Shirley Anne Field
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Shirley Anne Field (June 27, 1938) is a British actress who has performed on stage and in both films & TV.
| Shrley Anne Field | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1938 |
| Years active | 1955–Present |
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[edit] Biography
Shirley Anne Field (real name Shirley Broomfield) was born in Bolton, Lancashire. She and her brother were brought up in the Edgworth Children's Home and Orphanage[1] because their mother was unable to care for them. Initially, she modelled in glamour photographs for magazines, including Reveille and Titbits.
Her first appearance in a film was as an extra in Simon and Laura 1955. She was chosen by Lawrence Olivier to play the prime female role in The Entertainer, 1960. During the 1970s she spent some time on the stage before returning to films and many TV appearances in the 1980s & 1990s.
She has written a biography entitled A Time for Love.
Field was involved romantically for a period with the author, John Mortimer.
[edit] Films include
- Simon and Laura - 1955
- The Flesh is Weak - 1957 - as Susan
- Beat Girl - 1960 - as Dodo
- Once More with Feeeling - 1960 - as Angela Hopper
- Peeping Tom - 1960 - as Diane Ashley
- The Entertainer - 1960 - as Tina Lapford
- Saturday Night - Sunday Morning - 1960 - as Doreen
- The Damned - 1963 - as Joan
- Doctor in Clover - 1966 - as Nurse Bancroft
- Alfie - 1966 - as Carla
- My Beautiful Laundrette - 1986 - as Rachel
- Shag - 1989 - as Mrs Clatterback
- Hear My Song - 1991 - as Cathleen Doyle
[edit] TV appearances include
- Santa Barbara
- Monarch of the Glen
- Where the Heart Is
- The Bill
- Dalziel and Pascoe
- Murder She Wrote
- Never the Twain
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- The War Lover
[edit] References
- Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies - published by Harper-Collins, 1981 - ISBN 0-06-093507-3
- The Film Encyclopedia by Ephraim Katz - published by Collins - ISBN 0-06-074214-3
- Shirley Anne Field at the Internet Movie Database
