Nanette Newman
Nanette Newman | |
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 Nanette Newman, 2008 | |
| Years active | 1953 to present |
| Spouse | Bryan Forbes |
Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author.
Early life and career
Born in Northampton, England, she was educated at Sternhold College, the Italia Conti Academy stage school and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London.
An actress who made the most of her talents, notably in the films directed by her husband, Bryan Forbes, she 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).
From a variety background, she acted on stage and became well known for TV ads for Fairy Liquid. She was also a popular regular panellist on the 1970s revival of the BBC panel game show What's My Line?.
The author of thirty children’s books and six cookery books, she won the Cookbook of the Year Award with The Summer Cookbook, and presented a children's television cooking show in the mid 1970s called Fun Food Factory.
Personal life
Married to Director Bryan Forbes since 1955, she became a West Ham United fan as a result - Roger Moore was their Best man. The couple have two daughters, Emma Forbes and Sarah Standing (born 21 May 1959), the latter married to actor John Standing.
Quotes
- A good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding the right person at the right time. The rest is trust.
Filmography
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)
- Restless Natives (1985)
- International Velvet (13 October 1978)
- The Stepford Wives (12 February 1975)
- The Raging Moon (21 January 1971)
- Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (19 December 1969)
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (12 October 1969)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (10 March 1969)
- Deadfall (1968)
- The Wrong Box (4 July 1966)
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon (20 June 1964)
- Of Human Bondage (November 1964)
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (March 1963)
- The L-Shaped Room (20 November 1962)
- The Rebel (16 October 1961)
- The League of Gentlemen (1959)
- Personal Affairs (1953) - first film appearance