Beulah Garrick
# Beulah Garrick

Beulah Garrick (born 12 June 1921) is a British actress who appeared in British and American films, television series, theatre plays, and commercials.

## Early life

Beulah Garrick was born in Nottingham, England, and was encouraged to act by her mother, who along with her husband, was interested in show business and entertainment. She had two older brothers. Garrick started out in theatre in the 1940s. She attended Catholic boarding school.

## Career

In the 1950s, Garrick was considered to be "one of the top British character actresses". She played Mrs. Donner in a 1958 TV movie version of Johnny Belinda, with a cast that included Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer. In 1960, Garrick portrayed the housemaid Gladys in a TV movie version of Mrs. Miniver, which starred Maureen O'Hara and Leo Genn.

In Dog Day Afternoon (1975), starring Al Pacino, Garrick played the role of Margaret. Upon theatrical release on September 21, 1975, Dog Day Afternoon was a critical and box office success. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2009, Dog Day Afternoon was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Between 1981 and 1983, Garrick appeared in several episodes of the American soap opera Guiding Light. Throughout her career, she appeared in numerous Broadway productions.

## Personal life

Garrick turned 100 on 12 June 2021. Her husband was Bernard Pollock, an actor and stage manager. They married in 1961. He died in 2016 at the age of 96. A centenarian, Garrick lives in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York on Long Island.

