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Carole Joan White (1 April 1943 – 16 September 1991) was an English actress. She achieved a public profile with her performances in the television play ''Cathy Come Home'' (1966) and the films ''Poor Cow'' (1967) and ''I'll Never Forget What's'isname'' (1967), but alcoholism and drug abuse damaged her career, and from the early 1970s she worked infrequently. ==Life and career== White, the daughter of a scrap merchant, was born in Hammersmith, London. She attended the Corona Stage Academy.〔(Bob Meade (1991) Obituary, Sept 20th )〕 She played minor roles in films from 1949 until the late 1950s, when she began to play more substantial supporting roles in films such as ''Carry on Teacher'' (1959) and ''Never Let Go'' (1960) in which she played the girlfriend of Peter Sellers. She continued working regularly and drew attention for her performances in the television version of Nell Dunn's ''Up the Junction'' (1965). She followed this success with roles in ''Cathy Come Home'' (1966) and the films ''Poor Cow'' (1967), based on another Nell Dunn book, and ''I'll Never Forget What's'isname'' (1967). ''Up the Junction'', ''Cathy Come Home'' and ''Poor Cow'' were all directed by Ken Loach. White starred opposite Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde and Ian Holm in the film adaptation of Bernard Malamud's ''The Fixer'' (1968) and then travelled to Hollywood in 1968 to make ''Daddy's Gone A-Hunting'' (1969). She appeared in ''Something Big'' in 1971, and had major roles in ''Dulcima'' (1971) and ''Made'' (1972) (opposite singer Roy Harper), but her career went into decline soon after, largely as a result of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse, though she had a prominent role as a hostage in ''The Squeeze'' (1977). After living in Hollywood for several years, White returned to London to star in Nell Dunn's play ''Steaming'' at the West End's Comedy Theatre, filming ''Nutcracker'' at the same time. Despite receiving excellent reviews for ''Steaming'', she often was late, missed performances, and finally was sacked. In 1981, a biography, ''Carol Comes Home'', by Clifford Thurlow, was published.〔Thurlow, Clifford (1981) ''Carol Comes Home'', New English Library〕 Although White received publicity for the play and the biography, she was not able to renew her career. She returned to the United States, where she remained for the rest of her life. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carol White」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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