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Nancy Nevinson (26 July 1918 - 25 January 2012), was an Indian born English actress.[1]

Early life and education

Nevinson was born in Chittagong, East Bengal, British India.

Career

Nevison worked on stage,[2][3] in film and on television.[4] She also dubbed voices for both young and old.[5] She appeared in the films The Spy who came in from the Cold, S.O.S Titanic, Raise The Titanic[6][7] Ring of Spies[8][9] and Jesus of Nazareth.

Retirement

In 2001, she moved to Wokingham, to a retirement home funded by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund especially for film- and TV-personalities. Nevinson passed away there on January 25, 2012.

Filmography

  • 1956 : High Flight: Bishop's Wife
  • 1957 : The Adventures of Twizzle : Various (voices)
  • 1958 : Wonderful Things! : Mother
  • 1958 : Starr and Company (TV-series)[10]
  • 1960 : Night Train for Inverness
  • 1961 : Foxhole in Cairo : Signorina Signorelli[11]
  • 1961 : Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen : Sluttish woman
  • 1961 : Very Important Person : German wife
  • 1962 : Light in the Piazza : Signora Naccarelli[12]
  • 1963 : Ring of Spies : Helen Kroger[13][14][15]
  • 1963 : Ricochet : Elsie Siddall
  • 1965 : The Big Spender (TV-series) : Mrs. Winters
  • 1965 : The Spy Who Came In from the Cold : Mrs. Zanfrello
  • 1966 : Infamous Conduct
  • 1967 : An Officer of the Court (TV) : Rachel
  • 1969 : Love Is a Splendid Illusion : Amanda's Mother
  • 1972 : For the Love of Ada : Elsie Lockwood
  • 1974 : Symptoms
  • 1977 : Gulliver's Travels (voice)
  • 1977 : Jesus of Nazareth (TV-series) : Abigail
  • 1979 : S.O.S. Titanic (TV) : Ida Strauss
  • 1980 : Raise the Titanic : Sarah Martindale
  • 1981 : Private Schulz (TV-series) : Frau Ehrlich
  • 1982 : Jane (TV-series) : Colonels Wife
  • 1985 : Young Sherlock Holmes : Hotel Receptionist
  • 1988 : War and Remembrance (TV-series) : Woman at Weir Courteney
  • 1994 : Martin Chuzzlewit (TV-series) : Deaf Cousin
  • 1997 : Mrs. Dalloway : Mrs. Hilberry

References

[16] [17]

  1. ^ Theatre World. Iliffe Specialist Publications, Limited. 1964. p. 34.
  2. ^ Playgoer Monthly. Co-operative Press. 1949. p. 128.
  3. ^ John Gielgud (1 April 2005). Sir John Gielgud: A Life in Letters. Arcade Publishing. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-1-55970-755-8.
  4. ^ Michele Hilmes (23 May 2012). Network Nations: A Transnational History of British and American Broadcasting. Routledge. pp. 247–. ISBN 978-1-136-91118-7.
  5. ^ Marcus Hearn; Simon Archer; Gerry Anderson (2002). What Made Thunderbirds Go!: The Authorized Biography of Gerry Anderson. BBC. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-563-53481-5.
  6. ^ Paul Mavis (3 March 2011). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. pp. 495–. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.
  7. ^ D. Brian Anderson (22 March 2005). The Titanic in Print and on Screen: An Annotated Guide to Books, Films, Television Shows and Other Media. McFarland. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1786-5.
  8. ^ The Film Daily. Wid's Films and Film Folk Incorporated. 1964. p. 200.
  9. ^ Film Bulletin. Wax Publications. 1964. p. 64.
  10. ^ "Television: Glimpses of Reality". The Spectator, 18 APRIL 1958, Page 13. By JOHN BRAINE
  11. ^ John Howard Reid (1 March 2006). America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies. Lulu.com. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-1-4116-7877-4.
  12. ^ "Movie Review: Light in the Piazza (1962)". New York Times.
  13. ^ Tony Shaw (3 September 2006). British Cinema and the Cold War: The State, Propaganda and Consensus. I.B.Tauris. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-1-84511-211-0.
  14. ^ University of Southern California. Division of Cinema; American Film Institute; Center for Understanding Media. Filmfacts.
  15. ^ "Ring of Spies (1964)" Film Review. French Film Site.
  16. ^ Frances Stephens (1960). Theatre World Annual. Macmillan.
  17. ^ Playgoer Monthly. Co-operative Press. 1949.


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