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Antoinette Cellier
A headshot of Cellier from 1938 edition of Film Star Who's Who on the Screen.
Cellier from Film Star Who's Who on the Screen (1938).
Born
Florence Antoinette Glossop Cellier

(1913-06-23)23 June 1913
Broadstairs, Kent, England
Died18 January 1981(1981-01-18) (aged 67)
London, England
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1969)
Children1
Parent(s)Frank Cellier
Florence Glossop-Harris
RelativesAugustus Harris
(maternal grandfather)
François Cellier
(paternal grandfather)
Alfred Cellier
(great-uncle)
Peter Cellier
(half-brother)
Phyllis Shannaw
(stepmother)

Antoinette Cellier, Lady Seton (23 June 1913 – 18 January 1981) was an English film and theatre actress.[1][2]

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.

In 1940, she became the second wife of actor Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet of Abercorn.[5][6]

Career

She made her stage début in London's West End theatre in Firebird.[clarification needed] Her first film was Music Hath Charms (1935).

Filmography

Death

Cellier died 18 January 1981, age 67, in London.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Antoinette Cellier". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Antoinette Cellier". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ Sandra Brennan. "Peter Cellier - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (1 January 2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719091391.
  5. ^ "Marriage of Bruce Lovat Seton and Antoinette Florence Glossop Cellier". Scotland's People.
  6. ^ "Bruce Seton". Scotland's People.