Jill Melford
Jill Melford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1931 London, England |
| Died | 21 February 2018 (aged 86) Lister Hospital, Chelsea, London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Jill Melford (23 November 1931 – 21 February 2018) was an English actress.
Early career
Born in 1931, she was the daughter of the actor Jack Melford.[1] She attended the Ballet Arts School in New York and made her theatre debut in 1949 as a dancer in a production of Oklahoma! in New York, before appearing in other Broadway performances.[1][2] In 1953, she performed in The Seven Year Itch on the London stage, she played Miss Nardis in the 1954 British crime drama film Murder by Proxy[3] and later appeared in other stage plays. These include Auntie Mame, Ulysses in Night-time, The Life of the Party, The Right Honourable Gentleman, There's a Girl in My Soup, Not Now, Darling, Best of Friends and The Chairman. She has been described as "a tall, attractive redhead".[1]
Television and movies
Melford made her first UK television appearance in 1952 in
Personal life
She was married to actor John Standing[5] in 1961, they had a son called Alexander in 1965, and they divorced in 1972.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781526111968.
- ^ "Jill Melford Theatre Credits". broadway world.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ISBN 9781476670072. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Jill Melford". Hammer Films. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Diamonds and pearls". scotsman.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
- Jill Melford at IMDb
- Jill Melford at the Internet Broadway Database