Carol Hawkins
Carol Hawkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carol Hawkins 31 January 1949 Barnet, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1969-present |
Carol Hawkins (born 31 January 1949 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is an English actress.
Biography
Hawkins trained early on as a shorthand typist at Pitman´s College, London, but following some modelling and promotion work attended the Corona Stage Academy in Hammersmith, London. While still training as an actress, she won the part of Sharon Eversleigh in the film of the popular television series Please Sir!, replacing the departed Penny Spencer. Hawkins went on to play the part of Sharon in The Fenn Street Gang.
Hawkins is perhaps best known for her "crumpet" roles in Please Sir! and in two Carry On films: Carry On Abroad (1972), alongside Sally Geeson, and Carry On Behind (1975), alongside Sherrie Hewson. She appeared in the Carry On Laughing television series, but she declined to appear in the 1976 Carry On England, finding the proposed nudity excessive (the part written for Hawkins was played instead by Tricia Newby). Other film appearances at this time include principal roles in British comedy films Not Now, Comrade, and Confessions of a Pop Performer.
Hawkins "more or less retired" in 2005,[1] with the aim of devoting more time to spiritual matters and animal care.
Film, TV & theatre credits
Filmography
- Zeta One (1969)
- The Body Stealers (1969)
- Monique (1970)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
- Up Pompeii (1971)
- Please Sir! (1971)
- Bless This House (1972)
- Carry On Abroad (1972)
- Percy's Progress (1974)
- Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
- Carry On Behind (1975)
- Not Now, Comrade (1976)
Selective television credits
- Carry on Again Christmas (1970)
- Please Sir! (1972)
- The Fenn Street Gang (1972–73)
- The Two Ronnies (1974–78)
- Porridge (1975)
- Carry On Laughing (1975)
- "Whodunnit" (1976)
- Robin's Nest (1977)
- Blake's 7 (1979)
- The Les Dawson Show (1979)
- The Dick Emery Show (1980)
- C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
- My Husband and I (1986–87)
- All at No 20 (second series, 1987)
- The Bill (1997)
- Doctors (2004)
Selective theatre credits
- Wait Until Dark (1975)
- Sextet (1977–78, Criterion Theatre)
- Time and Time Again (1978)
- Bedroom Farce (1979)
- The Undertaking (1980, Fortune Theatre)
- Dirty Linen (1980, Arts Theatre, London)
- Run for Your Wife (1983, Shaftesbury Theatre; 1989, Whitehall Theatre)
- See How They Run (1984, Shaftesbury Theatre)
- Wife Begins at Forty (1985, Ambassadors Theatre)