Doreen Mantle
Biography
Doreen Mantle was a British actress born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 22, 1926. She performed with the University of the Witwatersrand's dramatic society and on South African amateur stages before moving to Britain. She worked at Colchester repertory theater and later appeared in a 1967 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Little Murders. William Trevor's play Going Home gave her career a boost in 1972, and she went on to appear in stage productions including My Fair Lady and Hamlet, and in The Voysey Inheritance at the National Theatre. In 1979 she won the Laurence Olivier Award for her supporting role in Death of a Salesman. She played Mrs Shaemen in Yentl (1983), then became widely known as Jean Warboys in One Foot in the Grave from 1990 to 2000, and was a regular as Queenie in Jam & Jerusalem. She died in 2023.
97years old at death
- Born Johannesburg
- Died London
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Doreen June Mantle
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 44 years1967 to 2011
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Big break
Mantle's career was boosted by William Trevor's play Going Home at the King's Head theater club in Islington in 1972, after a lean spell working as a London tourist guide.
Early training
Mantle studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she acted with the university's dramatic society. She also appeared on radio and the amateur stage in South Africa before becoming a social worker.
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Worked with
Doreen Mantle shares two films with Christopher Fulford, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1979 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | |
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