Faith Brown
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Faith Brown | |
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Born | Eunice Irene Carroll 28 May 1944 Liverpool, England, UK |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, comedian, impressionist |
Faith Brown (born Eunice Irene Carroll; 28 May 1944) is an English actress, singer, comedian and impressionist. She was a star of the ITV impressions show Who Do You Do?, and was The Voice in the TV show Trapped!.
Brown was born in Liverpool and attended St Francis De Sales School, Walton. She was a singer in a vocal group (the Carrolls) with her brothers, and was then for a time a solo singer, before using her talent for mimicry to switch to comedy impressions. She has appeared as a guest on Celebrity Squares, Blankety Blank, Punchlines, several other TV entertainment shows, and the reality show I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (2006). She won a TV Times award for 'Funniest Woman on TV' in 1980.[1]
She was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1982 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.[2]
She appeared in the 1985 Doctor Who story Attack of the Cybermen playing an alien, Flast, former leader of the Cryons.
Selected television credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975–1976 | For My Next Trick | Herself, Resident Singer | 14 episodes, BBC |
1976 | Ken Dodd's World of Laughter | Cast Member | BBC |
Who Do You Do? | Various Impressions | 8 episodes, LWT | |
1978 | The Faith Brown Awards | Various Impressions | LWT Special |
1980 | The Cannon and Ball Show | Herself | Guest Star, 1 episode |
The Faith Brown Chat Show | Various Impressions | 6 episodes, LWT | |
1983–1984 | Punchlines | Herself | 8 episodes, LWT |
1985 | Doctor Who | Flast | Guest Star, Attack of the Cybermen, Parts 1 & 2 |
1996 | Brookside | Anne Bradley | Mersey Television |
2006 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself | Contestant, Series 6 |
2008–2010 | Trapped! | The Voice | 39 Episodes, CBBC |
Selected theatre credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Beauty is the Business[3] | UK Tour | |
1996 | Summer Holiday[4] | Stella | Opera House Theatre, Blackpool |
2001–2002 | Sunset Boulevard[5] | Norma Desmond | UK Tour |
2007 | Faith Brown: Up Front[6] | Herself | UK Tour |
2009 | The Best of British Variety Tour[7] | Herself | UK Tour |
References
- ^ ITV (1982). Who's Who On Television. ITV Books / Michael Joseph. ISBN 0900727950.
- ^ "Faith Brown". Bigredbook.info. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Beauty is the Business". chesterfieldtheatrefriends.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Faith's Hope". theboltonnews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Faith Brown to star as Norma Desmond". reallyuseful.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Faith Brown: Up Front Review". The Stage. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "The Best of British Variety Tour 2009". tdpromo.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
- Articles sourced by IMDb from July 2009
- 1944 births
- Actresses from Liverpool
- Comedians from Liverpool
- English women comedians
- English musical theatre actresses
- English soap opera actresses
- English impressionists (entertainers)
- English television presenters
- Living people
- Musicians from Liverpool
- Participants in British reality television series
- Reality show winners
- 20th-century English comedians
- 21st-century English comedians
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants
- English actor stubs