Tyzack, Margaret 1931(?)-

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Tyzack, Margaret 1931(?)-

PERSONAL

Full name, Margaret Maud Tyzack; born September 9, 1931 (some sources cite 1930), in London, England; daughter of Thomas Edward and Doris (maiden name, Moseley) Tyzack; married Alan Stephenson, March 26, 1958; children: Matthew. Education: Trained for the stage at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career:

Actress. Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, member of company, beginning 1962; Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, associate member.

Awards, Honors:

Gilbert Prize for Comedy, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; Television Award, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1970, for The First Churchills; named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1970; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding continued performance by an actress in a leading role (drama/comedy—limited episodes), 1973, for Cousin Bette, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre; Laurence Olivier Award, best actress of the year in a revival, Society of West End Theatre, 1981, for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best featured actress in a play, 1983, for All's Well That Ends Well; Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding featured actress in a play, 1985, for Tom and Viv; Variety Club of Great Britain Award, best stage actress, 1987, and Antoinette Perry Award, best featured actress in a play, 1990, both for Lettice and Lovage.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Bystander, Pygmalion, Chesterfield Civic Theatre, Chesterfield, England, 1951.

Mag Keegan, Progress to the Park, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1959.

Miss Frost, The Ginger Man, Royal Court Theatre, 1959.

Alice Moore, A Man for All Seasons, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1962.

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Nottingham Playhouse, 1962.

Vassillissa, The Lower Depths, Royal Shakespeare Company, New Arts Theatre Club, London, 1962.

Miss Frost, The Ginger Man, Pembroke Theatre, Croydon, England, 1963.

Madame Ranevsky, The Cherry Orchard, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, England, 1969.

Jacqueline Harrison, Find Your Way Home, Open Space Theatre, London, 1970.

Queen Elizabeth, Vivat! Vivat Regina!, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1971.

Tamora, Titus Andronicus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1972.

Portia, Julius Caesar, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1972, and Aldwych Theatre, London, 1973.

Volumnia, Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1972, and Aldwych Theatre, 1973.

Maria Lvovna, Summerfolk, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1974, and Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera House, Brooklyn, New York City, 1975.

Countess of Rossillon, All's Well That Ends Well, Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1977.

Mrs. Alving, Ghosts, Stratford Festival of Canada, 1977.

Queen Margaret, Richard III, Stratford Festival of Canada, 1977.

Millie, People Are Living There, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1979.

Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1981.

The woman, Veronica's Room, Watford Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1982.

Countess of Rossillon, All's Well That Ends Well, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, London, 1982, and Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1983.

Sybil Birling, An Inspector Calls, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1983-84.

Aaronetta Gibbs, Morning's at Seven, Westminster Theatre, London, and Watford Palace Theatre, both 1984.

Rose Haig Wood, Tom and Viv, Royal Court Theatre, and New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theater, LuEsther Hall, New York City, both 1985.

Mrs. Bramson, Night Must Fall, Greenwich Theatre, 1986-87.

Lotte Schoen, Lettice and Lovage, Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), 1987-90, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1990.

Miss Prism, The Importance of Being Earnest, Aldwych Theatre, 1993.

Sibyl Birling, An Inspector Calls, Aldwych Theatre, 1994-95.

Eleanor Swan, Indian Ink, Aldwych Theatre, 1995.

Muriel, Soldiering On (also known as "Soldiering On," Talking Heads and Talking Heads: Soldiering On), Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva Theatre, England, 1996, and Comedy Theatre, London, 1996-97.

Maggie Donovan, Give Me Your Answer, Do!, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1998.

Amy (dowager of Monchensey), The Family Reunion, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1999, Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1999, The Pit, London, 2000, Drum Theatre, Plymouth, England, 2000, and Brooklyn Academy of Music, Harvey Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, 2000.

Mrs. Vane, Dorian Gray (also known as Oscar Wilde's "Dorian Gray"), Theatre Royal, Windsor, England, and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, both 2001.

