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Fabia Drake OBE was a British actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years during the 20th century.
Birth Name
Ethel Fabia McGlinchy
Born
Wednesday, 20 January 1904
Died
Wednesday, 28 February 1990
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Valmont | Madame de Rosemonde | 1989 |
| The Rainbow | Aunt Olga | 1988 |
| Thompson | Various Roles | 1988 |
| Troubles | Mrs. Rappaport | 1988 |
| A Wreath of Roses | Frances | 1987 |
| Out on a Limb | Bookshop Owner | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Mrs. Jarman | 1987 |
| Boon | Mary Fraser | 1986 |
| A Room with a View | Miss Catharine Alan | 1985 |
| Year of the Dragon | Nun | 1985 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Valmont | Madame de Rosemonde | 1989 |
| The Rainbow | Aunt Olga | 1988 |
| Thompson | Various Roles | 1988 |
| Troubles | Mrs. Rappaport | 1988 |
| A Wreath of Roses | Frances | 1987 |
| Out on a Limb | Bookshop Owner | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Mrs. Jarman | 1987 |
| Boon | Mary Fraser | 1986 |
| A Room with a View | Miss Catharine Alan | 1985 |
| Year of the Dragon | Nun | 1985 |
| Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye | Miss Henderson | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Mrs. Blake | 1985 |
| Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | 1984 | |
| The Jewel in the Crown | Mabel Layton | 1984 |
| Affairs of the Heart | Miss Nesbitt | 1983 |
| Let There Be Love | Mrs. Morrison | 1982 |
| Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt | Duchess | 1974 |
| Father Brown | Lady Pulman | 1974 |
| The Pallisers | Countess of Midlothian | 1974 |
| Cranford | Mrs. Jamieson | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Miss Simpson | 1972 |
| Sykes | Miss Bandicoot | 1972 |
| My Good Woman | Dr. Meredith | 1972 |
| Shirley's World | Aunt Marsha | 1971 |
| Doctor at Large | Dr. Whiteland | 1971 |
| Tam Lin | Miss Gibson | 1970 |
| A Nice Girl Like Me | Miss Grimsby | 1969 |
| Ours Is a Nice House | Madame Roshay | 1969 |
| Dear Mother... ...Love Albert | Miss Merritt | 1969 |
| Up Pompeii! | Woman | 1969 |
| Wild, Wild Women | Lady Fortescue | 1968 |
| Man in a Suitcase | Receptionist | 1967 |
| Haunted | Professor Harwood | 1967 |
| Callan | Agnes Gregory | 1967 |
| Softly Softly | Roberta Lamb | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Mogul | Maud Price | 1965 |
| The World of Wooster | Aunt Agatha | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Edna Bossom | 1964 |
| Meet the Wife | Mrs. Cartwright-Jones | 1963 |
| The Human Jungle | Mrs. Benthaw | 1963 |
| The Saint | Aunt Hattie / Aunt Prudence | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Duchess of Haverstock | 1961 |
| What a Whopper | Mrs. Pinner | 1961 |
| The Rag Trade | Mrs. Green | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Old Fan / Miss Erna | 1961 |
| Seven Keys | Mrs. Piggott | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Colonel Adams | 1961 |
| Theatre 70 | Rosanna Detter | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Mrs. Langley-Brown | 1959 |
| Probation Officer | Lilian Turnbull | 1959 |
| Operation Bullshine | Junior Commander Maddox A.T.S. / Junior Commander Maddox ATS | 1959 |
| Girls at Sea | Lady Kitty Hewitt | 1958 |
| Dick and the Duchess | Lady Cromberry / Countess Of Cramerton | 1957 |
| My Wife's Family | Arabella Parker | 1957 |
| The Good Companions | Mrs Tarvin / Mrs. Tarvin | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Tilley Sr. | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Miss Figgis | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Lady Leatherhead / Lady Leadmill | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Mrs. Marlow | 1955 |
| Fast and Loose | Mrs. Crabb | 1954 |
| Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop | Lady Probus / Lady Probus, wife of Sir George | 1953 |
| The Hour of 13 | Lady Elmbridge | 1952 |
| Young Wives' Tale | Nanny Blott | 1951 |
| White Corridors | Miss Farmer | 1951 |
| Poet's Pub | Lady Mercy Cotton | 1949 |
| All Over the Town | Miss Gelding | 1949 |
| Dulcimer Street | Mrs. Jan Byl | 1948 |
| Meet Mr. Penny | Annie Penny | 1938 |
| Masks and Faces | Triplet's Child | 1917 |
