Daphne Heard
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Daphne Heard was an English
actress. She was born in Plymouth
, Devon
.
She had a long and distinguished career on the stage
, especially in classical roles, but was perhaps best known to the general public in latter years as "Mrs. Pooh" in To the Manor Born
.
Heard also appeared as the nanny, in Sir Laurence Olivier's film Three Sisters (1970) based on Chechov's play, opposite Joan Plowright
, Alan Bates
and Olivier as Chebutikin.
She played in many other television serials, including Wild, Wild Women
, Doctor Who
and Z Cars. From its inception until her death in 1983 she played the part of Maud, the eccentric housekeeper, in the Hinge and Bracket
radio series.
In 1974 she played the part of Mrs. Froggitt in the pilot show of Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt.
During the 1950s and 1960s she was a member of the teaching staff at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
.
She died in 1983 in Bristol
, aged 78.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress. She was born in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
.
She had a long and distinguished career on the stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, especially in classical roles, but was perhaps best known to the general public in latter years as "Mrs. Pooh" in To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born is a British sitcom that first aired on BBC1 from 1979 to 1981. A special edition appeared in 2007. Starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles, the first 20 episodes and the 2007 special were written by Peter Spence, the creator, while the 1981 finale was written by Christopher...
.
Heard also appeared as the nanny, in Sir Laurence Olivier's film Three Sisters (1970) based on Chechov's play, opposite Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier, DBE , better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career she has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards...
, Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE was an English actor, who came to prominence in the 1960s, a time of high creativity in British cinema, when he demonstrated his versatility in films ranging from the popular children’s story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving...
and Olivier as Chebutikin.
She played in many other television serials, including Wild, Wild Women
Wild, Wild Women
Wild, Wild Women was a British sitcom that aired on BBC from 1968 to 1969. Made in black-and-white, it starred Barbara Windsor and was written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney.-Pilot:*Barbara Windsor - Millie*Derek Francis - Mr Harcourt...
, Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
and Z Cars. From its inception until her death in 1983 she played the part of Maud, the eccentric housekeeper, in the Hinge and Bracket
Hinge and Bracket
Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were the stage personae of the musical performance and female impersonation artists George Logan and Patrick Fyffe...
radio series.
In 1974 she played the part of Mrs. Froggitt in the pilot show of Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt.
During the 1950s and 1960s she was a member of the teaching staff at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
.
She died in 1983 in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, aged 78.
External links
- a young Daphne Heard in the play She Stoops To Conquer(Univ. of Washington Sayre Collection)