Todd, Ann (1909–1993)

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Todd, Ann (1909–1993)

English stage, tv, and screen actress. Born Jan 24, 1909, in Hartford, Cheshire, England; died May 6, 1993, in London; m. Victor Neill Malcolm (grandson of Lillie Langtry, div.); m. Nigel Tangye (div. 1949); m. David Lean (director), 1949 (div. 1957).

Made stage debut (1928), later appearing as Lady Macbeth with the Old Vic; achieved international prominence in film The Seventh Veil (1945); other films include South Riding, The Paradine Case, Bulldog Drummond, Madeleine, Breaking the Sound Barrier, Time Without Pity and The Human Factor.

See also autobiography The Eighth Veil (1980).

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