Faith Brook


Faith Brook was an English actress who appeared on stage, in films and on television, generally in upper-class roles. She was the daughter of actor Clive Brook.

Early years

Although she was born in York, England, she was raised in Hollywood. Her father was the actor Clive Brook, and her brother Lyndon Brook was also an actor.
Brook was educated in Los Angeles, London and Gstaad, Switzerland. As a teenager, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Film

Brook's screen debut came via a small role in Suspicion. Her first credited film appearance was The Jungle Book. The Encyclopedia of British Film described her as being cast "almost invariably in well-bred roles..."

Stage

In September 1941, Brook debuted on stage in Lottie Dundass in Santa Barbara.
During World War II, Brook served in Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service. Following that, she acted in the Bristol Old Vic. Later, in London, she joined the company of The Old Vic.
She also appeared on the London stage in The Colour of Poppies and Uncle Vanya in 2008.
She performed on Broadway, in Letters to Lucerne, You Never Can Tell and The Cocktail Party.

Television

Brook portrayed Julia Naughton in the American television series Claudia. In Britain, she appeared in War and Peace on the BBC and The Irish RM on Channel 4, among other programmes.

Personal life

Brook was married twice, first to Charles Moffett and then later to Michael Horowitz. Brook and her second husband had a son.
She was a supporter of the British Humanist Association.

Selected filmography

Suspicion - Alice Barham Jungle Book - English GirlNo Time for Love - Pert Brunette Uneasy Terms - Viola AlardyseWicked as They Come - Virginia CollinsThe Intimate Stranger - Lesley WilsonAcross the Bridge - KayMan in the Shadow - Joan LennoxChase a Crooked Shadow - Elaine WhitmanThe 39 Steps - NannieWe Shall See - Alva CollinsThe Heroes of Telemark - Woman on BusTo Sir, with Love - Grace EvansAdelaide - DicksonThe Smashing Bird I Used to Know - Dr. SandsWalk a Crooked Path - Elizabeth HemmingWar and Peace - Countess RostovaNorth Sea Hijack - Prime MinisterBloodbath - HeatherThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb - Lady Almina CarnarvonThe Sea Wolves - Mrs. GriceEye of the Needle - Lucy's MotherThe Razor's Edge - Louisa Bradley Miss Beatty's Children - Mabel ForsterMrs Dalloway - Lady BexboroughAKA - Contessa de la Reche

Selected radio

The Reluctant Peer by William Douglas-Home broadcast on BBC