Sonia Dresdel
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Sonia Dresdel carries the professional label of British actress, though the biographical detail available is minimal. On film she appears in 'The Fallen Idol' as Mrs. Baines. Nothing earlier than 1945 is documented. Her name shows up mostly on drama titles. Known work: 24 credits.
Sonia Dresdel
10 Movies
14 Series
Sonia Dresdel carries the professional label of British actress, though the biographical detail available is minimal. On film she appears in 'The Fallen Idol' as Mrs. Baines. Nothing earlier than 1945 is documented. Her name shows up mostly on drama titles. Known work: 24 credits.
Movies
Plays Lady Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
Plays Lady Pont
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
Plays Jess Fenton
The Clouded Yellow
1950
Plays Sylvia Russell
This Was a Woman
1948
Plays Sarah
The Break
1963
Plays Julia Trevelyan
While I Live
1947
Plays Miss Fox
Now and Forever
1956
Plays Steffy Millington
The Third Visitor
1951
TV Shows
Plays The Witch
Lizzie Dripping
1973
Plays Livia
The Caesars
1968
Plays Lady Cumnor
Wives and Daughters
1971
Plays Mrs. Reed
Jane Eyre
1963
Plays Marchioness of Auld Reekie
The Pallisers
1974
Plays Agnes
The Human Jungle
1963
Plays Lady Lazenby
The Onedin Line
1971
Plays Lady Dorothy
Sykes
1972
Plays Headmistress
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Plays Duchesse de Chevreuse
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968
Plays Countess
Mystery and Imagination
1966
Plays Olivia Russell
Armchair Theatre
1956
Plays Annie
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Plays Principessa di San Fernando
Boy Meets Girl
1967
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Full Filmography
Lizzie Dripping
The Witch · 9 episodes
1973–1975
TV
The Pallisers
Marchioness of Auld Reekie · 4 episodes
1974
TV
Sykes
Lady Dorothy · 1 episode
1973
TV
The Onedin Line
Lady Lazenby · 1 episode
1972
TV
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Pont
1972
Film
Wives and Daughters
Lady Cumnor · 6 episodes
1971
TV
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Professor Louise Mellroy
1970
Film
The Caesars
Livia · 6 episodes
1968
TV
The Man in the Iron Mask
Duchesse de Chevreuse · 1 episode
1968
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sonia Dresdel still alive?
Sonia Dresdel passed away on January 18, 1976 at age 66.
What are the most famous roles of Sonia Dresdel?
Sonia Dresdel is best known for roles in The Fallen Idol, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Clouded Yellow.
How many movies has Sonia Dresdel been in?
Over a 31-year career (since 1945), Sonia Dresdel has appeared in 10 movies and 14 TV shows.
What was Sonia Dresdel's first movie?
The career of Sonia Dresdel began with The World Owes Me a Living (1945).
What is Sonia Dresdel's most recent movie or series?
Sonia Dresdel's most recent release is The Pallisers, which premiered on January 19, 1974.
What TV shows has Sonia Dresdel appeared in?
On television, Sonia Dresdel has appeared in Maigret, BBC Play of the Month, Thirty-Minute Theatre, The Onedin Line.
Sonia Dresdel
1909-05-05 · Hornsea, Yorkshire, England, UK
Sonia Dresdel (5 May 1909 - 18 January 1976) was an English actress, whose career ran between the 1940s and 1970s.
She was born Lois Obee in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and was educated at Aberdeen High School for Girls.
Her leading role in the 1947 film While I Live gained her a great deal of acclaim. In the film she plays Julia Trevelyan, a spinster living in a lonely cliff top house in Cornwall and haunted by the death of her sister 25 years earlier.
Her most noted role was that of "Mrs. Baines" in the 1948 film version of Graham Greene's The Fallen Idol, which starred Ralph Richardson and Michèle Morgan.
The film received Academy Awards nominations for Best Director (Sir Carol Reed) and Best Screenplay.
She died of undisclosed causes, aged 66.