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Elizabeth Spender(I)

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Elizabeth Spender is known for Brazil (1985), The Professionals (1977) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988). She was previously married to Barry Humphries.
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    • Known for

    Brazil (1985)
    Brazil
    7.8
    • Alison
    • 'Barbara' Lint
    • 1985
    Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
    The Professionals
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Helen Tippett
    Jeremy Brett in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Laura Lyons
    • 1988
    Charles Dance in The Secret Servant (1984)
    The Secret Servant
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Melinda Fay

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Fast Tracks (1998)
      Fast Tracks
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Judy Brumfield
      • 1998
    • Jon Bon Jovi, Anna Galiena, and Thandiwe Newton in The Leading Man (1996)
      The Leading Man
      5.6
      • Anne (as Lizzie Spender)
      • 1996
    • Selling Hitler (1991)
      Selling Hitler
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Valkyrie
      • Marlene
      • 1991
    • Jeremy Brett in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
      The Hound of the Baskervilles
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Laura Lyons
      • 1988
    • The Felons (1987)
      The Felons
      6.1
      • Florence
      • 1987
    • Screenplay (1986)
      Screenplay
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Magdalena Hofdemel
      • 1986
    • Brazil (1985)
      Brazil
      7.8
      • Alison
      • 'Barbara' Lint
      • 1985
    • Talk to Me (1984)
      Talk to Me
      TV Movie
      • Kate
      • 1984
    • Charles Dance in The Secret Servant (1984)
      The Secret Servant
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Melinda Fay
      • 1984
    • Oxbridge Blues (1984)
      Oxbridge Blues
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Girl at Party (as Lizzie Spender)
      • 1984
    • Kelly Monteith in Kelly Monteith (1979)
      Kelly Monteith
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 1982
    • Lisa Harrow in Nancy Astor (1982)
      Nancy Astor
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Henrietta
      • 1982
    • Priest of Love (1981)
      Priest of Love
      6.0
      • Elsa Weekley
      • 1981
    • Something in Disguise (1981)
      Something in Disguise
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Annabel
      • 1981
    • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
      ITV Playhouse
      7.2
      TV Series
      • (as Lizzie Spender)
      • 1981

    Writer

    • The Play on One (1988)
      The Play on One
      5.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Lizzie Spender
    • Spouse
      • Barry Humphries1990 - April 22, 2023 (his death)
    • Parents
        Stephen Spender
    • Relatives
      • Matthew Spender(Sibling)
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      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In 1990, Elizabeth Spender, daughter of the British poet, critic, and autobiographer Stephen Spender & the concert pianist Natasha Spender, married Australian satirist Barry Humphries known for his character Dame Edna Everage.

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