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Joan Benham (1918–1981)

Actress

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Suffered an embarrassing accident during a 1949 stage performance of "Ann Veronica" at the London Piccadilly Theatre: after losing balance, the tandem bicycle ridden by her and fellow-actress Alexis Frances, went off stage and crashed into the orchestra pit. See more trivia »

Born:

Joan Olive Benham
in Fulham, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 63) in Westminster, London, England, UK

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1981 Terry and June (TV series)
Melinda Spry
– The Lawnmower (1981) … Melinda Spry
 
1980 The Sun Trap (TV series)
Fiona
– Episode #1.6 (1980) … Fiona
– Episode #1.5 (1980) … Fiona
– Episode #1.4 (1980) … Fiona
– Episode #1.3 (1980) … Fiona
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Fiona
See all 6 episodes »
 
1980 Breakaway (TV series)
Hannah Harvey
– The Family Affair (1980) … Hannah Harvey
 
1979 Take My Wife... (TV series)
Mabel Norrington
– Episode #1.6 (1979) … Mabel Norrington
– Episode #1.5 (1979) … Mabel Norrington
– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Mabel Norrington
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Mabel Norrington
– Episode #1.2 (1979) … Mabel Norrington
See all 6 episodes »
 
1978 Carry on Emmannuelle
Cynical Lady
 
1978 The Greek Tycoon
Lady Allison
 
1978 Crown Court (TV series)
Mrs. Hooper
– The Jawbone of an Ass: Part 1 (1978) … Mrs. Hooper
 
1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Sister Tutor
 
1977 Just William (TV series)
Lady Markham
– William the Philanthropist (1977) … Lady Markham
 
1977 The Upchat Line (TV series)
Lady Rothwell
– Accommodation Address (1977) … Lady Rothwell
 
1977 Three Piece Suite (TV series)
Lady - Come in No. 1
– Come in, No.1/This Situation/All in the Mind (1977) … Lady - Come in No. 1
 
1977 Fiona
Norma Blackhurst
 
1975-1977 Doctor on the Go (TV series)
Lady Elizabeth Loftus
– Loftus the Terrible (1977) … Lady Elizabeth Loftus
– It's the Thought That Counts (1975) … Lady Elizabeth Loftus
 
1976 The Duchess of Duke Street (TV series)
Lady Williams
– The Outsiders (1976) … Lady Williams
 
1976 Happy Ever After (TV series)
Countess of Buckleigh
– It's All in the Title (1976) … Countess of Buckleigh
 
1975 The Russell Harty Show (TV series)
Lady Prudence Fairfax
– Russell Harty Goes.... Upstairs, Downstairs (1975) … Lady Prudence Fairfax
 
1971-1975 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Lady Prudence Fairfax
– Whither Shall I Wander? (1975) … Lady Prudence Fairfax
– Alberto (1975) … Lady Prudence Fairfax
– The Nine Days Wonder (1975) … Lady Prudence Fairfax
– Such a Lovely Man (1975) … Lady Prudence Fairfax
– The Joy Ride (1975) … Lady Prudence Fairfax
See all 16 episodes »
 
1974-1975 Within These Walls (TV series)
Cecily Foyce
– When the Door Opens (1975) … Cecily Foyce
– Labour of Love (1974) … Cecily Foyce
 
1974 Father Brown (TV series)
Lady Galloway
– The Secret Garden (1974) … Lady Galloway
 
1974 Melissa (TV mini-series)
Paula Hepburn
– Episode #1.3 (1974) … Paula Hepburn
– Episode #1.2 (1974) … Paula Hepburn
– Episode #1.1 (1974) … Paula Hepburn
 
1974 Romany Jones (TV series)
Mrs. Thornton
– The Dinner (1974) … Mrs. Thornton
 
1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Aunt Cora
– The Reverend Wooing of Archibald (1974) … Aunt Cora
 
1973 Jackanory Playhouse (TV series)
Fairy godmother
– The Magician's Heart (1973) … Fairy godmother
 
1972-1973 Doctor in Charge (TV series)
Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus / Lady Elizabeth Loftus
– A Man's Best Friend Is His Cat (1973) … Lady Elizabeth Loftus
– Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood (1972) … Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus
– The Rumour (1972) … Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus
– Shut Up and Eat What You're Given (1972) … Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus
– Climbing the Ladder (1972) … Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus
 
1972 The Befrienders (TV series)
Mrs. Walsh
– Wedding March (1972) … Mrs. Walsh
 
1972 Both Ends Meet (TV series)
Mrs. Templeton-Smythe / Mrs Templeton-Smythe
– Fancy Meeting You Here (1972) … Mrs. Templeton-Smythe
– Come Fly with Me (1972) … Mrs. Templeton-Smythe
– The Spring Collection (1972) … Mrs. Templeton-Smythe
– Random Sample (1972) … Mrs. Templeton-Smythe
– Firm Foundations (1972) … Mrs Templeton-Smythe
 
1971 Play for Today (TV series)
Margery Frankiss
– Michael Regan (1971) … Margery Frankiss
 
1971 Tales of Beatrix Potter
Nurse
 
1971 Six Dates with Barker (TV series)
Mrs. Vaile
– 1937: The Removals Person (1971) … Mrs. Vaile
 
1970 Perfect Friday
Miss Welsh
 
1970 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Aunt Louise
– The Human Element (1970) … Aunt Louise
 
1970 Tarbuck's Luck (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1970)
 
1970 Never a Cross Word (TV series)
Mother
– Murder She Says (1970) … Mother
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Socialite in Sotheby's
 
