Elizabeth Inglis

Elizabeth Inglis (born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins, July 10, 1913 – August 25, 2007), also known as Elizabeth Earl, was an English actress, known for her role in The Letter.

Elizabeth Inglis
Inglis (left) working at the Stage Door Canteen in New York City (1944)
Born
Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins[1]

(1913-07-10)July 10, 1913
Colchester, Essex, England
DiedAugust 25, 2007(2007-08-25) (aged 94)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1986
Spouse
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(m. 1942; died 2002)​
Children2, including Sigourney Weaver[2]
RelativesDoodles Weaver (brother-in-law)

Early life

Inglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins in Colchester, Essex, the daughter of Margaret Inglis (née Hunt) and Alan George Hawkins.

Career

Her screen debut was in the 1934 film, Borrowed Clothes. She then had a small part in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) as Hilary Jordan.

She played the role of the young maid Nancy in the original British production of Patrick Hamilton's Victorian stage thriller Gas Light, which premiered December 5, 1938, and closed June 10, 1939, after a total of 141 performances.[3] Inglis and the rest of the cast recreated their stage roles for a 1939 television presentation performed live on BBC Television.[4]

In Hollywood, Inglis played the role of Adele Ainsworth in William Wyler's 1940 film The Letter. By this time she was credited as Elizabeth Earl.[5][6]

Personal life

In 1942, she married Pat Weaver (1908–2002), an American broadcasting executive; he was president of NBC television between 1953 and 1955.[7]

After marrying, Inglis retired from acting. The couple had two children, one of whom, Susan, became actress Sigourney Weaver. A photograph of Inglis was seen in a deleted scene in Aliens as Weaver's character's elderly grown daughter, Amanda Ripley.[8]

Inglis died on August 25, 2007, in Santa Barbara, California, aged 94.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1934 Borrowed Clothes Barbara
1935 The 39 Steps Pat, Professor Jordan's daughter Uncredited
1937 Thunder in the City Dolly
1937 Landslide Vera Grant
1937 Museum Mystery Ruth Carter
1939 Gas Light Nancy TV movie
1940 My Love Came Back Party Guest Uncredited
1940 River's End Linda Conniston Credited as Elizabeth Earl[5]
1940 The Letter Adele Ainsworth Credited as Elizabeth Earl[5]
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
  1. "Obituaries". Los Angeles Times. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. "Sigourney Weaver: Family". TCM. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  3. Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 740. ISBN 9780810893047.
  4. "Gaslight (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  5. "Elizabeth Earl". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. Lentz III, Harris M. (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. p. 176. ISBN 9780786451913.
  7. Lueck, Thomas J. (March 18, 2002). "Sylvester Weaver, 93, Dies; Created 'Today' and 'Tonight'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 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.
  8. Ridley Scott, James Cameron, H. R. Giger, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett (2002). The Alien Saga (DVD). Prometheus Entertainment.
  9. "Tonight and Every Night". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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