Oriel Ross
(1907-1994), Actress and amateur artistSitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 7 portraits
Actress. Born Muriel Swinstead, she trained at the Royal College of Music and made her debut on stage at sixteen in Karel Capek's The Insect Play in 1923. In 1928 she appeared as Nature in Diaghilev 's Ballet Ode and then went to New York, where she appeared on Broadway and in revue and cabaret. She returned to London in 1931 and was in work throughout the 1930s and 40s, when she was a member of Lilian Baylis's Old Vic Company. She was married to the 8th Earl Poulett from 1935 to 1941.
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Carmel McGill
10 June 2016, 09:36
I lived with Oriel, Countess Poulett for over a year when I was at SOAS, University of London. 1976-77. Fascinating woman who had sung and danced with Noel Coward. Immortalized by Epstein in drawings and bronzes. Played Debussy every evening. She was one of a kind!