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Liz Fraser (born Elizabeth Joan Winch, 14 August 1930)〔http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=162137374:3803&d=bmd_1443462789〕 is a BAFTA-nominated English actress, best known for her comedy roles as a provocative "dumb blonde" in British films of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. == Life and career == Fraser was born in Southwark,〔''Liz Fraser...and other characters'', Liz Fraser, p.9〕 London. Her birthdate is usually attributed as 1933, the year she gave when auditioning for her role in ''I'm All Right Jack'', as the Boulting Brothers wanted someone younger for the part. She is actually three years older, something confirmed in her autobiography, ''Liz Fraser ... and Other Characters'', published by Signum Books in 2012. Her father was a travelling salesman for a brewery and her mother owned a shop just off the New Kent Road. Family life was disrupted by the Second World War when she was evacuated, initially to Westerham in Kent and then, when that was deemed still too vulnerable to the bombs, to Chudleigh, a village in Devon. Her father died in May 1942, aged 40, when she was 11.〔''Liz Fraser ... and Other Characters'', Liz Fraser, p.21〕 She attended St Saviour's and St Olave's Grammar School for Girls between the ages of 13 and 17, and also attended Goldsmiths College in the evenings, where she had joined a drama group. On leaving school she attended the City of London College for Commerce, Book-Keeping, Shorthand and Typing and won an evening scholarship to the London School of Dramatic Art. Fraser is known for her many appearances in British films and television series, including ''Hancock's Half Hour'', ''Citizen James'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'' and ''The Avengers'' episode "The Girl from Auntie". As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the Associated-Rediffusion soap opera ''Sixpenny Corner'' (1955–56). She played Mrs Brent, a dead/missing girl's mother, in "Nemesis" – one of the Joan Hickson ''Miss Marple'' episodes for the BBC in 1987. She gave a strong and memorable performance in ''The Professionals'' episode "Backtrack" first broadcast in 1979 as Margery Harper (Marge) a fairly glamorous lady who fenced stolen property in her shop. She also appeared on Benny Hill's late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his Thames TV series. As this episode was in black & white (due to the "colour strike" by TV technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''the Benny Hill Show''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete "Benny Hill Show", issued by A&E and Fremantle. Her first film appearance was in ''Touch and Go'' (1955) credited as Elizabeth Frazer and ''The Smallest Show on Earth'' (1957) in which she worked with Peter Sellers for the first time. Further film appearances include ''I'm All Right, Jack'' (1959) for which she received a BAFTA nomination as Most Promising Newcomer, ''Two-Way Stretch'' (1960), ''The Americanization of Emily'' (1964), the sex comedies ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976), ''Confessions of a Driving Instructor'' (1976), ''Adventures of a Private Eye'' (1977) and ''Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse'' (1978), and four of the Carry On films: ''Carry On Regardless'' (1961), ''Carry On Cruising'' (1962), ''Carry On Cabby'' (1963) and ''Carry On Behind'' (1975). Her other television work has included ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', ''Crown Court'', ''The Bill'', ''Foyle's War'', ''Birds of a Feather'', ''Minder'' and ''Holby City''. 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「Liz Fraser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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