Christine Furness
- Actress
Born into a musical family Chrissie's grandfather Arthur James was a
professional pianist touring the country playing for the silent movies
and her grandmother Mary was a variety artist. Chrissie's mother was a
semi professional musician playing the cello and piano and her father
was a violinist. Aged 11yrs Chrissie won a Junior Exhibitioner
Scholarship to the Royal College of Music where she studied piano for a
further 5 years. She later decided to turn her attention to Drama and
took a 3 year drama course at the Arts Educational Trust.
