Rosemarie Ford
Encyclopedia
Rosemarie Ford is an English
dancer, actress and television presenter
.
The Generation Game
with Bruce Forsyth
in the early 1990s. She later hosted Come Dancing
, again for the BBC. Coincidentally Ford's former Generation Game colleague Forsyth is the current presenter of Strictly Come Dancing
, the revived celebrity version of the show.
(as Bombalurina
and Grizabella
).
Other than Cats, she has also appeared in the shows Juke Box, Me And My Girl
, Can-Can
and Divorce Me, Darling.
after he left his previous partner Diana Weston
for her. The couple have two children, Samuel (born 18 November 1999) and Jamie (born 8 April 2003). The couple married on 31 December 2006. The family lives in Denham, Buckinghamshire
.
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...
dancer, actress and television presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
.
Television career
Ford is best known for her stint as the female host on the BBC TV game showGame show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
The Generation Game
The Generation Game
The Generation Game was a British gameshow produced by the BBC in which four teams of two competed to win prizes...
with Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE , commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English TV personality...
in the early 1990s. She later hosted Come Dancing
Come Dancing
Come Dancing was a BBC TV ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1998, becoming one of television's longest-running shows....
, again for the BBC. Coincidentally Ford's former Generation Game colleague Forsyth is the current presenter of Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
, the revived celebrity version of the show.
Theatre
She has appeared in such stage shows as CatsCats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
(as Bombalurina
Bombalurina (cat)
Bombalurina is a fictional character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. She's a flirtatious red Queen with a white chest and black spots.Bombalurina plays a large role in the musical, dancing and singing several solo and duet parts...
and Grizabella
Grizabella
Grizabella is the "Glamour Cat" in the musical production Cats. She does not appear in T. S. Eliot's work Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, but she is a prominent character in the stageplay. It appears that she is the feline version of the woman mentioned in T.S...
).
Other than Cats, she has also appeared in the shows Juke Box, Me And My Girl
Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It takes place in the late 1930s in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth....
, Can-Can
Can-Can (musical)
Can-Can is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows. The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s....
and Divorce Me, Darling.
Awards
She has also been a recipient of the Carl Alan Award, an industry honour voted for by dance professionals,Personal life
She started a long term relationship with actor Robert LindsayRobert Lindsay (actor)
Robert Lindsay is an English actor who is best known for his television work, especially his roles of Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Michael Murray in G.B.H., Captain Sir Edward Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family which has been on television screens since 2000.-Early life:Lindsay was...
after he left his previous partner Diana Weston
Diana Weston
Diana Weston is an English actress who has been on British television since 1975. She is a grandchild of Charles Basil Price.-Career:...
for her. The couple have two children, Samuel (born 18 November 1999) and Jamie (born 8 April 2003). The couple married on 31 December 2006. The family lives in Denham, Buckinghamshire
Denham, Buckinghamshire
Denham is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is north west of Uxbridge and north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway. Denham contains the Buckinghamshire Golf Club.-Origin:...
.