Cathleen Nesbitt
Actress

Cathleen Nesbitt Net Worth

Cathleen Nesbitt was a renowned actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England in 1888 and attended Queen's University in Belfast and the Sorbonne in Paris. Encouraged by Sarah Bernhardt, she began her acting career in 1910 and went on to appear in almost 300 roles on stage and in film. She was known for her comic portrayals of sophisticated socialites and elegant mothers, and was often cast in roles requiring a gentler, sweeter version of Gladys Cooper. Her film roles included An Affair to Remember (1957) and Separate Tables (1958), and her last role was in Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976). In 1977, she wrote her memoirs, 'A Little Love and Good Company', and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Honours List the following year. She retired in 1981 and passed away in 1983 at the age of 93.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day November 24, 1888
Birth Place  Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Age 131 YEARS OLD
Died On 2 August 1982(1982-08-02) (aged 93)\nLondon, England
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Occupation Actress
Years active 1910–82
Spouse(s) Cecil Beresford Ramage (1921–1982; her death); 2 children

💰 Net worth

Cathleen Nesbitt, the talented British actress, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With her remarkable acting skills and impressive body of work, Nesbitt has earned a prominent place in the entertainment industry. Known for her exceptional performances on stage and screen, she has captivated audiences with her memorable portrayals of various characters. Throughout her career, Nesbitt has gained critical acclaim and a strong following for her contributions to British theater and film. With her undeniable talent and dedication, it comes as no surprise that her net worth reflects her successful and well-respected status in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1888

Born in Cheshire, England to Thomas and Mary Catherine (née Parry) Nesbitt as Kathleen Mary Nesbitt in 1888 of Welsh and Irish descent, she was educated in Lisieux, France, and at the Queen's University of Belfast and the Sorbonne. Her younger brother, Thomas Nesbitt, Jr., acted in one film in 1925, before his death in South Africa in 1927 from an apparent heart attack.

1910

She made her debut in London in the stage revival of Arthur Wing Pinero's The Cabinet Minister (1910). She acted in countless plays after that. In 1911, she joined the Irish Players, went to the United States and debuted on Broadway in The Well of the Saints. She also was in the cast of John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World with the Irish Players when the whole cast was pelted with fruits and vegetables by the offended Irish American Catholic audience. She became the love of English poet Rupert Brooke in 1912. Brooke wrote love sonnets to her, and they were engaged to be married when he died during World War I.

1912

Nesbitt became the love of English poet Rupert Brooke in 1912, who wrote love sonnets to her. They were engaged to be married, but he died in 1915 at age 27 of blood poisoning, the result of a bite from an infected mosquito while he served in the Royal Navy during World War I.

1915

Nesbitt returned to the US and appeared on Broadway in Quinneys (1915) and John Galsworthy's Justice (1916) as John Barrymore's leading lady in his first dramatic stage role. After five other plays there, she returned to England. For the rest of the decade she performed in London; her roles included the title role in a revival of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. Her film debut was in the silent A Star Over Night (1919). She then performed in The Faithful Heart (1922). She did not appear in a film again until 1930, when she played the role of Anne Lymes in Canaries Sometimes Sing, which was an early talkie. In 1932, she appeared in The Frightened Lady. She appeared in the 1938 film version of Pygmalion as "a lady" who attends the Embassy ball. In the opening credits her first name was spelled as "Kathleen", but as "Cathleen" at the end of the film. She played the part of Mother in the 1949 BBC TV remake of the drama film Elizabeth of Ladymead.

1921

In 1921 Nesbitt married World War I Military Cross-winner and barrister turned actor Cecil Ramage. They had two children. She and Ramage were separated for many years but remained legally married until her death in 1982.

1951

Other Broadway appearances included Aunt Alicia in the original Anita Loos adaptation of Gigi (1951), Sabrina Fair (1953), and Anastasia (1954). In 1956, she played Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady starring Rex Harrison. Nesbitt reprised the role in 1981, in her 90s, in a Broadway revival, opposite Harrison, who was in his 70s.

1954

Nesbitt's first Hollywood film was Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), in which she played the character role of La Principessa. This was followed that same year by Black Widow, in which she played Lucia Colletti. She was Cary Grant's Grandmother Janou in 1957's An Affair to Remember (though she was, in fact, only 16 years older than Grant) and, the following year, was part of the ensemble cast of Separate Tables. She also appeared in The Parent Trap (1961), and Promise Her Anything (1965).

1963

She played Agatha Morley on the TV series The Farmer's Daughter from 1963 to 1966, playing the mother of a Congressman (played by william Windom). She guest starred on such shows as The United States Steel Hour; Wagon Train; Naked City, Dr. Kildare and Upstairs, Downstairs (as Rachel Gurney's mother, Mabel, Countess of Southwold).

1969

In 1969 she played Richard Burton's mother in the film Staircase and again in Villain two years later. She had a small but memorable role as an elderly drug addict in French Connection II (1975) alongside Gene Hackman. Her next film was Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), in which she played Julia Rainbird. She then appeared as the grandmother in Julia (1977). Her final film was Never Never Land (1980) as Edith Forbes.

1980

She was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1980 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.

1982

Nesbitt lived for many years in the United States, but returned to the United Kingdom where she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1978. Her autobiography, A Little Love and Good Company, was published in 1973. After a career spanning over 80 years, one of the longest in show Business history, Nesbitt died of natural causes at age 93 in London on 2 August 1982.

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