Grazina Frame (born Lydia Anna Grazina Obrycha; 6 November 1941,
Fylde,
Lancashire,
England) is an English stage and screen actress, singer and voice double
Early life
Grazina Frame was born as Lydia Anna Grazina Obrycha to Polish parents Zena Frame (mother) and Karol Jan Obrycki (father). She attended the
Aida Foster Drama School and began her career as Grazina Obrycki.
Television
She first appeared on television as a servant girl in ''A Time to be Born'', a Christmas play, for BBC Television (24 December 1953).
On television, she appeared as entertainer ''Gloria Marsh'' in the 19 October 1969 episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) "
That's How Murder Snowballs
"That's How Murder Snowballs" is the fifth episode of the 1969 ITC British television series ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. Directed by Paul Dickson and written by Ray Austin, the episod ...
", and in series Up Pompeii! (1970), The Fenn Street Gang (1971), Doctor in Charge (1972) and The Morecambe and Wise Show as a regular from 1971 to 1974, playing supporting roles to the legendary comedians. Her latest screen appearance was in the 1996 television movie ''Cuts''.
Stage
She appeared as ''Mavis'', a ''Victorian Mermaid'', in ''
Follow That Girl
''Follow That Girl'' is a musical adapted by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds from their original Bristol Old Vic production ''Christmas in King Street''. The story centers on a girl named Victoria Gilchrist, whose parents want her to marry one o ...
'', 1959–1960, at Vaudeville Theatre, London.
She appeared as Carol Blitztein, in ''
Blitz!'', the 1962
West End
West End most commonly refers to:
* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
Pl ...
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
by
Lionel Bart.
She appeared in the 1986 London production of ''Cabaret'' with Wayne Sleep, Kelly Hunter, Peter Land, and Rodney Cottam.
Music
She recorded a series of singles as Grazina for
HMV 1962-1964, and sang with
Sir Cliff Richard on several 1960s songs, as a result of having over-dubbed both
Carole Gray in film ''
The Young Ones'' and
Lauri Peters in ''
Summer Holiday''.
Film
Her film appearances include ''
The Painted Smile
''The Painted Smile'' is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Liz Fraser, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Reynolds and Tony Wickert. The film was known in the USA as ''Murder Can Be Deadly''.
Plot
Tom, a student, comes un ...
'' (1962), ''
What a Crazy World'' (1963), ''
The Bargee '' (1964), ''
Every Day's a Holiday'' (1965) and ''
The Alphabet Murders'' (1965).
Personal life
She was married to songwriter and record producer
Mitch Murray until 1980, with daughters
Mazz and Gina, who would form the girl group ''Woman''.
Grazina remarried to writer-producer Rob Dallas. She was a friend of the late
Bob Monkhouse.
Discography
As Grazina
* A: "Lover Please Believe Me" / B: "So What"
* A: "Another Like You" / B: "Don't Be Shy"
* A: "Be My Baby" / B: "I Ain't Gonna Knock On Your Door"
* A: "Stay Awhile" / B: "Let Me Go Lover"
With Cliff Richard
* "Nothing's Impossible" (Cliff Richard and Grazina Frame, A.B.S Orchestra) ''
The Young Ones''
* "No One For Me" (Grazina Frame, A.B.S Orchestra) ''
The Young Ones''
* "A Swinging Affair" (Grazina Frame, A.B.S. Orchestra)
Summer Holiday
Television
*
List of The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977) episodes
*
Up Pompeii!
*
That's How Murder Snowballs
"That's How Murder Snowballs" is the fifth episode of the 1969 ITC British television series ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. Directed by Paul Dickson and written by Ray Austin, the episod ...
References
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Living people
1941 births