Bettina Le Beau
| Bettine Le Beau | |
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 Le Beau in c. 1963 | |
| Born |
23 March 1932 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Occupation | Actor and writer |
Bettina Le Beau (born 23 March 1932 in Antwerp, Belgium), also known as Bettine Le Beau, is an Flemish actress known for her film, radio and television appearances in the UK.
Life
During World War II she was separated from her parents; as she was Jewish, she was held in a concentration camp in southern France. She escaped from Camp DeGurs and was hidden by a family from the Nazis. She went to England in 1945 and attended Pitman's College. She worked as a model, graphologist and cabaret artist and learned several languages.[1]
As an actress her television appearances include The Benny Hill Show,[2] The Prisoner, Call My Bluff and The Golden Shot. Film appearances include My Last Duchess, A Ferry Ann, Devil's Daffodil and an uncredited role as Professor Dent's secretary in the first James Bond film, Dr No. On radio, she was a regular on the BBC World Service programme Animal, Vegetable and Mineral, a version of Twenty Questions.
She worked on a programme for women on radio and wrote a book entitled Help Yourself to Happiness (ISBN 0953421600). She has also lectured on her experience of the Holocaust.[3]
References
- ↑ Markosky, Cheryl (10 April 2008). "Bettine Le Beau: The seven year itch". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ↑ Singh, Anita (6 November 2009). "Benny Hill stamp was rejected by Royal Mail". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ↑ Kasriel, Alex (28 January 2004). "Service for Holocaust victims". Hendon & Finchley Times. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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