Rita Davies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 24 February 1933 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Died
- 19 January 2016
Rita Davies (24 February 1933 – 19 January 2016) was a British character actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. She is best known for her cameo as the Historian's Wife in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and her sustained role as Sarah Frobisher-Smythe in House of Anubis (2011). Her other film credits include Children of Men (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Beauty and the Beast (2017, posthumous). On television she appeared in Brideshead Revisited (2008), Casualty, Doctors, Call the Midwife, Unforgotten, and Sherlock. She died of cancer at age 82 in Esher, Surrey. No major awards are on record.
Known for
Acting 28
- 2017Beauty and the Beast as Old Woman
- 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Old Woman on Pier
- 2013The List as Martha Rove
- 2013The Best Offer as Mrs. Derain
- 2012Private Peaceful as Old Lady
- 2012Lad: A Yorkshire Story as Bookshop Owner
- 2012Acts of Godfrey as Saga Lady 1
- 2011Reuniting the Rubins as Old Lady
- 2011The Trip as Dove Cottage Worker
- 2008The Broken as Old Lady in Underground
- 2008Brideshead Revisited as Nanny Hawkins
- 2008Of Best Intentions
- 2006Children of Men as Café Customer
- 2006Driving Lessons as Mrs. Robottom (uncredited)
- 2006The Da Vinci Code as Elegant Woman at Rosslyn
- 2005Footprints in the Snow as Old Lady in Bar
- 2004The Last Horror Movie as Grandma
- 2003Tempo as Juliana
- 1998The Wolves of Kromer as Fanny
- 1994W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth
- 1994O Mary This London as Picket at clinic
- 1992Deadly Obsession as Beth
- 1987Claws as Mrs Morris
- 1985What Mad Pursuit as Lady at Literary Luncheon
- 1975Monty Python and the Holy Grail as Historian's Wife
- 1974Baby Love as 1st Policewoman
- 1972Doomwatch as Mrs. Murray
- 1969Liar! as Receptionist