Antoinette Cellier
Antoinette Cellier, Lady Seton (23 June 1913 – 18 January 1981) was an English film and theatre actress.[1][2]
Antoinette Cellier | |
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 Cellier from Film Star Who's Who on the Screen (1938). | |
| Born | Florence Antoinette Glossop Cellier 23 June 1913 Broadstairs, Kent, England |
| Died | 18 January 1981 (aged 67) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Frank Cellier Florence Glossop-Harris |
| Relatives | Augustus Harris (maternal grandfather) François Cellier (paternal grandfather) Alfred Cellier (great-uncle) Peter Cellier (half-brother) Phyllis Shannaw (stepmother) |
Early life and education
She was born in Florence Antoinette Glossop Cellier in Broadstairs, Kent, England. Her father, Frank Cellier, was a film and theatre actor, and her mother was Florence Glossop-Harris. Her grandparents included Augustus Harris, the actor-manager, and François Cellier, musical director of the Savoy Theatre. Her half-brother Peter Cellier also became a film, television and theatre actor.[3][4]
Cellier was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[5]
In 1940, she became the second wife of actor Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet of Abercorn.[6][7]
Career
She made her stage début in London's West End theatre in Firebird.[8] Her first film was Music Hath Charms (1935).
Filmography
- Late Extra (1935)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- The Tenth Man (1936)
- Ourselves Alone (1936)
- Death Croons the Blues (1937)
- The Great Barrier (1937)
- The Gables Mystery (1938)
- Lucky to Me (1939)
- I Killed the Count (1939)
- At the Villa Rose (1940)
- Dear Octopus (1943)
- Headline (1943)
- Bees in Paradise (1944)
- The End of the River (1947)
Death
Cellier died 18 January 1981, age 67, in London.[9]
References
- "Antoinette Cellier". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
- "Antoinette Cellier". theatricalia.com.
- Sandra Brennan. "Peter Cellier - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (1 January 2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719091391.
- "Antoinette Cellier". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- "Marriage of Bruce Lovat Seton and Antoinette Florence Glossop Cellier". Scotland's People.
- "Bruce Seton". Scotland's People.
- The Playbill. New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1934. p. 10.
- Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. McFarland. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-7864-2476-4.
