Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies
Griffies in Jane Eyre (1943)
Born	Ethel Woods (1878-04-26)26 April 1878 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	9 September 1975(1975-09-09) (aged 97) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1881–1967
Spouses	Walter Beaumont ​ ​ (m. 1900; died 1910)​ Edward Cooper ​ ​ (m. 1917; died 1956)​

Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods; 26 April 1878 – 9 September 1975) was a British actress. She is remembered for portraying the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's classic The Birds (1963). She appeared in stage roles in her native England and in the United States, and had featured roles in around 100 motion pictures. Griffies was one of the oldest working actors in the English-speaking theatre at the time of her death at 97 years old. She acted alongside such stars as May Whitty, Ellen Terry, and Anna Neagle.