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Dame Cicely Courtneidge DBE (1 April 1893 – 26 April 1980), born Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, was an English actress and comedian.

Courtneidge was born in Sydney, Australia. She was the daughter of the Scottish producer Robert Courtneidge and granddaughter of Covent Garden opera singer Cicely Nott. Her mother was also an actress, and her three sisters were actresses, one of whom was Ada Blanche. Her first professional appearance was in his The Arcadians (1911) and later The Pearl Girl (1913), both at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

She starred in slapstick comedies like Falling For You (1933) and Soldiers of the King (1934), and performed regularly on stage in the United Kingdom. She also gave performances in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1930s. She made many appearances in film, including in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965).

She was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1951, and raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 1972.

She married comedian Jack Hulbert in 1916, and they were married for 62 years, until his death.

She died aged 87 in 1980 in the UK.

Contents 1 Theatre 2 Filmography 3 Television 4 Other Live Performances 5 Discography 6 Further Reading 7 Advertising 8 External links

• Once More With Music - Theatre Royal Brighton - with Jack Hulbert - October 1976
• Breath of Spring - Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, UK - with Jack Hulbert - May 1974
• The Hollow - Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, UK - with Jack Hulbert - 1973
• Move Over Mrs. Markham - Vaudeville Theatre, London - 17th March 1971
• The Hollow - Theatre Royal, Brighton - with Jack Hulbert - 1970
• Dear Octopus - Piccadilly, 1967 - with Richard Todd, Joyce Carey, Ursula Howells, Jack Hulbert
• The Bride Comes Back - Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton - Edward Petherbridge, Robertson Hare, Jack Hulbert - 1961
• The Bride Comes Back - Vaudeville Theatre Royal - with Jack Hulbert - 1960
• The Bride and the Bachelor - Duchess Theatre, London - 1956
• Gay's The Word - Saville Theatre, London - 1952
• Her Excellency - London Hippodrome, 1949
• Under the Counter - (Jo Fox) - Phoenix Theatre, 1946
• Under Your Hat - 1938
• Folly To Be Wise - Liverpool Empire, August 24, 1932 - presented by Jack Hulbert, music by Vivian Ellis
• Lido Lady - London, 1926 - written by Rogers & Hart, co-starring Jack Hulbert
• The Pearl Girl - Shaftsbury Theatre, 1913
• The Arcadians (Chrysea) - Shaftsbury Theatre, 1911

• The Wrong Box - (Major Martha) - 1965
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines - (Colonel's Wife) - 1965
• The L-Shaped Room - 1962
• The Spider's Web - 1961 - with Jack Hulbert
• Under Your Hat - 1940 - with Jack Hulbert
• Everybody Dance - 1936
• Things Are Looking Up - 1935
• The Perfect Gentlemen - 1935
• Soldiers of the King - 1933
• Aunt Sally - 1933
• The Ghost Train - 1931 - b&w, 72m - with Jack Hulbert
• Elstree Calling - British International 1930 - co-starred Jack Hulbert.

• On The Buses - 1969

• Royal Gala Performance at the Chichester Festival Theatre, June 1977 - celebrating the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It was called God Save The Queen! It had an all-star cast, including Ingrid Bergman, Wendy Hiller, Flora Robson, Diana Rigg, Penelope Keith, Sian Phillips, Keith Michell, Alfred Marks and Cicely Courtneidge. The performance was attended by Princess Alexandra

• High Spirits - Original London Cast - 1964
• Gay's The Word

• Cecily - Autobiography. Published by Hutchinson, UK, 1953
• The Little Woman's Always Right - by Jack Hulbert; W.H. Allen, London, 1975

• Gallaher Cigarette cards - #37 - Cicely Courtneidge and Frank Atkinson in Me and Marlborough
• Ardath, Film Stage & Radio Stars 1935 - Cigarette card
• W.D & H.O Wills's - #88 - Cigarette Card - Wills Famous Film Stars, 1934/35
• Godfrey Phillips Cigarette Card - #16 - Stars of British Films Australian Issue -1934

• Cicely Courtneidge at the Internet Movie Database
• Cicely Courtneidge & Jack Hulbert archive, University of Bristol Theatre Collection
• Find-A-Grave profile for Cicely Courtneidge