Jennie_Kermode

Arriving here late (I do believe in lurking, but a hundred and five messages is still a bit off-putting), I'm not sure whether we're talking about British actresses or just any actresses. If the latter, I can agree about Nicole Kidman. She went to school with a friend of mine and was apparently one of those people who breezed through everything without the slightest clue how many of her classmates had crushes on her.

If we're talking British actresses, well, she may be getting on a bit these days, but I'm still not sure that anyone can compete with Diana Rigg.

Jennie

samkydd

I'd agree with Diana Rigg wholeheartedly, she has a charisma which you rarely encounter with modern actors/actresses. I saw her as Lady Macbeth at The Old Vic on a school trip in 1974 and she was mesmerising, so much so that I started to take an interest in my O Level English Literature class after that (and The Avengers re-runs)!

Talking of The Avengers, Joanna Lumley also has that something special about her that is hard to define.

"...the chairman of Littlewoods stores made a Keynote speech!"

Marky B

Just been watching an episode of The Professionals,and it featured Cheryl Kennedy as girlfriend of Ray Doyle (Martin Shaw). She was for me a very cool,but stunningly attractive and sexy woman. What is she doing now?
Ta Ta
Marky B

I once shot an elephant in my pyjamas - how he got in my pyjamas,I'll never know

Sturmvogel

two more good lookers with some character, and I can't remember their darn names.
1. The female lead in Demsey and Makepeace.
2. The female, drove a Sunbeam Alpine, lead in a detective series about 10 years ago. She is married to Trevor Nunn I think. V good actress-does Shakespeare normally, not TV.

Marky B

The first one is Glynis Barber (still gorgeous,by the way) and the other is Imogen Stubbs (Mrs Trevor Nunn),but I can't remember the name of the detective series.
Ta Ta
Marky B

I once shot an elephant in my pyjamas - how he got in my pyjamas,I'll never know

plasticjock

Was married to Tom Courtenay
Apparently quite busy recently directing at the Court Theatre. She has also taught drama at the Guildford School of Acting.
She is currently Teaching Head of Drama at the 'Go For It Theatre School'..................a patron of which is 60's and 70's actress Sheila White (last time I saw her was in I, Claudius)


Potted bio:
After first working at Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop Company Cheryl followed this with a series of West End plays and musicals including Half a Sixpence, Jorrocks, 1776 and The Boyfriend, playing Polly in the 1968 revival. She also appeared in two Ayckbourn productions, Absent Friends and Time and Time Again and starred opposite Michael Crawford in Charles Strouse’s Flowers for Algernon. Other theatre work includes seasons at The Oxford Playhouse, Birmingham, Chichester Festival Theatre and The Royal Exchange Manchester in productions such as Brand (Agnes), You Never Can Tell (Gloria), On the Rocks (Alosia) and Zack (Virginia). She also toured America with Rex Harrison playing Eliza in My Fair Lady. Other plays include The Women (National Theatre), Heartbreak House (National Tour) and Room at the Top (Fringe). She has also worked in Norway, Poland, Hongkong and Italy.

Her work in TV includes, Play for Today, The Strauss Family, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies, Loves of Napoleon, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Brookside and The Bill.
Films include The Seven Deadly Sins and Ooh You Are Awful with Dick Emery.

ollie

Have we Had the luuurrvely Carol Cleveland yet?

"Bullseye !!"

ollie

Sorry tried to add a nice pic,but it wouldn't ave it.

cheers Ollie.

"Bullseye !!"

plasticjock

Allow me..............

plasticjock

Not forgetting the "lovely and talented" Aimi MacDonald.........

ollie

thanks PJ the one i tried to post was lets say a fuller version from the marrige guidance councillor sketch.maybe i'll try again.

cheers Ollie.

"Bullseye !!"

Sturmvogel

Talking of curvy anyone remember Luan Peters? I think she may have done more on the stage than movies but don't know.

smudge

Ah yess - Luan of the FAWLTY TOWERS fame...also in a film I watched recently, THE DEVIL'S MEN

As for the delightful and squeaky Miss Aimi Macdonald - VERY nice in that Roger Moore SAINT two-parter, VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT.

Carol Cleveland does the Memorabilia shows and is still looking very good, and is a very nice lady to boot !

SMUDGE

Welcome to my house. Enter freely, and of your own will...

David Brent

Is Carol a natural full bodied redhead?

"I'd like to see that !"

David Brent

Age shall not weary them.

I recently caught up with THE CALENDAR GIRLS (2003) and the excellent cast of actresses all still looked very good for their age.
Helen Mirren and Celia Imrie particularly still look stunning.

It reminded me of the time when what you DIDN'T see on film was very sexy.
Who can forget the days of black stockings, suspender's and the suggestion of a bare thigh?
There's a lot to be said for the older mature female.

Dave.