Jean Cadell

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name = Jean Cadell


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location = Edinburgh, England
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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.

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.

elected filmography

*"The Man Who Stayed at Home" (1915)
*"Anna the Adventuress" (1920)
*"Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger" (1935)
*"Pygmalion" (1938)
*"The Young Mr. Pitt" (1942)
*"I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945)
*"Whisky Galore!" (1949)
*"Meet Mr. Lucifer" (1953)
*"Rockets Galore!" (1957)
*"The Little Hut" (1957)
*"Very Important Person" (1961)