Clytie Jessop
Biography
Clytie Jessop was an Australian-born actress, painter, gallery owner, screenwriter and director who was based in Britain. Born in Sydney, she spent part of the late 1950s in New York, where she performed in off-Broadway productions. Her first film role came in The Innocents (1961), as Miss Jessel's ghost in an adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw that starred Deborah Kerr; she was seen only at a distance. Freddie Francis, the cinematographer on that film, later directed her in two minor horror parts, Nightmare (1964) and Torture Garden (1967), made for Hammer and Amicus. During the 1960s she owned and ran the Clytie Jessop Gallery on Kings Road in Chelsea, London. She also organized the 1971 exhibition Ozjects D'Art, which featured works by David Hockney among others. In 1986 she wrote, directed and produced Emma's War, starring Lee Remick. Jessop died in 2017.
88years old at death
- Born Sydney, Australia
- Died
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 6 years1961 to 1967
Every film, newest first
- 1967Torture GardenIMDb rating 6.2
- 1964NightmareIMDb rating 6.7
- 1961The InnocentsIMDb rating 7.7
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First role
Clytie Jessop made her screen debut as the ghost of Miss Jessel in The Innocents (1961), a film starring Deborah Kerr and drawn from Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. She was visible only in long shot.
Behind the camera
Jessop took on writing, directing and producing duties for the 1986 film Emma's War, which featured Lee Remick in a starring role.
A change of course
During the 1960s, Jessop owned and ran the Clytie Jessop Gallery, which was named after her, on Kings Road in Chelsea, London.
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Worked with
Clytie Jessop made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jack Palance's page
Burgess Meredith's page
Michael Ripper's page
Maurice Denham's page
Deborah Kerr's page
All films by Freddie Francis
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