Madame Pernelle, Tartuffe, National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, 2002.

Auntie Grace, Auntie & Me, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 2003.

Mrs. Baldwin (Hildy's prospective mother-in-law), His Girl Friday, National Theatre, Olivier Theatre, London, 2003.

Lena, As You Desire Me, Playhouse Theatre, London, 2005.

May, Southwark Fair, National Theatre, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 2006.

Lady Brockhurst, The Boy Friend (musical), Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, 2007.

Miss St. Maugham, The Chalk Garden, Donmar Warehouse, London, 2008.

Major Tours:

Alice Moore, A Man for All Seasons, c. 1962.

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, c. 1962.

Madame Ranevsky, The Cherry Orchard, British cities, 1969.

Amy (dowager of Monchensey), The Family Reunion, British cities, 1999-2000.

Muriel, Soldiering On (also known as "Soldiering On," Talking Heads and Talking Heads: Soldiering On), cities in Australia and New Zealand, 2004.

Appeared in other tours, including Sisters, British cities.

Film Appearances:

Night sister (nurse), Behind the Mask (also known as Pack and The Pack), GW Films, 1958.

June (Heath's secretary), Passport to Shame (also known as The Girl in Room 43 and Room 43), British Lion/Cory, 1959.

Staff nurse, Let's Get Married (also known as Confessions), Viceroy Films Limited, 1960.

Hilda, Highway to Battle, Paramount, 1961.

Elizabeth Gee, Ring of Spies (also known as Ring of Treason and Shadow of Treason), British Lion, 1964.

Hospital almoner, The Whisperers, United Artists, 1967.

Elena, 2001: A Space Odyssey (also known as How the Solar System Was Won, Journey beyond the Stars, and Two Thousand and One: A Space Odyssey), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.

Sister (nurse) Bennett, A Touch of Love (also known as Millstone, The Millstone, and Thank You All Very Much), Columbia, 1969.

Conspirator Rubinstein, A Clockwork Orange (also known as Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"), Warner Bros., 1971.

Nurse Adams, The Legacy (also known as The Legacy of Maggie Walsh), Universal, 1979.

Annie Morgan, The Quatermass Conclusion, Euston Films, 1980, re-edited version of the miniseries Quatermass, Thames Television, 1979.

Lady Emmeline, The Wars, International Spectrafilm, 1983.

Pink lady, Mr. Love, Warner Bros., 1986.

Madame Lambert, Prick Up Your Ears, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1987.

Dowager countess, La putain du roi (also known as The King's Mistress, The King's Whore, and La donna del re), 1990.

Lady Bruton, Mrs. Dalloway (also known as Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway"), First Look Pictures Releasing, 1997.

Dorothy Sutton, Until Death (also known as Catflap and From the Grave), The Asylum, 2003.

Lady Thobbing, Bright Young Things, ThinkFilm, 2004.

Mrs. Eastby, Match Point (also known as Woody Allen Summer Project), DreamWorks, 2005.

Mother superior, The Thief Lord (also known as Herr der Diebe), 2006.

Sid's passenger, Scoop (also known as Woody Allen Fall Project 2006), Focus Features, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Vera Lee, The Crimson Ramblers, Independent Television (England), 1956.

Janet, Kenilworth, BBC, 1957.

Mrs. Friend, The Infamous John Friend, BBC, 1959.

Winifred Forsyte Dartie, The Forsyte Saga, BBC Two, 1967, and NET (later known as PBS), 1969-70.

Storyteller, Jackanory, BBC, 1969-70.

Queen Anne, The First Churchills, BBC, 1969, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1971.

Title role, Cousin Bette, BBC, 1971, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1972.

Antonia, I, Claudius, BBC Two, 1976, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, beginning c. 1977.

Lady Bell, At the Works, Tyne Tees Television, 1987.

