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Brenda Bruce(1919-1996)

  • Actress
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Brenda Bruce was born on 7 July 1919 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Peeping Tom (1960), David Copperfield (1986) and The Final Test (1953). She was married to Clement McCallin and Roy Rich. She died on 19 February 1996 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 7, 1919
DiedFebruary 19, 1996(76)
BornJuly 7, 1919
DiedFebruary 19, 1996(76)
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Known for

Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom
7.6
  • Dora
  • 1960
David Copperfield (1986)
David Copperfield
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Betsy Trotwood
The Final Test (1953)
The Final Test
6.6
  • Cora
  • 1953
Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Robert Morley, and Sarah Pickering in Little Dorrit (1987)
Little Dorrit
7.1
  • Duchess
  • 1987

Credits

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Actress

  • Suzanne Burden and Richard Hawley in The Vet (1995)
    The Vet
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Kath Paley
    • 1996
  • Performance (1991)
    Performance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Grandmother
    • 1995
  • Nicholas Farrell in The Riff Raff Element (1993)
    The Riff Raff Element
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Granny Grogan - The Belchers
    • 1993–1994
  • Honey for Tea (1994)
    Honey for Tea
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Mary Harris
    • 1994
  • Eva Pope, John Simm, and David Threlfall in Men of the World (1994)
    Men of the World
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Daff
    • 1994
  • Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
    Harnessing Peacocks
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Amy Tremayne
    • 1993
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Carrie Springett
    • 1993
  • Riders (1993)
    Riders
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Granny Maxwell
    • 1993
  • John Cleese, Barbara Hershey, Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Splitting Heirs (1993)
    Splitting Heirs
    5.5
    • Mrs. Bullock
    • 1993
  • Growing Rich
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Baker
    • 1992
  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Nurse (voice)
    • 1992
  • Rosalind Bennett and Martin Kemp in Growing Rich (1992)
    Growing Rich
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Baker
    • 1992
  • Alun Armstrong and Sue Johnston in Goodbye Cruel World (1992)
    Goodbye Cruel World
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Marjory
    • 1992
  • 4 Play (1989)
    4 Play
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Sarah
    • 1991
  • Rik Mayall in The New Statesman (1987)
    The New Statesman
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Beryl
    • 1991

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • July 7, 1919
    • Prestwich, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 19, 1996
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Clement McCallinDecember 23, 1970 - August 7, 1977 (his death)
  • Other works
    She acted in N.F. Simpson's play, "One Way Pendulum", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Graham Crowden, Kathryn Pogson, John Bird, John Fortune in the cast. Jonathan Miller was the director.

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    Both of her husbands died of cancer; her only son died in childhood of asthma.

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