Aileen Lewis

Prolific and ubiquitous British bit player Aileen Lewis was born Aileen Mary Halsey on April 9, 1914 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. Nicknamed the Duchess because of her regal bearing, Lewis first began appearing in uncredited minor roles in films in the late 1940's and soon started working profusely from the early 1950's onward. Aileen could be frequently spotted looking elegant in a fancy evening gown as a guest at parties, dancing on the floor at a ballroom, or in the audience at either a concert or ballet. Moreover, her trademark aristocratic manner also led to Lewis being often cast as various upper-class ladies holding court with British royalty or as patrons in posh casinos, nightclubs, or restaurants. Her husband Lewis Alexander was a fairly prolific background player in his own right who occasionally popped up in movies with her. Aileen died at age 99 on February 12, 2014 in Felpham, West Sussex, England.

Cast

Top Secret!

(Ballet Audience (uncredited))

Trouble in Store

(Shopper (uncredited))

Man of the Moment

(Secretary (uncredited))

Carry On Cruising

(Mrs. Lewis (uncredited))

Carry On Jack

(Onlooker (uncredited))

Nurse on Wheels

(Lady in Pub (uncredited))

That Riviera Touch

(Casino Patron (uncredited))

Are You Being Served? The Movie

(Grace Brothers Customer (uncredited))

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

(Lady in Bar (uncredited))

The Captain's Table

(Passenger in Deckchair (uncredited))

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

(Floor Show Audience (uncredited))

Don't Lose Your Head

(Citizen (uncredited))

Carry On Up the Khyber

(Polo Match Spectator (uncredited))

Carry On Again Doctor

(Lady Dancing at Party (uncredited))

Carry On Henry

(Courtier (uncredited))

Carry On Girls

(Town Councillor (uncredited))

The Hands of Orlac

(Nightclub Audience (uncredited))

Carry On Emmannuelle

(Dinner Guest (uncredited))

That's Carry On!

(Polo Match Spectator (archive footage) (uncredited))

Confessions of a Pop Performer

(Woman at Kipper Concert (uncredited))

Doctor at Sea

(Lady in Nightclub (uncredited))

Doctor in Distress

(Train Passenger (uncredited))

Doctor in Clover

(Party Guest (uncredited))

No Love for Johnnie

(Woman on Euston Station Platform (uncredited))

The MacKintosh Man

(Member of Parliament (uncredited))

A Touch of Love

(Woman in Canteen (uncredited))

The Criminal

(Racegoer (uncredited))

A Severed Head

(Woman at Private Members Club (uncredited))

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

(Lady at Conservative Party Meeting (uncredited))

Murder She Said

(Train Passenger (uncredited))

The Sandbaggers

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Paul Temple

('Guilty Party' Audience Member (uncredited))