Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell
Born	13 September 1884(1884-09-13) Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	24 September 1967(1967-09-24) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Actress

Jean Cadell (13 September 1884 – 24 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress.

Born in Edinburgh, she performed in the cinema and on the stage. One of her best known cinema roles was in the Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore! (1948). She once performed opposite W.C. Fields in Hollywood, cast as Mrs. Micawber to his Wilkins Micawber in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1935 production of David Copperfield. Although Cadell remains in the released version of the film, her biggest scene (when the Micawber family prepare to emigrate) was deleted from the release prints.

Her brother was the artist Francis Cadell one of the Scottish Colourists. She married the actor Percival Clarke. Her grandson Simon Cadell and her granddaughter Selina Cadell also became actors. She died in London on 24 September 1967.

Selected filmography

• The Man Who Stayed at Home (1915)
• Anna the Adventuress (1920)
• Fires of Fate (1932)
• Timbuctoo (1933)
• David Copperfield (1935)
• South Riding (1938)
• Pygmalion (1938)
• Confidential Lady (1939)
• Quiet Wedding (1941)
• The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
• Dear Octopus (1943)
• I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
• Jassy (1947)
• Marry Me (1949)
• Whisky Galore! (1949)
• Madeleine (1950)
• The Reluctant Widow (1950)
• The Late Edwina Black (1951)
• Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
• Rockets Galore! (1957)
• The Little Hut (1957)
• The Surgeon's Knife (1957)
• Serious Charge (1959)
• Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
• Very Important Person (1961)

External links

• Jean Cadell at the Internet Movie Database
• Jean Cadell at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jean Cadell at Find a Grave