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Kathleen Byron

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Actress

The Resume

    (January 11, 1921-January 18, 2009)
    Born in London, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Kathleen Fell
    Appeared in 'A Matter of Life and Death' (1946), 'Black Narcissus' (1947), 'The Small Back Room' (1949), 'Madness of the Heart' (1949), 'Prelude to Fame' (1950), 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' (1951), 'The House in the Square' (1951), 'Young Bess' (1953), 'Profile' (1954), 'The Elephant Man' (1980), 'Emma' (1996) and 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)
    Appeared in episodes of the British TV series 'Who Is Sylvia,' 'Blake's 7,' 'Emmerdale Farm,' 'Secret Army' and 'ITV Playhouse'

Why she might be annoying:

    She got her break in three Powell-Pressburger films at a time when she was sleeping with director Michael Powell.
    Powell claimed that she pulled a gun on him while she was naked.
    For most of the 50s, she was cast in B-movies.
    A move to America did not pan out, with director John Huston telling her, 'We in Hollywood see you strictly as neurotic, Miss Byron.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Powell said he was attracted by her 'luminous eyes' and the 'hint of mockery' in her voice.
    She denied pointing a gun at Powell, noting 'Michael wouldn't have been such a great director if he hadn't had an imagination.'
    Her portrayal of a nun struggling with her passion in 'Black Narcissus' is one of the most erotically charged performances of the 40s.
    Stephen Spielberg was a fan, and cast her as Ryan's mother in 'Saving Private Ryan.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 111 Votes: 64.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 53.33% Annoying