Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone (23 August 1922 – 21 December 2009) was an English character actress. She performed in films from the early 1940s to the late 1980s, typically playing working class parts such as barmaids, secretaries and landladies. Stone appeared in nine of the Carry On films, and took part in an episode of the Carry On Laughing television series ("The Case of the Screaming Winkles"). She also had supporting roles with comedian Norman Wisdom.

Film work Stone also appeared in Brighton Rock (1947), Seven Days to Noon (1950), The 39 Steps (1959), Lolita (1962), Ladies Who Do (1963), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and the first two "Quatermass" films. She appeared in 201 films before the offers dried up in the 1980s and she retired.

Death

Stone died on 21 December 2009 at the age of 87.

Carry On contributions Carry On Nurse (1959) as Alice Able Carry On Constable (1960) as Miss Horton (voice only, for Lucy Griffiths) Carry On Jack (1963) as Peg Carry On Screaming! (1966) as Mrs Parker Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Landlady Carry On Doctor (1967) as Mother Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) as Maud Carry On Matron (1972) as Mrs Putzova (scenes deleted) Carry On Girls (1973) as Miss Drew Carry On Dick (1974) as Maggie Carry On Behind (1975) as Mrs Rowan Carry On Laughing: "The Case of the Screaming Winkles" (1975) as Madame Petra

