Elizabeth Spender
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Elizabeth Spender (born 1950) is a film and television actress known for her role in Brazil.
Early life and education
Spender is the daughter of concert pianist Natasha Spender (née Litvin) and the poet, novelist and essayist Stephen Spender.[1][2] She studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Drama Centre London.[3] She also attended an Arvon Foundation television play-writing course which was taught by Jack Rosenthal.[3]
Career
Among numerous television and film credits, she appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil.[4]
She has written two BBC TV dramas: Hedgehog Wedding (1987) produced by Innes Lloyd,[5][3] and These Foolish Things (1989)[6][7] which starred Lindsay Duncan.[8] In the 1990s she wrote a series of Pastability cookbooks.[9][3] In 2005 she published a memoir of her childhood, The Wild Horse Diaries (Template:Isbn).[10][7][11][12]
Personal life
From 1990 until his death in 2023, she was married to the Australian actor and satirist Barry Humphries.[13] They had met at a Groucho Club party in 1988.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Priest of Love | Elsa Weekley | |
| 1985 | Brazil | Alison / 'Barbara' Lint | |
| 1987 | The Felons | Florence | |
| 1996 | The Leading Man | Anne |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Ballroom Guest | Television film |
| 1979 | Feet First | Fay Faith | Episode #1.3 |
| 1979 | Premiere | Trudi | Episode: "Over There" |
| 1979 | Testament of Youth | Christina | Episode: "1918" |
| 1980 | The Professionals | Helen Tippett | Episode: "Blood Sports" |
| 1980 | BBC2 Playhouse | Constance | Episode: "The Happy Autumn Fields" |
| 1981 | Something in Disguise | Annabel | Episode: "A New Life" |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor | Henrietta | Episode: "Scandals" |
| 1984 | Oxbridge Blues | Girl at party | Episode: "The Muse" |
| 1984 | The Secret Servant | Melinda Fay | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Talk to Me | Kate | Television film |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Magdalena Hofdemel | Episode: "The Mozart Inquest" |
| 1988 | Sherlock Holmes | Laura Lyons | Episode: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" |
| 1991 | Selling Hitler | Valkyrie / Marlene | 4 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | Fast Tracks | Judy Brumfield | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Barry Humphries: A Tribute | Template:Screen reader-only | Television special |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hornery, Andrew (April 21, 2023). "Humphries' family gathers from around the globe". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Unbridled Passion". House & Garden. August 2015. pp. 53–57.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rolling the credits for a Spender". Evening Standard. 24 March 1987. p. 31. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Elizabeth Spender". BFI. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hedgehog Wedding (1987)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."These Foolish Things (1989)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The kindness of famous friends". Sunday Independent (Ireland) – Living Section. 25 September 2005. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fooling Around With Love". Daily Mirror. 28 February 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dowe, Michael (15 Oct 1991). "Italian Treats for Non-Italians". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 43.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Spender, Stephen (3 July 2012). New Selected Journals, 1939-1995. Faber and Faber. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-571-29411-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The horse was my baby". The Sunday Telegraph. 28 August 2005. p. 38. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The pony-mad child inside". www.telegraph.co.uk. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barry Humphries facts: Dame Edna comedian's age, career, wife, children and more revealed". Smooth.
External links
- Elizabeth Spender at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Elizabeth Spender at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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