 July 1913 – 25 August 2007) was an English actress. She was best known for her role in The Letter and for being the mother of American actress Sigourney Weaver.
Elizabeth Inglis | |
|---|---|
 Inglis (left) working at the Stage Door Canteen in 1944 | |
| Born | Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins 10 July 1913 Colchester, England |
| Died | 25 August 2007 (aged 94) |
| Other names | Elizabeth Earl |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1934–1945 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Sigourney Weaver |
| Relatives | Doodles Weaver (brother-in-law) |
Early life
editInglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins[1] in Colchester on 10 July 1913, the daughter of Margaret Inglis (née Hunt) and Alan George Hawkins.
Career
editInglis' screen debut was in the film Borrowed Clothes (1934). She then had a small part as Hilary Jordan in Alfred Hitchcock's film The 39 Steps (1935). She played the young maid Nancy in the original British production of Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light, which premiered on 5 December 1938 and closed on 10 June 1939 after 141 performances.[2] Inglis and the rest of the cast recreated their stage roles for a 1939 television presentation performed live on BBC Television.[3] In Hollywood, Inglis played Adele Ainsworth in William Wyler's film The Letter (1940). By this time, she was using the stage name Elizabeth Earl.[4][5]
Personal life
editInglis was married to American television executive Pat Weaver from 1942 until his death in 2002.[6] She retired from acting after they married. The couple had two children, including actress Sigourney Weaver.[7]
In a deleted scene from Aliens (1986), a photograph of Inglis was used to portray Amanda Ripley, the elderly daughter of Weaver's character Ellen Ripley.[8]
Death
editInglis died on 25 August 2007 in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 94.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Borrowed Clothes | Barbara | |
| 1935 | The 39 Steps | Pat, Professor Jordan's daughter | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Thunder in the City | Dolly | |
| Landslide | Vera Grant | ||
| Museum Mystery | Ruth Carter | ||
| 1939 | Gas Light | Nancy | TV movie |
| 1940 | My Love Came Back | Party Guest | Uncredited |
| River's End | Linda Conniston | Credited as Elizabeth Earl[4] | |
| The Letter | Adele Ainsworth | ||
| 1945 | Tonight and Every Night | Joan | Uncredited, offscreen credit (as Elizabeth Inglise)[9] |
| 1986 | Aliens | Amanda Ripley | Uncredited (appears in a photograph in the extended edition) |
References
edit- ^ "Obituaries". Los Angeles Times. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 740. ISBN 9780810893047.
- ^ "Gaslight (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Earl". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b Lentz III, Harris M. (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. p. 176. ISBN 9780786451913.
- ^ Lueck, Thomas J. (18 March 2002). "Sylvester Weaver, 93, Dies; Created 'Today' and 'Tonight'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
Sylvester L. Weaver Jr., a pioneering television executive who created the NBC programs Today and Tonight and did much to shape the medium's pervasive influence, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 93.
- ^ "Sigourney Weaver: Family". TCM. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Ridley Scott, James Cameron, H. R. Giger, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett (2002). The Alien Saga (DVD). Prometheus Entertainment.
- ^ "Tonight and Every Night". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 August 2018.