She has dinner with a friend who asks if she made the food, June hints that she did - her Grandmother's photo falls off the … From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. [3], Whitfield gained her first starring role in the sitcom Beggar My Neighbour (1966),[3] playing Rose Garvey. Her mother was into amateur dramatics and June had elocution and dancing lessons from an early age. [5], Whitfield appeared in the Doctor Who two-part episode, "The End of Time", that aired over Christmas 2009 – New Year 2010. As per our current Database, June Whitfield is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020). Info: British actress, best known to American audiences as Gran in the TV series "Absolutely Fabulous". [3][4] Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in Yorkshire, and both of her parents were keen amateur actors. However, she still had her talent of perfect comic timing and her range of voices, which enabled her to continue working. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. Barry (third right) joined his old Terry and June co-star June Whitfield (centre) and Bernard Cribbins (left) in a Christmas episode of Doctor Who with David Tennant (centre) in 2009 She also appeared in a show written by Clarke called Just … Nelly (2006- ) Michael Aldridge. June Whitfield had a long and successful career that has included musical theatre, films and numerous radio and television performances. In 1971, Whitfield and Frankie Howerd recorded a novelty comic version of the song "Je t'aime", previously recorded by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, in which she featured as "Mavis". There's also that guy who appeared in the black and white carry ons, that's still alive cant think of his name, he used to say "ding, dong your not wrong" 0. Veteran actress Dame June Whitfield - whose stellar career spanned seven decades - has died aged 93. In May 2015, Whitfield made a guest appearance in the BBC soap EastEnders as a nun called Sister Ruth[23] and returned to the show in January 2016 to complete a storyline. [3] In 1985, she sang a duet with Ian Charleson of the Irving Berlin song "You're Just in Love" in A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars. Squibb was born in 1929 in Vandalia, Illinois. She was the subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions: in April 1976, when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at her home in Wimbledon;[12] and in March 1995, when Michael Aspel surprised her at BBC Television Centre.[13]. [27], In 1994, Whitfield was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Comedy Awards. In the portion of the show known as "The Glums" she played Eth, fiancée of the dim Ron Glum (played by Bentley). It's more an expression of surprise. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career. Seymour Utterthwaite (1986-1990) Frank Thornton. [3], Whitfield was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours,[6] Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1998 Birthday Honours,[14] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama and entertainment. She was critical of the amount of sex, violence and swearing in modern TV programmes. |  Dame June Whitfield, who has died aged 93, was a familiar face to generations of television viewers who worked with comedy greats such as Jimmy … Currently, June Whitfield is 95 years, 4 months and 26 days old. She went on to write her first book about their 60-year love affair, titled Leon And June: Our Story. Both were born and raised in Wick, Scotland. [on her role in drama film. Often playing the female stooge to some of Britain's most famous entertainers, she … A few months later the first full series was broadcast, with a further four series until 1979. Coronavirus Update. She was 90 when she starred in this movie. Often playing the female stooge to some of Britain's most famous entertainers, she … Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy Take It from Here, which aired on the BBC Light Programme channel in 1953. [6] Whitfield attended Streatham Hill High School, before being evacuated during the Second World War to Bognor Regis, where she attended St Michael's School, and then to Penzance in Cornwall. [3] During the next fifteen years Whitfield had many supporting roles on television, including in Dixon of Dock Green, Arthur's Treasured Volumes, The Arthur Askey Show, Faces of Jim, The Benny Hill Show, Steptoe and Son and Frankie Howerd. Mother’s still alive, the wonderful June Whitfield. 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Nettie Winbourne, Prue Abernathy, and Hannah Pengallon, with Jimmy Edwards, episode aired 25 December 1962, This page was last edited on 13 February 2021, at 18:16. During the war she played the 2nd grave digger in a production of Hamlet and Peter Quince in A Midsummer Nights Dream. On it she often used impersonations and was known for her impression of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. June Whitfield explains why she like Birds Eye Cod in Butter Sauce as it 'liberates oneself and one's friends to get on with higher things'. