Fanny Rowe
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Fanny Rowe was an English
film and television actress.
Her real name was Frances Rowe, although she became Frances Morton after marrying the actor Clive Morton
. She was born in Preston, Lancashire and educated at Channing School For Girls
in Highgate
and then went on to study at Newnham College, Cambridge
.
Rowe's career started in the Marlowe Society
, Cambridge
. She then went on to rep at Newcastle, Coventry, Harrogate, Worthing, Dundee and Windsor.
She appeared in many theatrical productions both in London's West End
and also in the USA. In 1951 she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award (her real name Frances Rowe is listed). She played the part of Alex Cornwall in the play called Who Goes There!
Her television work included Love Story, Rogues' Gallery, Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)
playing Martha 'Mrs Bute' Crawley, The Mill on the Floss (1965 TV adaptation of the book) and as Emily Forsyte in the long running late 1960s TV series Forsyte Saga. Probably her most famous role was that of Nancy Penrose, the mother of Hester played by Julia McKenzie
in the British Sitcom Fresh Fields
Her father was a parson
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
film and television actress.
Her real name was Frances Rowe, although she became Frances Morton after marrying the actor Clive Morton
Clive Morton
Clive Morton was an English actor who made many screen appearances, especially on television. In 1955, he appeared in Laurence Olivier's Richard III and is recalled by fans of Doctor Who for his role as Trenchard in The Sea Devils in 1972...
. She was born in Preston, Lancashire and educated at Channing School For Girls
Channing School For Girls
Channing School is an independent day school for girls aged 4–18 located on Highgate Hill in Highgate, London. The school was founded in 1885 and is affiliated with the Unitarian faith although it is open to all girls of various faiths and backgrounds. Channing currently enrols approximately 560...
in Highgate
Highgate
Highgate is an area of North London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath.Highgate is one of the most expensive London suburbs in which to live. It has an active conservation body, the Highgate Society, to protect its character....
and then went on to study at Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College...
.
Rowe's career started in the Marlowe Society
Marlowe Society
The Marlowe Society is a Cambridge University theatre club for Cambridge students. It is dedicated to achieving a high standard of student drama in Cambridge...
, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. She then went on to rep at Newcastle, Coventry, Harrogate, Worthing, Dundee and Windsor.
She appeared in many theatrical productions both in London's West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
and also in the USA. In 1951 she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award (her real name Frances Rowe is listed). She played the part of Alex Cornwall in the play called Who Goes There!
Who Goes There!
Who Goes There! is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Nigel Patrick, Valerie Hobson and George Cole. The film depicts the farcical activities of the various inhabitants of a Grace and Favour house near St. James Palace in Central London...
Her television work included Love Story, Rogues' Gallery, Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)
Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)
Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name broadcast in 1967. It starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp, for which she received an Emmy Award in 1973...
playing Martha 'Mrs Bute' Crawley, The Mill on the Floss (1965 TV adaptation of the book) and as Emily Forsyte in the long running late 1960s TV series Forsyte Saga. Probably her most famous role was that of Nancy Penrose, the mother of Hester played by Julia McKenzie
Julia McKenzie
Julia McKenzie is an English actress, singer, and theatre director. She is best-known for her performance in Fresh Fields, but to current television audiences, she is best known for her role as Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's Marple...
in the British Sitcom Fresh Fields
Fresh Fields
Fresh Fields is a British situation comedy written by John T. Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1984 and 1986. The show is well remembered for its opening titles featuring a silhouette of a person in a rocking chair....
Her father was a parson
Parson
In the pre-Reformation church, a parson was the priest of an independent parish church, that is, a parish church not under the control of a larger ecclesiastical or monastic organization...
.