Selected other filmography

Miss London Ltd. (1943) (uncredited) When the Bough Breaks (1947) as Shop Assistant Escape Dangerous (1947) as Jacqueline Fabre Brighton Rock (1948) as Waitress (credited as Mary Stone) Idol of Paris (1948) as Theresa's Secretary It's Hard to Be Good (1948) as Clerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited) A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) Minor Role (uncredited) Marry Me! (1949) as Elsie Adam and Evelyne (1949) Minor Role (uncredited) A Run for Your Money (1949) as Miss Carpenter (uncredited) Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) as Second Factory Girl (uncredited) Seven Days to Noon (1950) as Woman in Phone Box (uncredited) Rocky Mountain (1950) as Stage Passenger (uncredited) The Clouded Yellow (1950) as Young Woman at Nora's House (uncredited) Blackmailed (1951) as Maggie Appointment with Venus (1951) as A.T.S. Auxiliary High Treason (1951) as Alfie's Mother (uncredited) The Magic Box (1951) as Bride in Wedding Group Angels One Five (1952) as W.A.A.F. Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952) as Mrs. Pincer Venetian Bird (1952) (uncredited) The Pickwick Papers (1952) Bit Part (uncredited) The Net (1953) as Maisie Spaceways (1953) as Mrs. Rogers (uncredited) Colonel March Investigates (1953) as Customer in Bank (uncredited) A Day to Remember (1953) as Doreen, Shorty's Girl Friend (uncredited) The Dog and the Diamonds (1953) 36 Hours (1953) as Pam Palmer You Know What Sailors Are (1954) as Elsie – Barmaid The Runaway Bus (1954) as Travel Girl The Good Die Young (1954) as Molly, the Barmaid (uncredited) The Gay Dog (1954) as Barmaid (uncredited) Dance Little Lady (1954) as Nurse Twist of Fate (1954) as Annabelle (U.S. ' Beautiful Stranger ') The Crowded Day (1954) as Mr. Stanton's Secretary Mad About Men (1954) as Waitress (scenes deleted) The Brain Machine (1955) as Hospital Technician (uncredited) Barbados Quest (1955) as Mrs. Wilson – Woman Cleaner The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) as Central Clinic Nurse (uncredited) Simon and Laura (1955) as Elsie Man of the Moment (1955) as Florrie the Cleaner (uncredited) Fun at St. Fanny's (1955) (uncredited) Portrait of Alison (1956) as Receptionist Lost (1956) as Mrs. Marley (uncredited) Private's Progress (1956) as Miss Sugden (uncredited) Cloak Without Dagger (1956) as Mrs. Markley Bond of Fear (1956) as Mrs. Simon Charley Moon (1956) as Silvers' Secretary (uncredited) Passport to Treason (1956) as Miss 'Jonesy' Jones Yield to the Night (1956) as Richardson The Intimate Stranger (1956) as Miss Cedrick, Ben's Secretary (uncredited) Eyewitness (1956) as Cinema Usherette (uncredited) High Terrace (1956) as Mansfield's Landlady A Touch of the Sun (1956) as Miss Grey, Manager's Secretary (uncredited) Tiger in the Smoke (1956) Brothers in Law (1957) as Minor Role (uncredited) The Good Companions (1957) as Honeymoon Couple #1 Don Quixote (1957) as Peasant Girl (English version, voice, uncredited) Quatermass 2 (1957) as Secretary At the Stroke of Nine (1957) as Secretary Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) as Hairdresser Hell Drivers (1957) as Nurse Attending Gino Time Lock (1957) (uncredited) Just My Luck (1957) as Tea Bar Attendant Man from Tangier (1957) as Woman in Hotel The Naked Truth (1957) (uncredited) Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) as Mother at Birthday Party (uncredited) The Golden Disc (1958) as Dryden's Secretary Innocent Sinners (1958) as Sparkey's Mother (uncredited) A Night to Remember (1958) as Stewardess (uncredited) A Cry from the Streets (1958) as Cleaner #1 (uncredited) Corridors of Blood (1958) as Woman Arrested at Black Ben's (uncredited) Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) as Neighbour The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959) as Bentham's secretary No Trees in the Street (1959) as Mrs. Jokel Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) as Woman in Cinema The 39 Steps (1959) as Hospital Administrator (uncredited) Tiger Bay (1959) as Mrs. Williams Jack the Ripper (1959) as Drunken Woman Operation Bullshine (1959) as Sgt. Cook The Heart of a Man (1959) as Counter Girl (uncredited) I'm All Right Jack (1959) as T.V. Receptionist Jet Storm (1959) Follow a Star (1959) (uncredited) Please Turn Over''' (1959) as Mrs. Waring The Angry Silence (1960) as Mavis Hell Is a City (1960) Never Let Go (1960) as Madge Doctor in Love (1960) as Hospital Sister (uncredited) The Big Day (1960) as Madge Delaney Five Golden Hours (1961) as Tina Double Bunk (1961) as Prospective Purchaser's Wife Watch It, Sailor! (1961) as Woman with Child (uncredited) The Frightened City (1961) as Barmaid (Riviera) On the Fiddle (1961) as Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) as Miss Evans, Jeff's Secretary (uncredited) Play It Cool (1962) as Beatnik Woman (uncredited) Gaolbreak (1962) as Mrs. Marshall Crooks Anonymous (1962) Two and Two Make Six (1962) as Grand