Nanette Newman
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| Nanette Newman | |
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 Nanette Newman in 2008 |
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| Born | 29 May 1934 Northampton, England |
| Years active | 1953 to present |
| Spouse | Bryan Forbes |
Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author.
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[edit] Early life
Newman was born in Northampton,[1] England. She was educated at Sternhold College, the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
[edit] Career
Newman made her first appearance in film as a teenager in Personal Affairs in 1953. There followed a number of period roles, including the heroine in The Wrong Box (1966); The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969); The Raging Moon (1971), as a young woman in a wheelchair; and International Velvet (1978).
She was from a variety background: acting on stage and also appearing in television advertisements, notably for Fairy Liquid.[2] She was also a popular regular panellist on the 1970s revival of the BBC panel game show What's My Line?.
She is the author of thirty children’s books and six cookery books; winning a Cookbook of the Year Award with The Summer Cookbook, and in the mid 1970s presenting a children's television cooking show called Fun Food Factory.
[edit] Personal life
Newman married Bryan Forbes[3] in 1955, becoming a West Ham United fan as a result. The couple have two daughters, Emma Forbes[4] and Sarah Standing.
[edit] Quote
- A good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding the right person at the right time. The rest is trust.
[edit] Filmography
- Personal Affair (1953)
- The League of Gentlemen (1959)
- Faces in the Dark (1960)
- The Rebel (1961)
- Pit of Darkness (1961)
- The L-Shaped Room (1962)
- Twice Round the Daffodils (1962)
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
- Of Human Bondage (1964)
- The Wrong Box (1966)
- The Whisperers (1967)
- Deadfall (1968)
- Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
- The Raging Moon (1971)
- Man at the Top (1973)
- The Stepford Wives (1975)
- International Velvet (1978)
- Restless Natives (1985)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)
[edit] References
- ^ Addley, Esther (15 May 2008). "Bling's the thing as Northampton grabs gold". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/15/britishidentity.fashion. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Lynch, Amanda (9 February 2010). "Here's one they made earlier: The original Sixties Fairy Liquid bottle is back". London: Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1249553/Heres-earlier-The-original-Sixties-Fairy-Liquid-bottle-back.html. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Director Bryan Forbes made CBE". BBC News. 12 June 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3799227.stm. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Hutson, Graham; Siret, Mal. "The Times – UK News, World News and Opinion". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6742267.ece.
