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{{Short description|English actress (1914–1982)}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name = Penelope Dudley-Ward
| birthname = Penelope Anne Rachel Dudley Ward
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|8|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|1|
| death_place = London, England
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Anthony Pelissier]]|1939|1944|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Sir [[Carol Reed]]|1948|1976|end=d}}}}
| parents = {{Plainlist|
* [[William Dudley Ward]]
* [[Freda Dudley Ward]]}}
| children = 2, including [[Tracy Reed (English actress)|Tracy Reed]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active =
}}
'''Penelope Ann Rachel, Lady Reed''' (born '''Penelope Anne Rachel Dudley Ward'''; 4 August 1914 – 21 January 1982),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Benjamin |first1=Ruth |url=https://archive.org/details/whosangwhatonbro0000benj_y0r6/page/774/mode/2up?q= |title=Who sang what on Broadway, 1866-1996 |last2=Arthur |first2=Rosenblatt |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2006 |isbn=0786415061 |edition=M-Z |volume=2 |pages=775}}</ref> known as '''Penelope Dudley-Ward''', was an English actress.
Born in [[London]], she was the elder daughter of [[William Dudley Ward]] and the leading [[socialite]] [[Freda Dudley Ward]], best remembered for being the long-time mistress of the Prince of Wales, the future [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]]. She was a leading lady in several British films during the 1930s and 1940s. She announced her retirement from the screen following her second marriage.▼
▲Born in [[London]], she was the elder daughter of [[William Dudley Ward]] and the leading [[socialite]] [[Freda Dudley Ward]],<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/whowaswhointheat04detr/page/2498/mode/2up? |title=Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 |publisher=[[Gale Research Company]] |year=1978 |isbn=0810304066 |edition=Q-Z |volume=4 |pages=2498}}</ref> her mother being best remembered for being the long-time mistress of the Prince of Wales, the future [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]]. She was a leading lady in several British films during the 1930s and 1940s. She
Her first marriage, to [[Anthony Pelissier]], lasted from 29 December 1939, until their divorce in 1944;<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4lb5KbQ6eEC |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage |publisher=[[Burke's Peerage]] |year=1956 |pages=688}}</ref> the couple had one daughter, the actress [[Tracy Reed (English actress)|Tracy Reed]]. Dudley-Ward married film director [[Carol Reed]]<!-- Not yet 'Sir'. --> on 24 January 1948.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wapshott |first=Nicholas |url=https://archive.org/details/carolreedbiograp0000waps/page/181/mode/2up? |title=Carol Reed: A Biography |publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf]] |year=1994 |isbn=0679402888 |pages=181}}</ref> They had one son, Max Reed, born 14 September 1948.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUIqAQAAMAAJ |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council, and Order of Preference |publisher=[[Burke's Peerage]] |year=1963 |pages=10}}</ref> Dudley-Ward and Reed remained married until he died in 1976.<ref>Wapshott, p. 332.</ref>
Lady Reed died from a [[brain tumour]] in January 1982 at the age of 67, fourteen months before her mother.▼
==Death==
▲Lady Reed died from a [[brain tumour]]
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[Escape Me Never (1935 film)|Escape Me Never]]'' (1935)▼
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* ''[[Moscow Nights (film)|Moscow Nights]]'' (1935)▼
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
* ''[[The Case of the Frightened Lady (film)|The Case of the Frightened Lady]]'' (1940)▼
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* ''[[Convoy (1940 film)|Convoy]]'' (1940)▼
* ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (1941) ▼
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* ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' (1942)▼
* ''[[The Demi-Paradise]]'' (1943)▼
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* ''[[English Without Tears]]'' (1944) ▼
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| 1939 || ''[[Hell's Cargo]]'' || Annette Lestailleur ||
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| 1940 || ''Dangerous Comment'' || Mrs. Conway || Short
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| 1942 || ''[[We Serve]]'' || ATS Driver || Short
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| 1944 || ''[[The Way Ahead]]'' || Mrs. Perry ||
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==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[[List of notable brain tumor patients]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
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[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses from London]]
[[Category:Deaths from brain cancer in England]]
[[Category:Deaths from brain tumor]]▼
[[Category:English film actresses]]
[[Category:Ward family|Penelope]]
[[Category:20th-century English actresses]]
[[Category:Birkin family]]
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