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Elsie Wagstaff

Elsie Wagstaff

Actor · Died July 16, 1985, aged 86 · Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK

Elsie Wagstaff was born on 1 July 1899 in Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Great Expectations (1959), The End of the Affair (1955) and Crimes at the Dark House (1940). She was married to Bernard Jukes. She died on 16 July 1985 in Kensington, London, England, UK.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 1, 1899
Died
July 16, 1985 (aged 86)
From
Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 46% in 30 days

What are Elsie Wagstaff's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Self
31%
Bonds
15%
Morality
11%
Power
9%
Faith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elsie Wagstaff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elsie Wagstaff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell(1974)

    as Wild One

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Place to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Old Woman

  • The Frighteners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth's Mother

  • Long Ago, Tomorrow(1971)

    as Wedding Guest

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Christ Recrucified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martha

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sarah Pocket

  • The Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gran

  • Strife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mrs. Rous

  • Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow(1963)

    as Mrs. Ransley

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Bailey

  • Whistle Down the Wind(1961)

    as Auntie Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Snake Woman(1961)

    as Aggie Harker

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1960)

    as Mrs. Seaton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • All at Sea(1957)

    as Mrs. Gray

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • You Pay Your Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ada Seymour

  • Jane Eyre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Shopwoman

  • The End of the Affair(1955)

    as Bendrix Landlady

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mrs. Simon (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Interrupted Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Wilding's maid

  • Trottie True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dependant Relative (uncredited)

  • Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Aunt Nora

  • Adam and Evelyne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Theatre Barmaid (uncredited)

  • Emma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. Ford

  • My Brother Jonathan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Factory Worker

  • Appointment with Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mrs. Wilkins

  • Old Mother Riley at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Ginochie

  • Meet Sexton Blake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Baird

  • Headline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Daly (uncredited)

  • The Dark Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Eve Wainwright (as Elsie Wagstaffe)

  • The Balloon Goes Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as The Welfare Officer

  • Crimes at the Dark House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Catherick

  • Trouble Brewing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mrs. Hopkins

  • Lassie from Lancashire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Aunt Hetty

  • John Halifax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jael

  • Cotton Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Emily

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1937 to 1974; peak year 1960.

Highest rated

Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Film career

19371974

Peak 1960 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1955Screen debut· The End of the Affair

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1930s4 · acting1940s13 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Elsie Wagstaff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elsie Wagstaff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elsie Wagstaff's MovieCove titles; Peter Cushing shares the most, 2.