1969 Arthur! Arthur!
Mrs. Payne
 
1969 Doctor in the House (TV series)
Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus
– All for Love... (1969) … Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus
 
1969 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Matron
– The Facts of Life (1969) … Matron
– Conquest (1969) … Matron
– Fresh Worlds (1969) … Matron
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Wycherley
– Pig in a Poke (1969) … Mrs. Wycherley
 
1969 The Ugliest Girl in Town (TV series)
Miss Caruthers
– The Ugliest Boy in Town (1969) … Miss Caruthers
 
1968 The Limbo Line
Lady Faraday
 
1968 Ukridge (TV series)
Lady Bastable
– The Home from Home (1968) … Lady Bastable
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Lady Bondleigh
– An Officer of the Court (1967) … Lady Bondleigh
 
1967 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Duchess of Berwick
– Lady Windermere's Fan (1967) … Duchess of Berwick
 
1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Compensation Alice (1967)
 
1967 Mogul (TV series)
Mrs. Barnes
– Women and Business Never Did Mix (1967) … Mrs. Barnes
 
1966-1967 Mrs Thursday (TV series)
Lady Barker
– The Duke and I (1967) … Lady Barker
– You Dont Have to Book Buckingham Palace (1966) … Lady Barker
 
1956-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Eleanor Lavish / Lil Fowler / Monica Reed / …
– Home and Beauty (1966) … Mrs. Shuttleworth
– A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter (1964) … Monica Reed
– Faraway Music (1961) … Ursula
– Gilt and Gingerbread (1961) … Perdita Cull
– A Room with a View (1958) … Eleanor Lavish
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1966 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Miss Cavendish
– The Resignation (1966) … Miss Cavendish
 
1963-1965 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Angela Spenser / Rhoda Lynch
– The Reunion (1965) … Angela Spenser
– Last Flight (1963) … Rhoda Lynch
 
1965 The Worker (TV series)
Miss Niddy
– The Machinery of Organisation (1965) … Miss Niddy
 
1964 A Choice of Coward (TV series)
Monica Reed
– Present Laughter (1964) … Monica Reed
 
1964 Murder Ahoy
Matron Alice Fanbraid
 
1964 Happily Ever After (TV series)
– Episode #2.4 (1964)
 
1963 The Wild Affair
Assistant
 
1963 Ladies Who Do
Miss Pinsent
 
1963 Tamahine
Mrs. O'Shaugnessy
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
Miss Potter
 
1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Penelope
– Adam's Apple (1963) … Penelope
 
1963 Hancock (TV series)
Lady Passer-by
– The Eye-Witness (1963) … Lady Passer-by
 
1962 I Thank a Fool
Restaurant Manager
 
1962 Saki (TV mini-series)
Constance Broddle
– Episode #1.8 (1962) … Constance Broddle
 
1960 The Grass Is Greener
Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
 
1960 Hotel Imperial (TV series)
Kate Brett
– Changes in the Staff (1960) … Kate Brett
– The Leopardess in 424 (1960) … Kate Brett
– The Rivals in the Rockingham Suite (1960) … Kate Brett
 
1959 Desert Mice
Una O'Toole
 
1959 The Bridal Path
Barmaid
 
1959 Something in the City (TV series)
Betty Keyes
– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Betty Keyes
– Episode #1.4 (1959) … Betty Keyes
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Betty Keyes
– Episode #1.2 (1959) … Betty Keyes
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Betty Keyes
 
1959 The Crowning Touch
Daphne
 
1959 Don't Tell Father (TV series)
Evelyn Wright
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Evelyn Wright
 
1959 The Heart of a Man
Grace (uncredited)
 
1958 Cinderella (TV movie)
Araminta
 
1958 My Wife and I (TV series)
The Secretary
– Episode #1.11 (1958) … The Secretary
– Episode #1.10 (1958) … The Secretary
– Episode #1.9 (1958) … The Secretary
– Episode #1.8 (1958) … The Secretary
– Episode #1.7 (1958) … The Secretary
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1958 The Whole Truth
Party Guest
 
1958 A Night to Remember
Lottie (uncredited)
 
1958 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
– The Convention (1958)
 
1956 It's Great to Be Young!
Wife/Girlfriend of Mr Routledge (uncredited)
 
1956 Dry Rot
Blonde
 
1956 Loser Takes All
Miss Bullen (uncredited)
 
1956 Child in the House
Vera McNally
 
1956 The Adventures of the Big Man (TV series)
Janet
– The Amazon Bandit (1956) … Janet
 
1955 King's Rhapsody
Countess Astrid
 
1955 The Man Who Loved Redheads
Chloe
 
1954 Dance Little Lady (uncredited)
 
1953 Innocents in Paris
Receptionist (uncredited)
 
1952 The Pickwick Papers (uncredited)
 
1949 Maytime in Mayfair
Fashion editor (uncredited)
 
1938 The Divorce of Lady X
Wearing a blue gown with a large crystal necklace (uncredited)
 
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1976 It's Childsplay (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1976) … Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1956) She acted in John Dighton's play, "Man Alive!," at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Robertson Hare, Joan Sims, Brian Reece, Wendy Craig, and Joan Hickson in the cast.

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Suffered an embarrassing accident during a 1949 stage performance of "Ann Veronica" at the London Piccadilly Theatre: after losing balance, the tandem bicycle ridden by her and fellow-actress Alexis Frances, went off stage and crashed into the orchestra pit. See more »

Star Sign:

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