Miss Helen Seymour, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones), ABC, 1992-93.

Delia, Family Money, Channel 4 (England), 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Miss Matfield, Angel Pavement, BBC, 1967.

Annie Morgan, Quatermass, Thames Television, 1979, re-edited version known as The Quatermass Conclusion and released as a feature film by Euston Films, 1980.

Sybil Birling, An Inspector Calls, BBC, 1982.

Lady Tippins, Our Mutual Friend (also known as Our Mutual Friend—By Charles Dickens), BBC, 1998, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Valerie Hollis, The End Begins, BBC, 1956.

Elizabeth, Each Wind That Blows, Associated Rediffusion, 1960.

Billie, Some of My Best Friends, BBC, 1980.

Queen Elizabeth II, Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story, ABC, 1982.

Madame de Guidice, The Corsican Brothers (also known as Vendetta), CBS, 1985.

Marjorie Thacker, "Thacker," Screen One, BBC, 1992.

Miss Helen Seymour, Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye, Family Channel, 1995, released on video as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 18—Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (also known as Treasure of the Peacock's Eye), Paramount, 1999.

Miss Helen Seymour, Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father, Family Channel and ABC, 1996.

Queen Mary, Wallis & Edward (also known as Her Royal Affair), Independent Television (England), 2005, BBC America, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Sarah Richmond, A Woman of Property, BBC, 1957.

Elizabeth, "The One Who Came Back," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1958.

The wife, "Disturbance," ITV Play of the Week (also known as Play of the Week), Associated Rediffusion, 1958.

Clare Cousins, "Love and Miss Figgis," Saturday Playhouse, BBC Midlands, 1959.

Evelyn Daly, "Waters of the Moon," Sunday Night Theatre, BBC, 1959.

Mrs. Jones, "The Silver Box," BBC Television World Theatre, BBC, 1959.

Fanny, "Dear Octopus," Twentieth-Century Theatre, BBC, 1960.

Miss Lane, "The Morning Face," Drama '61, Associated Television, 1961.

Valerie Marsden, "Chance Witness," ATV Theatre 1970, Associated Television, 1961.

Miss Frost, The Ginger Man, BBC, 1962.

Helen, "Double Yolk," ITV Play of the Week (also known as Play of the Week), Independent Television (England), 1963.

Lilly Thynne, "There's No Room Here for You for a Start," Television Playhouse, Granada Television, 1963.

Esther Lacey, "The Passenger," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1965.

Isobel Cherry, "Flowering Cherry" (also known as "The Flowering Cherry"), Thursday Theatre, BBC, 1965.

Pamela, "Thick as Old Timber," ITV Play of the Week (also known as Play of the Week), Independent Television (England), 1965.

Gladys King, "The Bonegrinder," ITV Playhouse, Independent Television (England), 1968.

Mrs. Beeton, "Margaret Tyzack as Mrs. Beeton," Solo, BBC, 1970.

Mrs. Linden, "The Linden Tree," Play of the Month, BBC, 1974.

Miss Ball, "The Reason of Things," Plays for Pleasure, Independent Television (England), 1981.

Paulina, "The Winter's Tale," BBC Television Shakespeare (also known as BBC Shakespeare Series, The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: "The Winter's Tale"), BBC Two, 1981.

"Marriage," BBC2 Playhouse, BBC Two, 1981.

Daphne, "A Silly Little Habit," BBC2 Playhouse, BBC Two, 1982.

"For the Love of Egypt," Chronicle, BBC, 1982.

Tilli, On the Other Side, Channel 4 (England), 1990.

Appeared as Caroline, The Three Daughters of M. Dupont, BBC.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (also known as BAFTA Awards 1970 and David Frost and the TV Awards), London Weekend Television, 1970.

British Screen Awards: A Gala Night for Television and Film, BBC, 1971.

The 44th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1990.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The wife, "The Miracle of St. Phillipe," The Four Just Men, Independent Television (England), 1960.

