Nanette Newman

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Nanette Newman, 2008

Nanette Newman (born May 29, 1934 in Northampton ) is a British actress and writer .

Life

Newman attended the Italia Conti Academy Stage School and then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London . In 1945 she played her first film role in the short film Here We Come Gathering , and from 1951 she also appeared in television films.

After her marriage to Bryan Forbes in 1955, she took on several roles, especially in his productions in the 1960s. In 1972 she was nominated for the British Film Awards in the category of Best Actress for her role in The Angry Moon . In 1979 she won an Evening Standard British Film Award in the Best Actress category for her portrayal of Velvet Brown in All Happiness on Earth . From 1972 she wrote numerous children's and cookbooks. Of her two daughters, Emma Forbes (* 1965) is an entertainer on television.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1953: danger to Barbara ( personal affair )
  • 1956: The black tent ( The Black Tent )
  • 1960: The burglars do the honors ( The League of Gentlemen )
  • 1961: The country house of Dr. Lemming ( House of Mystery )
  • 1961: The Man Who Forgot a Murder ( Pit of Darkness )
  • 1961: The rebel ( The Rebel )
  • 1962: The Whore Jo ( The Painted Smile )
  • 1963: Gentlemenkillers ( The Wrong Arm of the Law )
  • 1964: On a gloomy afternoon ( seance on a Wet Afternoon )
  • 1964: Of Human Bondage ( Of Human Bondage )
  • 1964: Simon Templer (TV series - 3rd season / episode 1)
  • 1966: Last Greetings from Uncle Joe ( The Wrong Box )
  • 1967: The Whisperers ( The Whisperers )
  • 1968: The Death Trap ( Deadfall )
  • 1969: Oh! What a lovely war
  • 1969: The Madwoman of Chaillot (The Madwoman of Chaillot)
  • 1969: Kapitän Nemo ( Captain Nemo and the Underwater City )
  • 1971: The Mad Moon ( The Raging Moon )
  • 1975: The Stepford Wives ( The Stepford Wives )
  • 1978: All the happiness on earth ( International Velvet )
  • 1985: The Tourist Trap ( Restless Natives )
  • 1990: Gezinktes game ( The Endless Game )

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