Claire Davenport
Claire Davenport | |
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Born |
Claire Bernice Davenport 24 April 1933 Sale, Cheshire, England, UK |
Died |
4 March 2002 68) London, England, UK | (aged
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.
Life and career
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 Playhouse in Oxford.[1]
Her film work includes cameo roles in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (as the Yarna d'al' Gargan, originally billed as Fat Dancer), The Elephant Man, Birth of the Beatles, The Tempest, and Carry On Emmannuelle. On television she appeared in Remington Steele, Doctor Who, Minder, George and Mildred, Robin's Nest, Fawlty Towers and at least three episodes of On The Buses among others. She also made a cameo appearance in an episode of Mind Your Language. 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).
Death
Claire Davenport died in London on 4 March 2002, aged 68, from renal failure.
Notes
- ↑ Noble 1982, p. 356.
- ↑ Davenport at the Internet Movie Database.
References
Bibliography
- Noble, Peter, ed. (1982). 1982 Screen International Film And TV Year Book. London: King Publications.
External links
- Claire Davenport at the Internet Movie Database
- "Claire Davenport". Find a Grave. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- Davenport Profile on Avelyman.com
- http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2013/08/19/star-wars-mysteries-who-is-wiebba-wiebba/