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Yvonne Mitchell (born Yvonne Frances Joseph; 7 July 1915 – 24 March 1979) was an English actress and author. After beginning her acting career in theatre, Mitchell progressed to films in the late 1940s. Her roles include
Julia
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adaptation of
George Orwell's novel ''
Nineteen Eighty-Four
''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also stylised as ''1984'') is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale written by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and fina ...
''. She retired from acting in 1977.
Early life
Mitchell was born Yvonne Frances Joseph, but in 1946 changed her name by
deed poll to Yvonne Mitchell (without the Frances). Her parents were Madge (Mitchell) and Bertie Joseph. Her cousin was Conservative MP
Keith Joseph.
[McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 525; ] She was
Jewish
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and was educated in Sussex at
Battle Abbey School and
St Paul's Girls' School
St Paul's Girls' School is an independent day school for girls, aged 11 to 18, located in Brook Green, Hammersmith, in West London, England.
History
St Paul's Girls' School was founded by the Worshipful Company of Mercers in 1904, using part o ...
in London.
Acting
Mitchell trained for an acting career at the
London Theatre Studio
The London Theatre Studio was a drama and design school in Upper Street, Islington, London, from 1936 to 1939. It was directed by the French actor and director Michel Saint-Denis.
The school was the first in England to teach theatrical design a ...
, making her professional debut in 1939.
Already an experienced stage actress, she made her speaking film debut in ''
The Queen of Spades'' (1949), although she played an uncredited minor role in ''
Love on the Dole
''Love on the Dole'' is a novel by Walter Greenwood, about working-class poverty in 1930s Northern England. It has been made into both a play and a film.
The novel
Walter Greenwood's novel (1933) was written during the early 1930s as a respons ...
'' eight years earlier.
She had several prominent film roles over the next three decades, winning a
British Film Award for ''
The Divided Heart'' (1954) and the
Silver Bear for Best Actress
The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chos ...
at the
7th Berlin International Film Festival
The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film ''12 Angry ...
for ''
Woman in a Dressing Gown
''Woman in a Dressing Gown'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, and Carole Lesley. The film won four awards at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival includin ...
'' (1957).
She appeared as Mildred in the controversial film ''
Sapphire
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'' (1959).
Mitchell was voted 'Television Actress of the Year' for 1953 by the ''
Daily Mail'' newspaper, mainly for her role as Cathy in the
Nigel Kneale
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/
Rudolph Cartier
Rudolph Cartier (born Rudolph Kacser, renamed himself in Germany to Rudolph Katscher;
17 April 1904 – 7 June 1994) was an Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, exc ...
adaptation of
Emily Brontë's novel ''
Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent re ...
''. The next year, she appeared in another Kneale/Cartier literary adaptation in the role of Julia, with
Peter Cushing
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as
Winston Smith, in their adaptation of ''
Nineteen Eighty-Four
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''.
She starred as Lea in the 1973 BBC TV production of Colette's ''
Cheri''. She continued to appear in television guest roles until the late 1970s, in series such as ''
Out of the Unknown'' (in 1966); her final screen role was in the
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science-fiction series ''