Mary Kerridge was born in Islington, where she attended Highbury Hill School from 1924 to 1928. Her family moved to Esher and she attended Wimbledon High School from January 1929 to July 1932, having taken her London University Higher Certificate in English, French, Modern History and German in June 1932. At University College London, she studied for the Intermediate Arts BA. She worked as a secretary, model and receptionist before making her name as an actress. In the Summer of 1939 she married John Counsell, the managing director of the Theatre Royal, Windsor, with whom she worked at the theatre for many years. Their daughter is actress Elizabeth Counsell. She was known for her work in television and in theatre as both a performer and director. For Alexander Korda in 1955, she appeared in Laurence Olivier's Richard III

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