Moyra Fraser
Moyra Fraser | |
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| Born | 3 December 1923 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 13 December 2009 (aged 86) England |
| Years active | 1940–2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Douglas Sutherland (divorced) Roger Lubbock (until his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Shelagh Fraser (sister) |
Moyra Fraser (3 December 1923 – 13 December 2009) was an Australian-born English actress and ballet dancer, who is best known for playing Penny in the long-running sitcom As Time Goes By. Her sister was the actress Shelagh Fraser. She married author Douglas Sutherland, with whom she had a daughter, and Roger Lubbock, by whom she had two sons.[1]
Early life
Moyra Fraser was born in Sydney, Australia to John Newton Mappin Fraser, a director of Mappin & Webb, and Vera Eleanor (née Beardshaw)[2][3][4] on 3 December 1923 and with her family emigrated to the United Kingdom in June 1924. Educated at St Christopher's, Kingswood, and Eversfield, Sutton,[3] she left school at 14 to take up a scholarship with Sadler's Wells Ballet,[4] where she was befriended by Robert Helpmann.[5]
Stage career
Fraser joined the
In the 1960s and 1970s, she was seen in Through the Looking Glass at the
Film and television
Fraser's first film role was in the musical
From 1985 to 1986, Fraser played Annie Jolly in From the Top appearing in a total of 12 episodes.[13] She first played Penny, the sister of Jean's first husband, in 1993, on As Time Goes By. She continued with the part until the programme's final episode in 2005.[5] During the show's run, Fraser appeared in other programmes including Rumpole of the Bailey and Jeeves and Wooster.[14][15]
Selected filmography
- Madeleine (1950) – Highland Dancer
- The Dancing Years (1950) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- Moulin Rouge (1952) – Cancan Dancer (uncredited)
- The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) – Ethel
- The V.I.P.s (1963) – Air Hostess
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) – Mrs. McGregor
- Prudence and the Pill (1968) – Woman in Tea Shop
- The Boy Friend (1971) – Moyra Parkhill / Madame Dubonnet
- Take Me High (1974) – Molly Jones
- A Handful of Dust (1988) – Mrs. Northcote
References
- ^ a b c d Obituary – Moyra Fraser: actress. The Times, 16 December 2009.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 147
- ^ a b Who's who in theatre, John Parker, 12th ed., 1957, p. 526
- ^ a b c d "Moyra Fraser". ATGB Central.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Coveney, Michael (15 December 2009). "Moyra Fraser obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Bland A. The Royal Ballet – the first 50 years. Threshold Books, London, 1981.
- ^ Vaughan D. Frederick Ashton and his Ballets. A & C Black Ltd, London, 1977.
- ^ "Moyra Fraser | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Moyra Fraser – Movies and Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Moyra Fraser". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "BBC One - the Good Life, Series 1, Say Little Hen...?".
- ^ "BBC One - the Good Life, Series 1, the Pagan Rite".
- ^ "From the Top (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Rumpole for the Prosecution (1991)". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Moyra Fraser". aveleyman.com.