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Joyce Grenfell
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joyce Irene Phipps, Joyce Irene Grenfell, Joyce (Irene) Grenfell
British comedian, singer, actress (1910-1979)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Great humorous stories
- Joyce by herself and her friends
- Stately as a Galleon
- Joyce Grenfell X10 S/W Whs
- Joyce Grenfell at home
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Film & TV
Knightsbridge, London, England, UK
Joyce Irene Grenfell OBE (née Phipps; 10 February 1910 - 30 November 1979) was an English comedian, singer and actress.
Known for
- Legends — Self / Various characters (archive footage)2006
- To See Such Fun1977
- Joyce Grenfell1972
- The Americanization of Emily — Mrs. Barham1964
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce — Hortense Astor1964
- The Old Dark House — Agatha Femm1963
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's — Sergeant Ruby Gates1960
- Happy Is the Bride — Aunt Florence1958
- Blue Murder at St. Trinian's — Sgt. Ruby Gates1957
- The Good Companions — Lady Parlitt1957
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,770
- Total plays
- 8,049
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Joyce Irene Grenfell, OBE (née Phipps; 10 February 1910 – 30 November 1979) was an English film and television actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter. Born in London, she was the daughter of architect Paul Phipps (the grandson of Charles Paul Phipps and a second cousin of Ruth Draper) and an eccentric American mother, Nora Langhorne, the daughter of Chiswell Langhorne, an American railroad millionaire. Nancy Astor, neé Nancy Witcher Langhorne, was her mother's sister. <a href="https://www.la
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Irene
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Knightsbridge
- Place of death
- Chelsea
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Joyce Grenfell Allan Warren.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1910-02-10
- date of death
- 1979-11-30
- Commons category
- Joyce Grenfell
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- birth name
- Joyce Irene Phipps
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
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