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Played Miss Marple in BBC Radio 4 adaptations between 1993 and 2001. In 1992 she appeared in Carry on Columbus (1992), a failed attempt to resurrect the Carry On series. She played the nurse in the opening scene of "The Blood Donor" (Hancock, 1961). In her autobiography, she described her own life as "full of love, affection and laughter, of gigs, gags and a couple of gongs". June Whitfield was born on November 11, 1925 and died on December 28, 2018. Tributes are being paid to actor Dame June Whitfield, after she died "peacefully in her sleep", aged 93. Maternal granddaughter of Alexander (1865-1941), born in Wick, Scotland, and Alice (née Wadham) Flett (1876-1938), born in Rochester, Kent. Date of Birth: 11/11/1925. June Whitfield zodiac sign was scorpio. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career. [about her damehood] I never in a million years thought I would become a dame. No, she died on 12/28/2018, 2 years ago. image caption She was in a 2005 Christmas special with (left-right) June Whitfield and Kathy Staff. 1922). The star is … She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple.She also narrated a number of Miss Marple stories on audiobooks [3] During the 1980s and 1990s, she made several stage appearances, including in a revival of An Ideal Husband and the pantomime Babes in the Wood. Younger sister of John Whitfield (b. She appeared in the spin-off film of Bless This House (1972), with Scott as her husband, and Carry On Abroad (also 1972), followed by an appearance in Carry On Girls (1973).[3]. She continued to study secretarial skills at Pitman's College, Brixton Hill. By the 1980s, June Whitfield was viewed by some members of the alternative comedy scene as representing the kind of traditional, safe comedy they were reacting against. [15] She appeared in The Royal, followed by appearances in Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie's Marple, New Tricks and Last of the Summer Wine, which she joined in 2005. She died in London What was June's zodiac sign? June Whitfield - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday. [32], Whitfield played Miss Marple in 12 BBC Radio 4 adaptations of novels by Agatha Christie. [5] She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio. [21] In 2013, Whitfield became the inaugural recipient of the Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award,[22] a recognition of her lifetime's contribution to the world of comedy. In 2015, she played Granny Wallon in a BBC One adaptation of Laurie Lee's classic novel Cider with Rosie. Whitfield starred alongside Scott in a Comedy Playhouse sitcom pilot called Happy Ever After (1974). ", "June Whitfield returns to EastEnders as Sister Ruth – will she reveal the truth about Kat's secret son? Over the next few years she worked with most of the biggest names in comedy, including Arthur Askey, Tony Hancock, Frankie Howerd, Benny Hill, Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell, Ronnie Barker, Richard Briers, Eric Morecambe and Dick Emery.She became a television double-act with Terry Scott on Happy Ever After (1974) and Terry and June (1979). During the 1980s, Whitfield returned to radio comedy. [28], In December 2017, Whitfield said that she was living in a care home. She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama and Entertainment in London, England. Julia Sawalha [and] Jane Horrocks [are] all still alive and available … and I think we just have to do it.” Champagne and smokes for everyone! The same year she started a more successful venture, Absolutely Fabulous (1992), which became one of the most popular sitcoms of the decade and put her back into the spotlight. https://www.theguardian.com/.../dec/29/june-whitfield-a-life-in-pictures Is June Whitfield still alive? Date of Death: 12/29/2018. The year after Beggar My Neighbour finished in 1968, she appeared on Scott On... for six years until 1974. It premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. She played a regular character in Last of the Summer Wine and a recurring character in The Green Green Grass. [26], In 1982, Whitfield was made a Freeman of the City of London. She also appeared in three installments of the popular Carry On film series, Carry on Nurse (1959), Carry on Abroad (1972) and Carry on Girls (1973).By the 1980s, June Whitfield was viewed by some members of the alternative comedy scene as representing the kind of traditional, safe comedy they were reacting against. June Whitfield previously made a "one off" appearance in the series as a different character, Delphi Potts, in the 2001 Christmas Special, 'Potts in Pole Position', married to Lother, the character of Warren Mitchell, a couple of years before she became a regular as Nelly. In 2009, she made a guest appearance in Kingdom and published an updated autobiography, At a Glance ... An Absolutely Fabulous Life, a collection of scrapbook pictures from her life and career. She was 93 years old when she died. Early life. A memorial service was held for her at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden on 27th November 2019. In the radio series 'Take it From Here' (1953) she voiced the character of 'Eff' with Dick Bentley voicing 'Ron'in ' The Glum Family' sketches and recreated their voices in the film 'Double Bunk'. 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