Hotel day receptionist Lolita (1962) as Vivian Darkbloom Jigsaw (1962) as Secretary (uncredited) Band of Thieves (1962) as Cleaner The Wild and the Willing (1962) as Clara Night of the Prowler (1962) as Mrs. Cross The Fast Lady (1962) as Miss Oldham The Cool Mikado (1963) as Espresso Waitress (uncredited) The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) as Woman in Front Row at Meeting (uncredited) Paranoiac (1963) as Woman #2 (uncredited) Heavens Above! (1963) as Miss Palmer Doctor in Distress (1963) as Cafe Waitress (uncredited) Stolen Hours (1963) (uncredited) West 11 (1963) as Bit Role (uncredited) The World Ten Times Over (1963) (uncredited) The Victors (1963) as Prostitute at Hotel de Flandre (uncredited) Ladies Who Do (1963) as Mrs. Gubbins A Stitch in Time (1963) as Mrs. Cutforth – Shop Customer (uncredited) The Marked One (1963) as Mrs. Benson The Hi-Jackers (1963) as Lil Return to Sender (1963) as Kate Nothing but the Best (1964) as Horton's Secretary Witchcraft (1964) as Forrester's Secretary The Beauty Jungle (1964) as Rita (uncredited) A Hard Day's Night (1964) as Society Reporter (uncredited) Blind Corner (1964) (uncredited) Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) as Barmaid (uncredited) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) as Bey's Landlady Traitor's Gate (1964) as Cashier at Dandy Club We Shall See, (Edgar Wallace Mysteries), (1964) as Jenny Troubled Waters (1964) as Miss Stone Act of Murder (1964) as Bobbie The Intelligence Men (1965) as Woman in Lift (uncredited) Hysteria (1965) as Marcus Allan's Secretary – Miss Grogan Catch Us If You Can (1965) as Mrs. Vera Stone Devils of Darkness (1965) as The Duchess You Must Be Joking! (1965) as Fan Club Worker (uncredited) The Night Caller (1965) as Madge Lilburn The Wrong Box (1966) as Spinster Strangler's Web, (Edgar Wallace Mysteries), (1964) as Alicia Preston The Sandwich Man (1966) (uncredited) The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) as Mrs. Whitby (uncredited) A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) as Reporter #1 Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Landlady The Jokers (1967) as Woman in Scarf (uncredited) To Sir, with Love (1967) as Gert The Long Duel (1967) as Major's Wife The Man Outside (1967) Berserk! (1967) as Wanda Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) as Mrs. Kelly (uncredited) Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) as Air Passenger (uncredited) The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) as Factory tea lady Baby Love (1969) as Manageress Lock Up Your Daughters (1969) Crooks and Coronets (1969) as Visitor to Stately Home (uncredited) Oh, What a Lovely War! (1969) as Mill Girl The Best House in London (1969) as Machinist (uncredited) Incense for the Damned (1970) as Cheerful Lady at Party (uncredited) Every Home Should Have One (1970) as TV Production Assistant No. 1 (uncredited) Doctor in Trouble (1970) as Spinster / Plain Woman The Games (1970) (uncredited) Scrooge (1970) as Party Guest There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) as Woman Reporter at London Airport The Firechasers (1971) All the Right Noises (1971) as Landlady The Raging Moon (1971) as 1st Nurse Countess Dracula (1971) as Kitchen Maid Assault (1971) as Matron Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971) as Policewoman Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) as Miss Wilcox Danny Jones (1972) as Woman in hotel Tower of Evil (1972) as Nurse All Coppers Are... (1972) as Woman in Pub Au Pair Girls (1972) as Mrs. Fairfax Bless This House (1972) as Muriel The Love Ban (1973) as Customer in Chemists The Creeping Flesh (1973) as Female Assistant Baxter! (1973) as Woman The Vault of Horror (1973) as Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job") Penny Gold (1973) as Mrs. Parsons The Cherry Picker (1974) as Mrs. Lal Mistress Pamela (1974) as Katie Craze (1974) as Jane – Barmaid Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) as Woman in Cinema Percy's Progress (1974) as Reporter (uncredited) That Lucky Touch (1975) as Party guest I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976) as Consultant The Incredible Sarah (1976) Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) as Waitress Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) as Neighbour What's Up Superdoc! (1978) as Dr. Maconachie The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979) as Mrs. Lee The Human Factor (1979) as Matron Shillingbury Tales ('The Shillingbury Daydream', episode) (1981) as Landlady of 'The Valiant Trooper' The Balance of Nature (1983) as Dawn's mum Funny Money (1983) as Admissions Nurse The Wicked Lady (1983) as Customer in Shop Déjà Vu (1985) as Mabel Terry on the Fence (1986) as Mrs. Parsons Scotland Yard (TV series) The Tyburn Case (1957) as Secretary Scotland Yard (TV series) Person Unknown (1956) as Mrs Cusick Scotland Yard (TV series) The Ghost Train Murder (1959) as Mrs Blair