Born September 18, 1929· Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
† Died July 2, 2008
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Emerging from a challenging childhood in Buxton, Derbyshire, she pursued vocal studies at the Royal College of Music before teaching speech and drama and eventually joining a repertory company that led to a long association with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962. On stage she became renowned for Shakespearean parts such as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Gertrude in Hamlet and Beatrice in Much…
