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623: 617: 33: 177:, she studied for the (one year) Intermediate Arts BA. She worked as a secretary, model and receptionist before making her name as an actress. In the middle of 1939, she married John Counsell, the managing director of the 726: 691: 721: 173:
from January 1929 to July 1932, having taken her London University Higher Certificate in English, French, Modern History and German in June 1932. At
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After the war she appeared in a number of West End productions under her husband's direction, amongst them
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and its in-house repertory company from the 1930s to the 1980s. Her daughter is the actress
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to Ernest Kerridge and Antoinette Fick, she attended
189:Beginning her career in the repertory companies of 258:, then reprised the role for Olivier's company at 673: 201:, Kerridge made her West End debut in 1937 with 16:English actress and theatre director (1914–1999) 727:Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 656: 266:'s Richard), alongside the part of Portia in 248:. In 1955 she played Queen Elizabeth in the 161:from 1924 to 1928. Her family later moved to 519: 692:Actors from the London Borough of Islington 574:Counsell, John. "Counsell's Opinion" (1963) 663: 649: 532: 272:. In 1963 and 1964 she appeared alongside 228:at the St James' theatre in 1950). 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London
Windsor, Berkshire
Actress
John Counsell
Elizabeth Counsell
John Counsell
Theatre Royal, Windsor
Elizabeth Counsell
Islington
Highbury Hill School
Esher
Surrey
Wimbledon High School
University College London
Theatre Royal, Windsor
Margate
Southsea
Bath
Edgar Wallace
Second World War
Donald Wolfitt
Tyrone Guthrie
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
the theatre's founder
As You Like It
Cymbeline
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
The Old Vic

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