| Claire Davenport | |
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| Born | 24 April 1933 Sale, Cheshire |
| Died | 4 March 2002 (aged 68) England |
| Occupation | British actress |
Claire Davenport (24 April 1933 – 4 March 2002) was an English actress well-known for her "junoesque" form and who was often cast in character roles which highlighted her large physique.
She was born Claire Bernice Davenport on 24 April 1933 in Sale, Cheshire and began acting in 1961 with a theatre role in Caesar and Cleopatra at the Oxford Playhouse in Oxford.[1]
Her film work includes cameo roles in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (as the Fat Dancer), The Elephant Man, Birth of the Beatles, The Tempest, and Carry On Emmannuelle. On television she appeared in Remington Steele, Doctor Who, George and Mildred, Robin's Nest, Fawlty Towers and at least three episodes of On The Buses among others.[2]
Her last television appearance was in a 1993 episode of The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer.[2] Her last appearance in the theatre was in the play On the Air (1998).
Claire Davenport died in London on 4 March 2002, aged 68, of renal failure.
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