Rosemary Frankau
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Rosemary Frankau | |
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| Born | 14 April 1933 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 16 April 2017 (aged 84) Marylebone, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouses | Edward Fosh
(m. 1953, divorced)Albert Bird
(m. 1997; died 2001) |
| Children | 2, including Sam Bain |
| Parent(s) | Ronald Frankau Renee Roberts |
Rosemary A. Frankau (14 April 1933 – 16 April 2017)[1] was a British actress, born in Marylebone, London. She played Beattie Harris in nine series of the sitcom Terry and June between 1979 and 1987.
Frankau was evacuated to Kent during the London Blitz, afterwards attending boarding school at Monkton Wyld in Dorset, her school fees being paid for by her aunt, the literary scholar Joan Bennett. She attended RADA and graduated from there in her 20s before going on to work in repertory theatre during the 1950s, working for Hazel Vincent Wallace at Leatherhead Theatre.[1]
Frankau's first television appearance was in an episode of the BBC's Sunday Night Theatre (1954); she acted in Emergency-Ward 10 and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, both in 1957. Other TV appearances include roles in The Man Who Finally Died (1959), No Hiding Place (1962), Six Shades of Black (1965), You Can't Win (1966), Intrigue (1966), Callan (1967), The Dustbinmen (1970), General Hospital (1973–75), Within These Walls (1975), Robin's Nest (1977), The Duchess of Duke Street (1977), Yes Minister (1981),[2] I Remember Nelson (1982), Nobody's Hero (1982), The Cleopatras (1983), Mitch (1984), No Place Like Home (1984–86), Terry and June (1979-1987),[3] Bergerac (1987), Boon (1990), 2point4 Children (1993),[4] and Big Women (1998).[5]
Film appearances include The Wind of Change (1961) and Ladybird Ladybird (1994).[5]
A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Frankau played Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1962 at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The play was directed by Peter Hall and starred Judi Dench and Ian Richardson.[6]