- (1972) An Autobiography
- (1941) Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" - played Madame Arcati in original West End production, Piccadilly Theatre, July 1941 with Cecil Parker, Kay Hammond, and Fay Compton.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Much Ado About Nothing," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Frank Vosper, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Esmond Knight, Neil Porter, and Nell Carter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Merchant of Venice," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Neil Porter, Esmond Knight, Nell Carter, and directed by Andrew Leigh.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Measure for Measure," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Neil Porter, Esmond Knight, and Nell Carter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Neil Porter, Esmond Knight, and Nell Carter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in Thomas Dekker's play, "The Shoemaker's Holiday," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Frank Vosper, Dame Edith Evans, John Garside, Neil Porter, Esmond Knight, and Nell Carter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She played Lady Capulet in William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo & Juliet," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Frank Vosper, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Neil Porter, Esmond Knight, and Nell Carter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Frank Vosper, Baliol Holloway, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Neil Porter, and Esmond Knight in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, Esmond Knight, John Garside, Nell Carter, and Neil Porter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1925 - 1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Antony and Cleopatra," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, Esmond Knight, John Garside, Nell Carter, ,Neil Porter, and Ralph Truman in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1926) She acted in "William Shakespeare's Birthday Night Celebration" at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Ernest Milton, Sir Ben Greet, Sir Robert Atkins, Esmond Knight, Ion Swinley, Frank Vosper, Wilfrid Walter, Marie Ney, Lady Benson, Horace Sequeira, Beatrice Wilson, Dame Edith Evans, and Constance Willis in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director.
- (1956) She acted in William Congreve's play, "The Way of the World," at the Savile Theatre in London, England with Sir John Clements, Margaretta Scott, Kay Hammond, and Rosalind Knight in the cast.
- (1937) She acted in the play, "Tavern in the Town," at the Embassy Theatre in London, England with Max Adrian, Esma Cannon, and Bernard Lee in the cast.
- (1952) She acted in Frank Baker's play, "Miss Hargreaves," at the Royal Court Theatre Club in London, England.
- (1956) She acted in Gerald Savory's play, "A Likely Tale," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Robert Morley, Violet Farebrother, Judy Parfitt, and Richard Pearson in the cast. Peter Ashmore was director.
- (1965) She acted in Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman's play, "Solid Gold Cadillac," at the Saville Theatre in London, England with Sidney James in the cast.
- (1966) She acted in George Colman and David Garrick's play, "The Clandestine Marriage," in a Chichester Festival Theatre production at the Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, Sussex, England with Alastair Sim, Bill Fraser, and John Standing in the cast. O'Donovan was director.
- (1939) On September 4 she acted in Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," at the Golders Green Hippodrome Theatre in Golders Green, London, England and later at the Globe Theater in 1940 co-starring and directed by John Gielgud, with Edith Evans, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Jack Hawkins, Peggy Ashcroft, George Howe, and John Perry in the cast.
- (1953) She acted in William Congreve's play, "The Way of the World," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with John Gielgud, Paul Scofield, Eric Porter, and Eileen Herlie in the cast.
- (1966) She acted in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, "The Rivals," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Ralph Richardson, Daniel Massey, Keith Baxter, and Angela Thorne in the cast. Glen Byam Shaw was director.
- (1966) She acted in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, "The Rivals," at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, East Sussex, England with Ralph Richardson, Margaret Rutherford, Daniel Massey, Keith Baxter, and Angela Thorne in the cast. Glen Byam Shaw was director.
- (1962) She acted in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, "The School for Scandal," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Ralph Richardson, John Neville, Daniel Massey, Peter Barkworth, Malcolm Keen, Benjamin Whitrow, Anna Massey, and Meriel Forbes in the cast. John Gielgud was director of the play, which opened on April 5.
- (1950) She acted in Jean Anouilh and Christopher Fry's play, "Ring Round the Moon," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield, Claire Bloom, Richard Wattis, Cecil Trouncer, William Mervyn, and Mona Washbourne in the cast. Peter Brook was director. Oliver Messel was designer. Richard Addinsell was musical director.
- (1955) She acted in Jean Anouilh's play, "Time Remembered," at the New Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield and Mary Ure in the cast.
- (1954) She acted in Jean Anouilh's play, "Time Remembered," at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield and Mary Ure in the cast.
- (1945) She acted in Ivor Novello's musical, "Perchance to Dream," at the London Hippodrome in London, England with Ivor Novello, Olive Gilbert, Roma Beaumont, and Robert Andrews in the cast.
- (1953) On January 9 was the castaway on BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" show. Her luxury item was a bejewelled golden comb.
- (1940) Played Mrs. Danvers in the West End and on tour in Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca"
- (1947) Appeared as Lady Bracknell in the American tour of "The Importance of Being Ernest" with John Gielgud
- (1957) Toured Austalia with husband Stringer Davis in "The Happiest Days of Your Life
- (1933) Made West End debut at age 41 in James Dale's "Wild Justice"
- (1945) Stage musical "Perchance to Dream" by Ivor Novello
- (1938) Became a star with her role of Bijou Furze in the Irish comedy "Spring Meeting" directed by John Gielgud
- (1935) Stage comedy "Short Story" by Robert Morley
- (1934) Played Aline Solness in Donald Wolfit's 1934 revival of "The Master Builder"
- (1948) Appeared in John Dighton's "The Happiest Days of Your Life"
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