Vickery turner obituary 2016
Vickery turner obituary 2016
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Vickery Turner
British actress (1945–2006)
Vickery Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 April 1940 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 4 April 2006(2006-04-04) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright, author, television writer, theatre director |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Vickery Turner (3 April 1940 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey – 4 April 2006), born Christine Hazel Turner, was a British actress, playwright, author and theatre director.[1]
Career
She started out on stage and her first breakthrough role was in the first production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie opposite Vanessa Redgrave.
For that role Turner received the Clarence Derwent Award for the best supporting performance and the London Critics Award for the most promising newcomer.
Her television work began with Ken Loach's once controversial Up The Junction (1965) for the BBC's Wednesday play series.
She acted in many of the mor