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Minnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys (12 May 1868(?) – 21 January 1943) was an English actress, best known for her comedy roles. Jeffreys was born in Ceylon and made her stage debut in London in 1889. She quickly became a leading West End player.
Ellis Jeffreys was born on 17 May 1872 in Colombo, Ceylon. She was an actress, known for Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931), Sweet Devil (1938) and Where Is This Lady? (1932). She was married to Herbert Sleath (actor/manager) and Frederic Graham Curzon. She died on 21 January 1943 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Actress
- May 17, 1872
- Ellis Jeffreys
- January 21, 1943
Ellis Jeffreys was born on 17 May 1872 in Colombo, Ceylon. She was an actress, known for Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931), Sweet Devil (1938) and Where Is This Lady? (1932).
Jeffreys, Ellis (1872–1943) English actress. Born Minnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys, May 17, 1872, in Colombo, Ceylon; died Jan 21, 1943, in Surrey, England; m. Frederick Graham Curzon (div.); m. Herbert Sleath (Skelton).
Ellis Jeffreys in 1936 (at age 67) But was it galling for Ellis to be re-imagined in these roles, having once been the attractive ingénue herself, or was she just grateful to still be able to work at a job she clearly loved, and continue to be active in society at a time when most older women became invisible?
Ellis Jeffreys is known as an Actor. Some of their work includes Birds of Prey, Return of a Stranger, Sweet Devil, The Barton Mystery, Raise the Roof, Tilly of Bloomsbury, Two White Arms, and Where Is This Lady?.
Minnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys was an English actress born in Colombo, in what is now Sri Lanka, the daughter of Captain Dodsworth Jeffreys.
