Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her stage debut in Birmingham in 1890 with the famous Kendall Company and a few years later toured America with them. She came to the screen in 1915 in a film called Iron Justice and chiefly appeared in comedy roles. She retired in 1938 and died on 4 January 1941 in London, aged 68. Selected filmography Iron Justice (1915) - Mrs. O'Connor The Game of Liberty (1916) - Mrs. Bundercombe Temptation's Hour (1916) The Mother of Dartmoor (1916) - Mrs. Bolt Auld Lang Syne (1917) - Mrs. Potter Faith (1919) - Lavinia Brooker A Temporary Gentleman (1920) - Mrs. Hope Laddie (1920) - Mrs. Carter The Children of Gibeon (1920) - Mrs. Gibeon The Bachelor's Club (1921) - Tabitha The Rotters (1921) - Jemima Nivet The Golden Dawn (1921) - Mrs. Briggs Married Love (1923) - Mrs. Burrows Love, Life and Laughter (1923) - Lily The Rest Cure (1923) - Mrs. George The Beloved Vagabond (1923) - Mrs. Smith Heartstrings (1923) - Mrs.Chadwick Sally Bishop (1923) - Landlady Don Quixote (1923) - Tereza Wanted, a Boy (1924, Short) - The Aunt Love and Hate (1924, Short) Reveille (1924) - Sophie Fitch A Friend of Cupid (1925, Short) - Mrs. May A Fowl Proceeding (1925, Short) - Mrs. May Nell Gwyn (1926) - Mrs. Gwyn The Silver Lining (1927) - Mrs. Akers My Lord the Chauffeur (1927) - Lady Parr Confetti (1928) - Duchess Maxine The Rosary (1931) - Minor role (uncredited) Bindle (1931) Murder on the Second Floor (1932) - Miss Snell The Temperance Fete (1932) - Mrs. Bindle The Third String (1932) - Miss Peabody Double Dealing (1932) - Sarah Moon Down Our Street (1932) - Maggie Anning The Return of Raffles (1932) Insult (1932) - Arabella Lucky Ladies (1932) - Angle Tuckett The Return of Raffles (1932) - Lady Truwode Excess Baggage (1933) - Miss Toop Dora (1933, Short) - Mother Home, Sweet Home (1933) - Mrs. Bagshow The Crucifix (1934) - Lavinia Brooker Chu Chin Chow (1934) - Mahbubah Baba - Ali's Wife Gay Love (1934) - Dukie Brewster's Millions (1935) - Miss Plimsole The Private Secretary (1935) - Miss Ashford Fame (1936) - Train Passenger The