Maxine Audley
Maxine Audley | |
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| Born | Maxine Hecht 29 April 1923 London, England |
| Died | 23 July 1992 (aged 69) Fulham, London, England |
| Other names | Violet M. Hecht |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–1992 |
| Spouses | Leonard Cassini (m. 1944)
Frederick Granville
(m. 1954–1965)Leo Maguire (m. 1978) |
| Children | 1 |
Maxine Audley (29 April 1923 – 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. She made her professional stage debut in July 1940 at the
Biography
Maxine Audley was born in London on 29 April 1923. Her parents were Henry Julius Hecht and Katherine Arkandy, a coloratura soprano. Audley attended the Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire. She trained for the stage at the Tamara Daykharhanova School in New York City and the London Mask Theatre School.[1]
Audley was married four times, to the pianist Leonard Cassini, to company manager Andrew Broughton, to Frederick Granville the impresario, with whom she had a daughter, Deborah Jane, and to Glasgow born actor Leo Maguire 1938-1992 (not to be confused with Irish songwriter of the same name).[1][2] Audley died in London on 23 July 1992.[2]
Stage work
Audley made her first professional stage appearance in July 1940 at the
From 1948 to 1949, Audley performed in repertory theatre at the
.In 1961, Audley joined the
Film and TV work
Maxine Audley appeared in more than 20 films, her first appearance being in the
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1948 | Anna Karenina | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Pleasure Garden | Lady Ennui | |
| 1954 | The Sleeping Tiger | Carol | |
| 1957 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Arabel Barrett | |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | Lady Sunningdale | |
| 1957 | A King in New York | Queen Irene | |
| 1958 | Dunkirk | Diana Foreman | |
| 1958 | The Vikings |
Enid | |
| 1959 | Our Man in Havana | Teresa | |
| 1960 | Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons | Cynthia | |
| 1960 | Peeping Tom | Mrs. Stephens | |
| 1960 | Hell Is a City | Julia Martineau | |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Ada Leverson | |
| 1961 | Petticoat Pirates | Mary - Superintendent | |
| 1961 | Man at the Carlton Tower | Lydia Daney | |
| 1962 | The Brain | Marion Fane | |
| 1963 | Ricochet | Yvonne Phipps | |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Clarinda Bowles-Ottery | |
| 1964 | Never Mention Murder | Liz Teasdale | Edgar Wallace Mysteries |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Charmian | |
| 1968 | Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush | Mrs. Beauchamp | |
| 1968 | House of Cards | Mathilde Rosier | |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | Duchess of Argyll | |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Ella Brandt | |
| 1970 | The Looking Glass War | Mrs. Leclerc | |
| 1972 | Running Scared | Mrs. Betancourt |
References
- ^ ISSN 0083-9833.
- ^ a b c d e f Vallance, Tom (25 July 1992). "Obituary: Maxine Audley". The Independent.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (2008). "Audley, Maxine (1923–1992)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ Bryden, Ronald Bryden (4 October 1970). "Back to Old Symbolia: Ronald Bryden Discusses the New Iris Murdoch". The Observer. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Maxine Audley at IMDb
- "Audley, Maxine (1923–1992) [Film & TV credits]". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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