Anna, "The Flemish Shop," Maigret, BBC, 1963.

Mrs. Bronckhurst, "The Bronckhurst Divorce Case," The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling, BBC, 1964.

Grace, "The Imposter," The Wednesday Thriller, BBC, 1965.

Mrs. Hamlyn, "P. and O.," W. Somerset Maugham, BBC Two, 1969.

Miss Tita, "Miss Tita," Affairs of the Heart (also known as Aspern Papers), London Weekend Television, 1975.

Mrs. Lillian Bywaters, "The Darlingest Boy," Lady Killers (also known as Ladykillers), Granada Television, 1981.

Clothilde Bradbury-Scott, Miss Marple: Nemesis (also known as Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple: Nemesis," Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple, Series 3," Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple, Series III," and "Nemesis," Miss Marple), BBC, 1987, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1987, also broadcast on Seven Network (Australia) and Arts and Entertainment, released on video as The Agatha Christie Megaset Collection, A&E Home Video, 1994.

Emily Pride, "Dead Water," The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (also known as Alleyn Mysteries, Inspector Alleyn, and Ngaio Marsh's "Alleyn Mysteries"), BBC, 1994, also broadcast on PBS.

Ella Keech, "Child's Play," Dalziel & Pascoe (also known as Dalziel and Pascoe), BBC, 1998, also broadcast on Arts and Entertainment.

Naomi Inkpen, "Garden of Death," Midsomer Murders, Independent Television (England), BBC, and Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Edna Barton, "Caped Crusaders," Heartbeat (also known as Classic Heartbeat), Independent Television (England), 2003.

Herself, "I, Claudius," Drama Connections, BBC, 2005.

Muriel Steel, "Old Dogs," Doc Martin (also known as Doc Martin II), Independent Television (England), 2005.

Audrey Pargeter, "Seeds of Time," Rosemary & Thyme, Independent Television (England), 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Miss Helen Seymour, "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" (contains "Egypt, May 1908" and "Mexico, March 1916"), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones), ABC, 1992.

Television Appearances; Other:

Also appeared as Rose, Another Man's Life, BBC; as Sister Columba, Behind the Veil, BBC; as Elissa, A Few Days in Greece, Anglia Television; as Jean Barron, The Interviewer, BBC; as Molly, Old Mimack, BBC; as Agnes Goodwillie, Professor's Love Story, BBC; as Alice; Scheme to Defraud, Associated Rediffusion; as Nora, The Seventh Age, BBC; as Pritchard, The Treasure, Associated Rediffusion; and as Felicia, Who Cares, BBC; appeared in other programs, including Amelia Edwards.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Clothilde Bradbury-Scott, The Agatha Christie Megaset Collection, A&E Home Video, 1994.

Miss Helen Seymour, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 18—Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (also known as Treasure of the Peacock's Eye), Paramount, 1999, broadcast on television as Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye, Family Channel, 1995.

(And in archive footage) Miss Helen Seymour, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (also known as Journey of Radiance; edited from the episodes "Benares, January 1910" and "Peking, March 1910," both episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles [also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]), 1999.

(And in archive footage) Miss Helen Seymour, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (also known as My First Adventure; edited from the episode "Tangiers, 1908" and the segment "Egypt, May 1908" from the pilot "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal," both from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles [also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]), 1999.

(And in archive footage) Miss Helen Seymour, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (also known as Passion for Life; edited from the episodes "British East Africa, September 1909" and "Paris, September 1908," both episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles [also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]), 1999.

(And in archive footage) Miss Helen Seymour, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (also known as The Perils of Cupid; edited from the episodes "Florence, May 1908" and "Vienna, November 1908," both episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles [also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]), 1999.

Herself, I, Claudius: A Television Epic, BBC Worldwide, 2002.

Appeared in other videos, including videos relating to The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones).