About Molly Urquhart
Lived 1906 – 1977 (aged 71). Molly Urquhart was a British actor.
Molly Sinclair Urquhart (6 January 1906 – 6 October 1977) was a Scottish actress.
Early life Urquhart was born in Glasgow as Mary Sinclair Urquhart. She was the daughter of post office clerk Ann McCallum and sea-going engineer William Urquhart. She grew up in the West End of Glasgow where she attended Dowanhill Primary School and Church Street School. Her papers are stored at the University of Glasgow Special Collections.
Personal life In August 1934, she married William MacIntosh (1900-1959), a police officer. In 1949, he became the first manager of the Citizens Theatre when it was located at Gorbals. The couple had one son, James Urquhart McIntosh, in 1943. They lived in Ibrox, Glasgow.
She died in 1977 at the age of 71 in Glasgow.
Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes1949 Floodtide Guest at Mrs. Dow's Uncredited1950 Portrait of Clare Thirza 1951 Happy Go Lovely Madame Amanda's Assistant 1952 Hunted Barmaid 1952 You're Only Young Twice Lady Duffy 1955 Geordie Geordie's Mother 1956 Yield to the Night Matron Mason 1956 Child in the House Mrs. Parsons 1957 Doctor at Large Mrs. Ives Uncredited1959 The Nun's Story Sister Augustine (Africa) 1959 Devil's Bait Mrs Tanner1960 The Big Day Mrs. Deeping – Baker's secretary 1960 The Sundowners Mrs. Bateman 1961 House of Mystery (1961 film)Mrs. Bucknall 1964 Behold a Pale Horse Hospital Nurse 1966 A Man For All Seasons Maid 1973 Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World Aunt Ina 1974 The Black Windmill Margaret 1977 Julia Woman
Television Year Title Role Director Production Notes1959 Spindrift Ina Finlay J. Macdonald BBC Scotland play by Naomi Mitchison and Denis Macintosh, adapted for television by Ada F. Kay
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Who was Molly Urquhart?
Scottish actress (1906–1977)
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Molly Urquhart was born on 6 January 1906 in Glasgow.
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Molly Urquhart was an actor.
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Molly Urquhart was British.
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