| Birth date | 16 February 1922 |
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| Birth place | York, Yorkshire, England |
| Death date | 11 March 2012 (aged 90) |
| Death place | London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–2006 |
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Faith Brook (16 February 1922 – 11 March 2012) was an English actress who appeared on stage, in films and on television, generally in upper-class roles. She was the daughter of actor Clive Brook.
Early years
Although she was born in York, England, she was raised in Hollywood.[1] Her father was the actor Clive Brook, and her brother Lyndon Brook was also an actor.[2][3]
Brook was educated in Los Angeles, London and Gstaad, Switzerland.[4] As a teenager, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]
Film
Brook's screen debut came via a small role in Suspicion (1941).[1] Her first credited film appearance was The Jungle Book (1942). The Encyclopedia of British Film described her as being cast "almost invariably in well-bred roles ..."[5]
Stage
In September 1941, Brook debuted on stage in Lottie Dundass in Santa Barbara.[4]
During World War II, Brook served in Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service. Following that, she acted in the Bristol Old Vic.[5] Later, in London, she joined the company of The Old Vic.[4]
She also appeared on the London stage in The Colour of Poppies and Uncle Vanya in 2008.[6]
She performed on Broadway, in Letters to Lucerne (1941), You Never Can Tell (1947) and The Cocktail Party (1949).
Television
Brook portrayed Julia Naughton in the American television series Claudia (1952).[7] In Britain, she appeared in War and Peace (1972) on the BBC and The Irish RM on Channel 4, among other programmes.[4]
Personal life
Brook was married twice, first to Charles Moffett and then later to Michael Horowitz. Brook and her second husband had a son.[4]
She was a supporter of the British Humanist Association.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- Suspicion (1941) - Alice Barham (uncredited)
- Jungle Book (1942) - English Girl
- No Time for Love (1943) - Pert Brunette (uncredited)
- Uneasy Terms (1948) - Viola Alardyse
- Wicked as They Come (1956) - Virginia Collins
- The Intimate Stranger (1956) - Lesley Wilson
- Across the Bridge (1957) - Kay
- Man in the Shadow (1957) - Joan Lennox
- Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) - Elaine Whitman
- The 39 Steps (1959) - Nannie
- We Shall See (1964) - Alva Collins
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Woman on Bus
- To Sir, with Love (1967) - Grace Evans
- Adelaide (1968) - Dickson
- The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969) - Dr. Sands
- Walk a Crooked Path (1969) - Elizabeth Hemming
- War and Peace (1972, BBC TV) - Countess Rostova
- North Sea Hijack (1980) - Prime Minister
- Bloodbath (1979) - Heather
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980) - Lady Almina Carnarvon
- The Sea Wolves (1980) - Mrs. Grice
- Eye of the Needle (1981) - Lucy's Mother
- The Razor's Edge (1984) - Louisa Bradley (Isabel's Mother)
- Miss Beatty's Children (1992) - Mabel Forster
- Mrs Dalloway (1997) - Lady Bexborough
- AKA (2002) - Contessa de la Reche
Selected television credits
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye | Millie Talbot | "The Nevans Murder Trail " |
| 1950 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Unknown role | "Murder by Moonlight" |
| 1950, 1951 | Ford Theatre | Unknown roles | "Heart of Darkness" "Dead on the Vine" |
| 1949–1951 | Studio One | Sally Athelny Joan Bridges Edith Bastin Ethel Mummery | "Of Human Bondage" "The Willow Cabin " "Away from It All" "Mr. Mummery's Suspicion" |
| 1950–1951 | Kraft Television Theatre | Unknown roles | "The Great Broxopp" "Mrs. Dane's Defense" "Dear Brutus" |
| 1951–1952 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown roles | "An Inspector Calls" "Happy Birthday, George" "The Law-Abiding" |
| 1956 | Kitty Clive[8] | Nance Oldfield | TV movie |
| 1957 | White Hunter | Patricia | "Big Bwana Brady " |
| 1958 | Saturday Playhouse | Connie Crawford | "Heroes Don't Care" |
| 1958 | Sunday Night Theatre | Ida Hay | "Honour Bright" |
| 1959 | The Invisible Man | Carol Norton | "Picnic with Death" |
| 1961 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Nurse | "The Prisoner" |
| 1961 | Maigret | Aline Calas | “The Simple Case” |
| 1964 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Fanny Senlac | "A Present from Father" |
| 1964 | The Human Jungle | Mrs Thomas | "Wild Goose Chase" |
| 1974 | Thriller | Betty Cornfield | "In the Steps of a Dead Man" |
| 1984 | The Weather in the Streets | Lady Spencer | TV movie |
| 1991 | Miss Marple | Ruth van Rydock | "They Do It With Mirrors" |
| 1993 | Zorro | Ynez Risendo | "The Arrival" "Conundrum" "The Discovery" |
| 2000 | Paul the Apostle | Sara | TV movie |
Selected radio
- The Reluctant Peer by William Douglas-Home broadcast on BBC (1967)
References
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (19 April 2013). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. McFarland. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9781476603858. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Shorter, Eric (20 February 2004). "Obituary: Lyndon Brook". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Obituary: Faith Brook". The Daily Telegraph. 13 March 2012.
- ^ Billington, Michael (14 March 2012). "Faith Brook obituary". The Guardian. Archived 16 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. p. 101. ISBN 9781526111975. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Nightingale, Benedict (26 January 2008). "Uncle Vanya". The Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2nd ed. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "Children's Television". BBC Genome Project. 27 March 1956. Retrieved 21 March 2026.