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Joan Whitefield

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Dame June Rosemary Whitfield, DBE (English: Dame June Rosemary Whitfield, November 11, 1925 - December 28, 2018), or Joan Whitfield, a British radio, television and film actress. Her major breakthrough role in radio drama came in 1953 when she starred in the BBC Easy Show radio comedy Take It On, and offers for various television roles followed. Joan Whitfield's TV career began with her participation in Tony Hancock's TV series. In 1966, she starred in the TV sitcom "Beggar My Neighbor" and starred in it for three consecutive seasons. Jon Whitfield starred in four "Spring Series" movies, including: "Nurses Have Fun" (1959), "The Holidays Are Crazy" (1972), "Pretty Girls Have Fun" (1973) and "Columbus" (1992). In 1968, Jon Whitfield and Terry Scott began their long-term television partnership. They played husband and wife in the TV series "Happily Ever After" (1974-1978) and "Terry and Jon" (1979-1987) respectively. Beginning in 1992, Jon Whitfield played the mother of the protagonist Edina Monsoon in the TV series "Auntie" starring Jennifer Sanders. She is also a series regular on the TV series "Last Summer Wine" and a recurring character on "The Grass Is Green." From 1993 to 2001, Jon Whitfield played Miss Marple in 12 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels on BBC Radio 4.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1925-11-11
Died
2018-12-29
Wikidata
Q3361617
Occupations actorstage actormovie actorautobiographer
Aliases Dame June Rosemary WhitfieldDame June WhitfieldJune Rosemary WhitfieldJune WhitfieldMrs T. J. AitchisonJulia McKenzieJoan Whitefield

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