Hermione Gingold 9 December 1897 24 May 1987 was an English actress known for her sharptongued eccentric persona an image enhanced by her sharp nose and chin as well as her deepening voice a result of vocal nodes which her mother reportedly encouraged her not to remove She starred on stage on radio in films on television and in recordings She also appeared on the NBC interview program Heres Hollywood Description above from the Wikipedia article Hermione Gingold licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia