Myra De Groot
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| Myra De Groot | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 July 1937 London, England |
| Died |
4 April 1988 (aged 50) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Television actor |
| Years active | 1967–1988 |
Myra De Groot (4 July 1937 – 4 April 1988) was an English-born actress prominent on such Australian television series as The Sullivans, Prisoner and Neighbours. In Neighbours, De Groot played the meddling street gossip and original cast member Eileen Clarke.
In the 1960s she worked in the United States, appearing on TV series including Bewitched, The Monkees and Here Come the Brides. She performed at the noted New York cabaret "Upstairs at The Downstairs" in Ben Bagley's last review (Seven Come Eleven) in 1962 with Hal Buckley, Nancy Preiser and Cy Young.
Personal life
Five times married, she died from cancer, aged 50 on 4 April 1988.
Appearances
Theatre
- Frome Here and There - Royal Court Theatre, London (1955)
- Mister Venus - Prince of Wales Theatre, London (1958) - as "Married woman"
- Ulysses in Nighttown - Arts Theatre, London (May 1959) - as Kitty
- Pieces of Eight - Apollo Theatre, London (September 1959)
- Seven Come Eleven - Upstairs at The Downstairs, New York (August 1962)
- Riverwind - Westport Country Playhouse, Wesport, CT (July 1966)
- Mame - Honolulu Concert Hall, HI (June 1968) - as Agnes Gooch
- Mame - San Bernardino, CA (November 1970) - as Agnes Gooch
- There's a Leek in your Hat - Mercury Theatre, Auckland (October 1972)
- Tarantara! taranatara! - Mercury Theatre, Auckland (February 1976)
- Viva Mexico - North Shore Operatic Society, Auckland (March 1977)
- Noel & Cole - The Blue Cockatoo, Sydney (1982)
- Torch Song Trilogy - Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney (1984) - as Mrs Beckoff
- Nunsense - Comedy Theatre, Melbourne (1987) - as Sister Hubert
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