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Minnie Malinda "Nan" Braunton (4 April 1895 – 1978) was a British actress who had a prolific stage career during the 1930s and 1940s but who is best known today for playing Cissy Godfrey in the BBC comedy ''Dad's Army''.〔(Braunton as Cissy Godfrey on the British Film Institute's Screenonline 'Dad's Army (1968–77)' webpage )〕 Braunton was born in Cardiff in 1895, the daughter of Sarah and James Braunton, a carriage builder. In her youth she was the nanny to the brothers Jack, Barry and Roger Livesey who called her 'Nan' and who as adults persuaded her to try acting;.〔 By 1922 she was appearing in the stage play ''John Glayde's Honour'' and in 1929 she toured the United States in a theatrical company as an actress.〔( Minnie Malinda Braunton on UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 - Ancestry.com - pay to view )〕 She made her film début in 1953 in ''Will Any Gentleman...?''. She also appeared as Miss Jones in the film ''It's a Great Day'' (1955).〔(Braunton on the Internet Movie Database )〕 Braunton's television appearances included Miss Jones in ''The Grove Family'' (1955–57), Miss Dobson in ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1958), Fräulein Rottenmeier in ''Heidi'' (1959), in the 'Figure of Fun' episode of the BBC's ''Sunday Night Theatre'' (1959), and Second Lady in ''Hotel Imperial'' (1960), Miss Sedgebeer in ''Yorky'' (1960), Miss Osborne in ''Harpers West One'' (1962), Mrs. Mortimer in ''Emergency – Ward 10'' (1962), Second Matron in ''Armchair Theatre'' (1963), Mrs. Prebble in ''The Wednesday Thriller'' (1965), Bridge player in ''The Wednesday Play'' (1968), Mrs. Parteridge and Florence Gill in ''Detective'' (1964 and 1968), Mrs. Love Sr. in ''Comedy Playhouse'' (1969), Miss Blake in ''Strange Report'' (1969), Cissy Godfrey in ''Dad's Army'' (1969-1971), various roles in ''Dixon of Dock Green'' (1955–69), and Old Lady in ''Six Dates with Barker'' (1971).〔 During her prolific stage career her appearances included Lady Lerode in ''John Glayde's Honour'' at the Grand Theatre in Derby (1922),〔(- Review of ''John Glayde's Honour'' - ''Derby Daily Telegraph'' 16 June 1922 )〕 ''Dracula'' at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln (1926),〔( Cast of ''Dracula'' - ''Lincolnshire Echo'' 13 November 1926 )〕 Mrs Smith in ''Suspect'' and the 101-year-old Adelaide Whiteoak in ''Whiteoaks'' at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham (1939),〔('Nan Braunton to Play A Centenarian' - ''Nottingham Evening Post'' 15 July 1939 )〕 ''No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1943), firstly in the West End and then on tour,〔(''No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' on the History of Bristol Hippodrome website )〕 Jessica in Michael and Roland Pertwee's ''The Paragon'' at the Fortune Theatre (1948) and ''The Boy David'' (1953) with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.〔(''The Boy David'' on the Theatricalia website )〕 Braunton died in 1978 at her home in Hillingdon, London. ==References== 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「Nan Braunton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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