Born May 19, 1915· Kensington, London, England, UK
† Died October 30, 2014
16Roles★ 6.7Average rating
Born in Kensington to a shipowner of German-Jewish descent and raised in Buckinghamshire, Switzerland and Anjou, she honed her craft at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art before debuting on stage in 1935 as a walk-on in John Gielgud’s production of Romeo and Juliet. A lifelong devotee of Shakespeare, she performed at the Old Vic, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Westminster Theatre…