Fabia Drake

Fabia Drake
OBE
Born
Ethel McGlinchy

20 January 1904
Died28 February 1990(1990-02-28) (aged 86)
London, England
Occupationactress

Fabia Drake OBE (born Ethel McGlinchy; 20 January 1904 28 February 1990) was an English actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years during the 20th century.

Drake was born in Herne Bay, Kent. Her first professional role in a film was in Fred Paul's Masks and Faces (1917), and her last role was as Madame de Rosemonde in Miloš Forman's Valmont (1989).

Drake was a lifelong friend of Noël Coward and Laurence Olivier.