Joyce Grenfell
Joyce Irene Grenfell was an English diseuse, singer, actress and writer. She was known for the songs and monologues she wrote and performed, at first in revues and later in her solo shows. She never appeared as a stage actress, but had roles, mostly comic, in many films, including Miss Gossage in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and Police Sergeant Ruby Gates in the St Trinian's series.
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Background
- Born in
- Knightsbridge
- Educated at
- Francis Holland SchoolClaremont Fan Court School
- Awards
- 🏆 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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1910
Born
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Died
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