Heather Sears
Biography
Heather Sears was a British actress of stage and screen who first acted with the Windsor Repertory Company in 1955 and made her film debut that year in Touch and Go. Her title role in The Story of Esther Costello (1957) brought international acclaim, and she was named best British actress by the British Film Academy and nominated for a Golden Globe. She then alternated between film and theater, playing the naive Susan Brown in Room at the Top (1958), Miriam in Sons and Lovers (1960) and the opera singer Christine Charles in Hammer's The Phantom of the Opera (1962). She appeared in The Black Torment (1964) and continued in BBC and ITV dramas until 1981, also returning to repertory theater, including classical roles at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester.
58years old at death
- Born Kensington
- Died Hinchley Wood
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Heather Christine Sears
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 4 years1958 to 1962
Every film, newest first
- 1962The Phantom of the OperaIMDb rating 6.4
- 1960Sons and LoversIMDb rating 7.1
- 1958Room at the TopIMDb rating 7.5
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A role that slipped away
At 21, Sears took over from Mary Ure as Alison in John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, playing opposite Alan Bates and Richard Pasco.
Getting ready for a role
Sears played opera singer Christine Charles in Hammer's The Phantom of the Opera, but her singing was dubbed by opera performer Pat Clark.
First role
Sears began her career with the Windsor Repertory Company at the Theatre Royal, Windsor in 1955, the same year as her minor film debut in Michael Truman's Touch and Go.
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Heather Sears 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 ClaytonDirector, 1 film, 1958
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Terence FisherDirector, 1 film, 1962
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