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Polly James
Born (1941-07-08 ) 8 July 1941 (age 82 )
Years active 1966–2001 Spouse
(divorced)
Children 0
Pauline James (formerly Devaney ; born 8 July 1941) is an English actress with a career in theatre, film, television and radio.
Pauline James was born in Blackburn , Lancashire , under the name Pauline Devaney.[1] After graduating from RADA , her TV career began in BBC2's Thirty-Minute Theatre , followed by the role of a drug addict in Z-Cars in 1967.[2] She played Audrey Hargreaves in Coronation Street in 1967.[3] [4]
She is best known for her role as Beryl Hennessey in the first four series of the British sitcom The Liver Birds (1969–74), mostly alongside Nerys Hughes .[5] [6] She played Cicely Courtneidge in the biographical musical of the actress Once More with Music in 1976, and appeared as a soubrette in Alan Clarke 's 1982 production of Baal . She played the role of Jane Hampden on "The Awakening" episode of Doctor Who in 1984.[7] She appeared in the West End musicals I and Albert and Anne of Green Gables . In 1971, James appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in The Merchant of Venice with Judi Dench .[8]
James appeared as Jenny Wren in the 1976 BBC adaptation of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend .[9]
Personal life [ edit ]
She is divorced[10]
Polly was a pupil at the Convent of Notre Dame, Grammar School for Girls, Blackburn from Sept 1952-June 1957. Her name was Pauline Devaney.[citation needed ]
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References [ edit ]
^ Webber, Richard (13 April 2013). "Whatever happened to The Liver Birds?" . Express.co.uk . Retrieved 4 January 2020 .
^ "The Liver Birds DVD release brings back memories East Lancashire actress Polly" . Lancashire Telegraph . 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2020 .
^ "The Liver Birds - BBC1 Sitcom" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 4 January 2020 .
^ Bryant, Tom; Robertson, Peter (25 January 2018). "Liver Birds' Nerys Hughes reveals brushes with sleazy men in showbiz" . mirror . Retrieved 4 January 2020 .
^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Awakening - Details" . www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 4 January 2020 .
^ "Search | RSC Performances | MER197103 - The Merchant of Venice | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust" . collections.shakespeare.org.uk . Retrieved 4 January 2020 .
^ Sean Grass (15 May 2017). Charles Dickens's Our Mutual Friend: A Publishing History . Taylor & Francis. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-317-16822-5 .
^ Isobel Wolff (2 June 1996). "How We Met" . Independent.co.uk . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
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