Marie Burke

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Marie Burke
Burke (right) with actress Jean Hart
Born	Marie Rosa Altfuldisch (1894-10-18)18 October 1894 London, England
Died	21 March 1988(1988-03-21) (aged 93) Menton, France
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1917–1971
Spouse	Tom Burke
Children	1

Marie Burke (born Marie Rosa Altfuldisch, later Holt, 18 October 1894 – 21 March 1988) was an English actress of stage, cinema and television.^[1][2] She appeared in over 40 films between 1917 and 1971, and appeared in TV series between 1953 and 1969.^[2]

Burke was born in London in 1894 to Rosa (née Underwood) and Ferdinand Altfuldisch (sometimes transcribed as Altfieldisch). The family changed their name to Holt during World War I.^{[citation needed]}

Marie Burke was a British character comedian and trained as an operatic singer in Italy.^[3][4] She appeared in films in 1917, before making her stage debut in 1919.^[5]

As a member of the Katja Company she was touring Australia in 1926 when she and her colleague, the tenor Warde Morgan, were seriously injured in the Aberdeen Rail Disaster.^[6]

She met and married British operatic tenor Thomas Burke when they were both studying singing in Milan. They had one daughter, the actress and singer Patricia Burke, who was born in Milan.^[7]

In 1929, Burke was a founding member of Equity.^{[citation needed]}

• Rheingold Theatre (1953) - 1 episode
• London Playhouse (1956) - 1 episode
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1957) - 4 episodes
• BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) - 1 episode
• Danger Man (1960-1961) - 2 episodes
• Magnolia Street (1961) - 1 episode
• Sir Francis Drake (1962)
• Zero One (1963)
• Emergency - Ward 10 (1964)
• ITV Play of the Week (1958-1965) - 3 episodes
• The Saint (1962-1969) - 5 episodes

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• Marie Burke on BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs (1956)