Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is a British stage, film and television actress and author.
Bron was born in Stanmore, London of Eastern European Jewish descent; her father shortened the surname to "Bron" from "Bronstein" when founding Bron's Orchestral Service. She was educated at the North London Collegiate School and Newnham College, Cambridge.
Bron was married to the architect Cedric Price until his death in 2003. They had no children. Her ...
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Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is a British stage, film and television actress and author.
Bron was born in Stanmore, London of Eastern European Jewish descent; her father shortened the surname to "Bron" from "Bronstein" when founding Bron's Orchestral Service. She was educated at the North London Collegiate School and Newnham College, Cambridge.
Bron was married to the architect Cedric Price until his death in 2003. They had no children. Her brother is the veteran record producer Gerry Bron.
Bron began her career in the Cambridge Footlights revue of 1959, entitled The Last Laugh, in which Peter Cook also appeared. The addition of a female performer to the Footlights was a departure, having been until that point all-male, with female characters portrayed in drag. As with many others of the British satire boom, participation in the Footlights was a springboard to a long career in British comedy as both a writer and performer.
Her film appearances include the role of Ahme in the...
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