Born October 28, 1929· Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
† Died January 16, 2025
35Roles★ 6.2Average rating
Emerging from a Lincolnshire background, she honed her craft at the Old Vic Theatre School and made her stage debut in the late 1940s, quickly becoming a fixture at the Royal National Theatre where she met Laurence Olivier. A Tony Award for A Taste of Honey (1961) and an Olivier Award for Filumena (1978) marked her theatrical triumphs, while her film work ranged from an early uncredited turn in Mo…
