Actress. Born in Purley, Surrey, England, the daughter of a jeweler. As a child, she contracted spinal tuberculosis, and after her recovery, she and her sister attended St Christopher's School, Kingswood, before winning a scholarship to Croydon Repertory Theatre Drama School where she studied drama. She made her film debut in 1944's 'Welcome, Mr. Washington' and appeared in more than fifty films and television programs in her subsequent career including: 'Raising A Riot' in 1955, 'The Witches' in 1966, Jean Ashton in the TV serial drama, 'A Family at War' (1970 to 1972) and perhaps most memorably as Aunt Beru in 1977's 'Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope,' and 'Hope and Glory' in 1987. She was a popular figure at Star Wars conventions throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Her credits also include authorship of the cookbooks: 'Clare Goes Cooking,' and 'The Cheeses of Old England' as well as the children's book 'Captain Johnnie' which was published in 1965. Her last screen appearance was in the 'Judgement Day' episode of Midsomer Murders in 2000. She died later that year after a long illness.
Actress. Born in Purley, Surrey, England, the daughter of a jeweler. As a child, she contracted spinal tuberculosis, and after her recovery, she and her sister attended St Christopher's School, Kingswood, before winning a scholarship to Croydon Repertory Theatre Drama School where she studied drama. She made her film debut in 1944's 'Welcome, Mr. Washington' and appeared in more than fifty films and television programs in her subsequent career including: 'Raising A Riot' in 1955, 'The Witches' in 1966, Jean Ashton in the TV serial drama, 'A Family at War' (1970 to 1972) and perhaps most memorably as Aunt Beru in 1977's 'Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope,' and 'Hope and Glory' in 1987. She was a popular figure at Star Wars conventions throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Her credits also include authorship of the cookbooks: 'Clare Goes Cooking,' and 'The Cheeses of Old England' as well as the children's book 'Captain Johnnie' which was published in 1965. Her last screen appearance was in the 'Judgement Day' episode of Midsomer Murders in 2000. She died later that year after a long illness.
Bio by: Iola
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