Contents
1 Personal life 2 Writing 3 Acting 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links
Personal life[edit]
Mitchell was born Yvonne Frances Joseph, but in 1946 changed her name
by deed poll to
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell (without the Frances).[2] Her parents
were Madge (Mitchell) and Bertie Joseph.[3][4] She was Jewish.[5]
Mitchell was married to the journalist, film and theatre critic and
novelist Derek Monsey (1921–1979) and they lived in a village in the
south of France. Mitchell died of cancer, aged 63, in 1979. Monsey
died the same year, roughly one month earlier. Their daughter Cordelia
Monsey is a theatre director and a long-term associate of both Sir
Peter Hall and Sir Trevor Nunn.[citation needed] Yvonne Mitchell's
grandson is the drummer and violinist, Mitch McGugan.[citation needed]
Writing[edit]
Outside acting, Mitchell was also an established author, writing
several books for children and adults as well as winning awards for
playwriting. Her plays include The Same Sky. She wrote an acclaimed
biography of the French writer Colette, and her own autobiography was
published in 1957.
Acting[edit]
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Already an experienced stage actress, she made her speaking debut in
film in The Queen of Spades (1949), although she had played an
uncredited minor role in Love on the Dole eight years earlier.
She appeared in several prominent film roles over the following three
decades, winning a British Film Award for
The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart (1954) and
the
Silver Bear for Best Actress
Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 7th Berlin International Film
Festival for
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957).[6] She appeared in the
role of Mildred in the controversial film Sapphire (1959).
On television, Mitchell was voted 'Television Actress of the Year' for
1953 by the
Daily Mail
Daily Mail newspaper, mainly for her role as Cathy in the
Nigel Kneale/
Rudolph Cartier
Rudolph Cartier adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel
Wuthering Heights. The following year, she appeared in another Kneale
/ Cartier literary adaptation when she took the role of Julia with
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing as
Winston Smith
Winston Smith in their adaptation of Nineteen
Eighty-Four.
She starred as Lea in the BBC's 1973 TV production of Colette's Cheri.
She continued to act occasionally on television until the late 1970s,
appearing in guest roles in series such as
Out of the Unknown (in
1966); her final screen role was in the
BBC
BBC science-fiction series
1990 (1977).
Filmography[edit]
The Queen of Spades (1949)
Turn the Key Softly (1953)
The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart (1954)
Escapade (1955)
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night (1956)
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
Passionate Summer (1958)
Tiger Bay (1959)
Sapphire (1959)
Conspiracy of Hearts
Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody (1961)
The Main Attraction (1962)
Genghis Khan (1965)
The Corpse (1971)
The Great Waltz (1972)
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind (1972)
The Incredible Sarah
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Nido de Viudas (1977)
References[edit]
^ Reference books give her year of birth as 1925. However, her name appears in the birth indexes for England and Wales for the July–September quarter of 1915. ^ London Gazette, 8 October 1946, p. 5007. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 January 2011. ^ "Who's who in the Theatre". 20 November 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2016. ^ "א י ב ו ן בז י ט 111 ל – דבר, 28/09/1951". Jpress.nli.org.il. 28 September 1951. Retrieved 29 March 2016. ^ "Berlinale 1957: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
External links[edit]
Biography portal
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell on IMDb
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell at the
Internet Broadway Database
Internet Broadway Database
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell at Find a Grave
v t e
Silver Bear for Best Actress
Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli (1956)
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell (1957)
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani (1958)
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (1959)
Juliette Mayniel (1960)
Anna Karina
Anna Karina (1961)
Rita Gam
Rita Gam /
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors (1962)
Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson (1963)
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari (1964)
Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey (1965)
Lola Albright
Lola Albright (1966)
Edith Evans
Edith Evans (1967)
Stéphane Audran (1968)
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret /
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (1971)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (1972)
Kinuyo Tanaka (1975)
Jadwiga Barańska
Jadwiga Barańska (1976)
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin (1977)
Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands (1978)
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla (1979)
Renate Krößner (1980)
Barbara Grabowska (1981)
Katrin Sass
Katrin Sass (1982)
Yevgeniya Glushenko (1983)
Inna Churikova
Inna Churikova (1984)
Jo Kennedy (1985)
Charlotte Valandrey
Charlotte Valandrey /
Marcélia Cartaxo (1986)
Ana Beatriz Nogueira (1987)
Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter (1988)
Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Adjani (1989)
Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril (1991)
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung (1992)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer (1993)
Crissy Rock (1994)
Josephine Siao (1995)
Anouk Grinberg
Anouk Grinberg (1996)
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche (1997)
Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro (1998)
Juliane Köhler
Juliane Köhler (1999)
Bibiana Beglau
Bibiana Beglau (2000)
Kerry Fox
Kerry Fox (2001)
Halle Berry
Halle Berry (2002)
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman /
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore /
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (2003)
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron /
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Catalina Sandino Moreno (2004)
Julia Jentsch
Julia Jentsch (2005)
Sandra Hüller
Sandra Hüller (2006)
Nina Hoss
Nina Hoss (2007)
Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins (2008)
Birgit Minichmayr
Birgit Minichmayr (2009)
Shinobu Terajima
Shinobu Terajima (2010)
Sareh Bayat
Sareh Bayat /
Sarina Farhadi /
Leila Hatami
Leila Hatami / Kimia Hosseini (2011)
Rachel Mwanza
Rachel Mwanza (2012)
Paulina García
Paulina García (2013)
Haru Kuroki
Haru Kuroki (2014)
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling (2015)
Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm (2016)
Kim Min-hee (2017)
v t e
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1952–1967
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh British,
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret Foreign (1952)
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn British,
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron Foreign (1953)
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell British,
Cornell Borchers
Cornell Borchers Foreign (1954)
Katie Johnson British,
Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair Foreign (1955)
Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna British,
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani Foreign (1956)
Heather Sears
Heather Sears British,
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret Foreign (1957)
Irene Worth
Irene Worth British,
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret Foreign (1958)
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn British,
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine Foreign (1959)
Rachel Roberts British,
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine Foreign (1960)
Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan British,
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren Foreign (1961)
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron British,
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft Foreign (1962)
Rachel Roberts British,
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal Foreign (1963)
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn British,
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft Foreign (1964)
Julie Christie
Julie Christie British,
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal Foreign (1965)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor British,
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau Foreign (1966)
Edith Evans
Edith Evans British,
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée Foreign (1967)
1968–present
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn (1968)
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith (1969)
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross (1970)
Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson (1971)
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli (1972)
Stéphane Audran (1973)
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward (1974)
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (1975)
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher (1976)
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton (1977)
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda (1978)
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda (1979)
Judy Davis
Judy Davis (1980)
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (1981)
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn (1982)
Julie Walters
Julie Walters (1983)
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith (1984)
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft (1985)
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith (1986)
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft (1987)
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith (1988)
Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins (1989)
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy (1990)
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (1991)
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1992)
Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter (1993)
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon (1994)
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1995)
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn (1996)
Judi Dench
Judi Dench (1997)
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett (1998)
Annette Bening
Annette Bening (1999)
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts (2000)
Judi Dench
Judi Dench (2001)
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman (2002)
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson (2003)
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton (2004)
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon (2005)
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren (2006)
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard (2007)
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet (2008)
Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan (2009)
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (2010)
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (2011)
Emmanuelle Riva
Emmanuelle Riva (2012)
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett (2013)
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore (2014)
Brie Larson
Brie Larson (2015)
Emma Stone
Emma Stone (2016)
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand (2017)
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WorldCat Identities VIAF: 146176160 LCCN: n50033469 ISNI: 0000 0001 1703 6497 GN