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Queenie Watts (21 July 1926 – 25 January 1980) was an English actress of film and television,〔(BFI entry )〕 as well as an occasional singer. Watts was born and died in London. She appeared in many British films, including the Joan Littlewood production ''Sparrers Can't Sing'' (1963), and as herself in "(Portrait of Queenie )" (1964), featuring in scenes set around Poplar, the Isle of Dogs and, The Iron Bridge Tavern, Millwall, which she ran in real life and in which she starred in the TV series ''Stars and Garters'' (1963). She also appeared in Ken Loach's ''Poor Cow'' (1967), in the film version of ''Up the Junction'' (1968), as a pub landlady in ''All Coppers Are...'' (1972), and as the ill-fated housekeeper in the horror film ''Schizo'' (1976).〔 She also appeared in many British 1970s sex comedies including ''Keep It Up, Jack'' (1973), ''Intimate Games'' (1976), ''Come Play with Me'' (1977) and ''Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair'' (1979). She was often seen in television programmes through the 1960s and 1970s, including the successful, but critically panned, ''Romany Jones'' (1972–75) and its sequel ''Yus, My Dear'' (1976) in which Arthur Mullard featured as her husband. Watts also appeared with Mullard, playing Lily and Wally Briggs from Romany Jones, in the third ''On the Buses'' film spin-off ''Holiday on the Buses'' in 1973. She was also a mainstay of the comedy drama series Beryl's Lot appearing as Beryl's neighbor Freda Mills from 1973-75 Watts appeared in ''Dad's Army'' in the role of Mrs Edna Peters, also in several episodes of ''Dixon of Dock Green'' in different roles, in two episodes of ''Callan'' (appearing as the aunt of petty crook Lonely, played by Russell Hunter), and in the comedy-drama ''Beryl's Lot'' (1973–75) and one episode of ''Steptoe and Son'' (1972). She appeared in three episodes of the ''Play for Today'' anthology series for the BBC, including ''Waterloo Sunset'' transmitted on 23 January 1979. She ran pubs (including the Iron Bridge Tavern, East India Dock Road, London and the Rose and Crown, Pennyfields, Poplar) with her husband, "Slim Watts", where she also sang and played piano with an eight-piece band to pull in more customers. She appeared in the 1966 film version of ''Alfie'', singing "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" in a memorable, riotous bar-room brawl sequence, and also appeared as a pub singer in the Tommy Steele film ''Half a Sixpence'' in 1967. ''Portrait of Queenie'', in which she sang original compositions by James Stevens brought forth a vinyl record of the same name. Queenie Watts died from cancer in 1980, aged 53. ==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「Queenie Watts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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