Judy Campbell
Biography
Judy Campbell was an English actress of film, television and stage who was born in Grantham, where both her parents worked on the stage, and began performing professionally in 1935 with a small part in The Last of Mrs Cheyney at the town's Theatre Royal before entering films in 1940 with the London thriller Saloon Bar. She toured with Noël Coward from 1942 to 1943, originating the parts of Ethel in This Happy Breed and Joanna in Present Laughter and playing Elvira in Blithe Spirit, which she repeated in the West End. She also wrote plays, among them Sing Cuckoo and The Bright One. In 1981 she played Aunt Augusta in Andrew Birkin's BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated short Sredni Vashtar, her last major film role, though she went on appearing on British television, including a 2002 remake of The Forsyte Saga.
88years old at death
- Born Grantham
- Died London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Judith Mary Gamble (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 43 years1946 to 1989
Every film, newest first
- 1989Future ForceIMDb rating 3.4
- 1970There's a Girl in My SoupIMDb rating 5.7
- 1946Green for DangerIMDb rating 7.3
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First role
Campbell first appeared on stage in 1935, playing a "Guest" in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney at Grantham's Theatre Royal. She began her film career in 1940 with the London-based thriller Saloon Bar.
Getting ready for a role
During a tour performance, Campbell was surprised when Coward stroked her shoulder in a way the script did not call for, and she wondered if she had succeeded where so many women had failed. He was keeping his hands warm in an unheated theater during fuel rationing.
Beyond film
In September 2003, Campbell at last recorded "Nightingale" and Coward's "If Love Were All". She did so during a cabaret show at Pizza on the Park with Sheridan Morley and Michael Law.
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Worked with
Judy Campbell 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
David Carradine's page
Trevor Howard's page
Marianne Stone's page
Peter Sellers's page
Goldie Hawn's page
Diana Dors's page
Sidney GilliatDirector, 1 film, 1946
All films by Sidney Gilliat
Roy BoultingDirector, 1 film, 1970
All films by Roy Boulting
David A. PriorDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by David A. Prior
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.