Sadie Corré

Sadie Corré
Sadie Corré
Born	Sarah Corré; 31 May 1918; Bognor, Sussex, England, UK
Died	26 August 2009 (aged 91); St John's Wood, London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Italia Conti
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	1962–1995
Height	4 ft 2 in (127 cm)
Parent(s)	Abraham Corré,; Kate Corré

Sadie Corré (31 May 1918 – 26 August 2009) was an English actress, tap dancer, comic performer and leading pantomime cat. She was sometimes credited as Sadie Corrie.

Early years

Her parents were Abraham and Kate Corré, who owned the Carlton Tavern public house.^[1] Her father died in 1919 and her mother continued to run the pub alone until she married William Bundle in August 1922. From this union Sadie gained a half brother, Edward, and two half sisters, Joan and Alma. Under medical advice Sadie was given huge numbers of over-ripe bananas to eat as this was considered to be the cure at that time for her lack of height. It did not work, however, and Sadie never ate bananas again.^{[citation needed]}

Corré was educated and trained at the

Streatham Hill Theatre.^[2]

Her next appearance was in

Holborn Empire. Corré's film roles at that time included juvenile parts with Marlene Dietrich and Richard Tauber. After Holborn she appeared in Noël Coward's Cavalcade in 1931 for 11 months at the Theatre Royal in London's Drury Lane. Her next stage work was for the producer and manager Charles B. Cochran during 1935 and 1936 at the Adelphi Theatre in Follow the Sun with Vic Oliver.^[2]

Corré's break came in 1937 when she was invited by

Opportunity Knocks.^[2]

Pantomime cat

In 1948, Corré met the

Aquarius that examined pantomime animal traditions.^[3]

Later years

Her last stage appearance was with Keith Harris when she played Cuddles at the 1984 Royal Command Performance. Arthritis forced her to retire and her cat costume was donated to London's Theatre Museum. Corré was a Past Officer of the Grand Order of Lady Ratlings and had sat on the Board of the Variety Artists' Federation.^[2]

Corré appeared as a Transylvanian in the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show as well as an Ewok in Return of the Jedi.

Selected filmography

Funny Bones (1995) as Poodle Woman
Caravaggio (1986) as Princess Colonna
Return of the Jedi (1983; as Sadie Corrie) as Ewok Warrior
The Dark Crystal (1982; as Sadie Corrie) as Slave Master
Wombling Free (1977) as Womble, Madame Cholet
The Old Curiosity Shop
(1975; uncredited) as Midget
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) as a Transylvanian
Bright's Boffins (TV series; 1970) as Oswald (unknown number of episodes)
The Body (1970) as herself
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
(1968) as Field Worker
Devil Doll (1964; uncredited) as Hugo the Dummy

References

^ "UK Pubs and Public Houses Redirect".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Obituary in The Times 6 October 2009
^ Obituary in The Guardian

External links

Sadie Corré at
IMDb
Obituary in The Times 6 October 2009
Obituary in The Guardian 17 September 2009
Obituary in The Stage 28 August 2009

[1] "UK Pubs and Public Houses Redirect".

[times-2] Obituary in The Times 6 October 2009

[3] Obituary in The Guardian

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