Barbara Murray (1929 - 2014) باربارا موراي
Biography
A British actress, born in London. She got married twice and had 3 daughters. She was the daughter of actors and granddaughter of professional ballroom dancers. After the outbreak of World War II, she left with her mother to Wales. After the end of the war, work in the theater...Read more was scarce, so she turned to work as a model for photographers. At the age of 17, Murray succeeded in an audition to join the the Rank Company of Youth, known as the Charm School, and signed a 5-year contract with a salary of 10 pounds/week, to prepare her for stardom in B-class films. Her most significant works include Passport to Pimlico (1949), The Pallisers (1974), The Power Game (1965-1969), and Boys in Brown (1949). In 1952, she refused to renew her contract with Rank. Her movie appearances were few, and most of her professional work in the fifties and sixties was in the theater through the Royal Shakespeare Company and West End theaters. She was known for playing the classics of William Shakespeare and comedy and thriller shows opposite Peter O'Toole and John Mills. Her television career flourished during the sixties and seventies. She retired from acting in 2001, and lived her last years in Spain. She died in Alicante, Spain on May 29, 2014 of a heart attack.
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- Nationality:
- UK
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- Date of Birth:
- 27 September 1929
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Actor (6)
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- The Bretts
- 1987 - Series
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- The Saint S5
- 1967 - Series
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- Doctor in Distress
- 1963 - Movie
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- Doctor at Large
- 1957 - Movie
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- Both Sides of the Law
- 1953 - Movie
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- Passport to Pimlico
- 1949 - Movie
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A British actress, born in London. She got married twice and had 3 daughters. She was the daughter of actors and granddaughter of professional ballroom dancers. After the outbreak...Read more of World War II, she left with her mother to Wales. After the end of the war, work in the theater was scarce, so she turned to work as a model for photographers. At the age of 17, Murray succeeded in an audition to join the the Rank Company of Youth, known as the Charm School, and signed a 5-year contract with a salary of 10 pounds/week, to prepare her for stardom in B-class films. Her most significant works include Passport to Pimlico (1949), The Pallisers (1974), The Power Game (1965-1969), and Boys in Brown (1949). In 1952, she refused to renew her contract with Rank. Her movie appearances were few, and most of her professional work in the fifties and sixties was in the theater through the Royal Shakespeare Company and West End theaters. She was known for playing the classics of William Shakespeare and comedy and thriller shows opposite Peter O'Toole and John Mills. Her television career flourished during the sixties and seventies. She retired from acting in 2001, and lived her last years in Spain. She died in Alicante, Spain on May 29, 2014 of a heart attack.
- Nationality:
- UK
- Birth Name:
- Barbara Ann Murray
- Date of Birth:
- 27 September 1929
