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Jill Balcon (1925–2009)

Actress

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Her husband Cecil Day-Lewis wrote several mystery novels and movie scripts under the pen name Nicholas Blake. As Day-Lewis, he also served as England's Poet Laureate from 1968 till his death in 1972. See more trivia »

Born:

Jill Angela Henrietta Balcon
in Westminster, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 84) in London, England, UK
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1999 An Ideal Husband
Lady Bracknell
 
1993 Wittgenstein
Leopoldine Wittgenstein
 
1991 Edward II
Chorus of Nobility
 
1991 Selling Hitler (TV mini-series)
Lady Alexandra Darco
 
1989 A View of Harry Clark (TV movie)
 
1986 The Fools on the Hill (TV movie)
Miss Stanley
 
1979 A Moment in Time (TV series)
Catharine
– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Catharine
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Catharine
– Episode #1.2 (1979) … Catharine
– Episode #1.1 (1979) … Catharine
 
1977 Esther Waters (TV movie)
Mrs. Barfield
 
1976-1979 General Hospital (TV series)
Dr. Catherine Eliot
 
1975 Spy Trap (TV series)
Mrs. Pitman
– A Nice Place to Live (1975) … Mrs. Pitman
 
1975 The Sweeney (TV series)
Miss Hepple
– Contact Breaker (1975) … Miss Hepple
 
1974 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Stella Rayner
– Pardon (1974) … Stella Rayner
 
1974 Z Cars (TV series)
Fiona Robbins
– Turnabout (1974) … Fiona Robbins
 
1973 Six Days of Justice (TV series)
Chairman
– The Complaint (1973) … Chairman
– A Question of Discipline (1973) … Chairman
– Excuse Me, Madam (1973) … Chairman
– A Clear-Cut Case (1973) … Chairman
 
1972 The Strauss Family (TV mini-series)
Madame Smirnitska
– Josef (1972) … Madame Smirnitska
 
1972 The Protectors (TV series)
Maria Karoleon
– Brother Hood (1972) … Maria Karoleon
 
1971 Elizabeth R (TV mini-series)
Lady Cobham
– Shadow in the Sun (1971) … Lady Cobham
 
1969 The First Churchills (TV mini-series)
Abigail Hill / Masham
– Not Without Honour (1969) … Abigail Hill/Masham
– Breaking the Circle (1969) … Abigail Hill/Masham
– A Famous Victory (1969) … Abigail Hill/Masham
– Reconciliation (1969) … Abigail Hill/Masham
– The Queen Commands (1969) … Abigail Hill/Masham
 
1956-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Edith / Frances Broderick
– The Gentle Shade (1961)
– Night Run to the West (1960) … Frances Broderick
– Ashes in the Wind (1956) … Edith
 
1956 Kitty Clive (TV movie)
Mrs. Rogers
 
1950-1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Cassandra / Chrysalis / Shiphra
– Troilus and Cressida (1954) … Cassandra
– Jonah (1950) … Shiphra
– The Insect Play (1950) … Chrysalis
 
1954 Clementina (TV series)
Maria Vittoria
– The End of a Journey (1954) … Maria Vittoria
 
1951 Murder in the Cathedral
 
1950 Highly Dangerous
Wardress (uncredited)
 
1950 The Master Builder (TV movie)
Kaia Fosli
 
1949 The Lost People
Rebecca
 
1948 Saraband
Knesbeck
 
1948 Good-Time Girl
Roberta
 
1947 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Jessica
 
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Madeline Bray
 
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2002 Forever Ealing (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2009 A Poet's Guide to Britain (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Louis MacNeice (2009) … Herself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) … Herself
 
2005 The Third Programme: High Culture for All (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Derek Jarman: Life as Art (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Forever Ealing (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Herself
– The Final Test (1951) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951-1952) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Irene Worth, Robert Shaw, Alan Badel, Paul Rogers, and Kenneth Griffith in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was director. See more »

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Trivia:

Her husband Cecil Day-Lewis wrote several mystery novels and movie scripts under the pen name Nicholas Blake. As Day-Lewis, he also served as England's Poet Laureate from 1968 till his death in 1972. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn