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      • Genteel Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. Among almost 300 roles on stage, she excelled at comic portrayals of sophisticated socialites and elegant mothers.
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  2. Cathleen Nesbitt CBE (born Kathleen Mary Nesbitt; 24 November 1888 – 2 August 1982) was an English actress.

  3. Genteel Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. Among almost 300 roles on stage, she excelled at comic portrayals of sophisticated socialites and elegant mothers.

    • January 1, 1
    • Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
    • January 1, 1
    • London, England, UK
  4. Genteel Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. Among almost 300 roles on stage, she excelled at comic portrayals of sophisticated socialites and elegant mothers.

    • November 24, 1888
    • August 2, 1982
  5. Aug 4, 1982 · Cathleen Nesbitt, the character actress who epitomized the British grand dame, and who played Rex Harrison's mother in the original Broadway production of ''My Fair...

  6. In a career that spanned seven decades, British-born actress Cathleen Nesbitt delighted audiences in England and America in hundreds of plays, ranging from the classics to musicals, and including both serious and comic roles.

  7. Aug 3, 1982 · Cathleen Nesbitt, the distinguished British actress, was equally famous for the 'My Fair Lady' role she created in old age and her love affair with one of Britain's most romantic poets 70...

  8. Aug 3, 1982 · LONDON -- Cathleen Nesbitt, whose acting career spanned 70 years and three columns in the 'Who's Who in the Theater,' has died at the age of 93.