Juliet Hammond-Hill (born 13 November 1953) is an English actress, best known for her role in the television series '' Secret Army'' (1977–1979). She is also known as Juliet Hammond.

Early life

Hammond-Hill was born in St Pancras, London, the daughter of Peter Hammond Hill, an actor, and Maureen Glynne-West, who had married at

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in 1948. She was the eldest in a family of five, with a sister and three brothers. She trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy and later gained a

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in the performing arts from the

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Career

Hammond-Hill came to national attention in 1977 as Natalie Chantrens in the

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drama series '' Secret Army'' (1977–1979), with a central role in all three years of the programme. In 1980, she played Madeline Bray and other parts in the first

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production of ''

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'', staged at the

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. Several new screen roles came to Hammond-Hill in 1981, including '' Kessler'', a sequel to '' Secret Army'' set in about 1980, for which she had to age more than thirty years. She was the ominous Miss Hawk in eight episodes of the BBC serial for children ''

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'', appeared as a German terrorist, Irene Kohl, in the thriller serial ''

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'' and had a guest part in ''

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'', playing the

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Pella in the episode ”Power”. At the end of the year, while pregnant with her daughter, she appeared opposite

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as Emilie in the television version of Bertholt Brecht's ''

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'', first broadcast in March 1982. In 1983, Hammond-Hill was cast in an episode of ''

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'', playing Miranda Davenport, an antique dealer who dates

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. From then on, she worked as Juliet Hammond, the first such credit being in the television movie '' The Balance of Nature'' (1983).The Balance of Nature
at bfi.org.uk/films, accessed 25 April 2020 Later work included parts in ''

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'' (1984), ''Playing the Ace'' (1986), and ''

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'' (1986), in which Hammond played the mistress of a Chinese man who has died in mysterious circumstances. Since the 1990s, Hammond has taught drama students and directed plays, mostly in

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. She now spells her name Juliette Hammond.

Personal life

In 1977, Hammond-Hill married Mark Burgin in

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. A daughter born in 1982 was registered with the names Hammond-Hill and Constantinou. She later lived with Toby Parsons, a construction worker/fine artist, at

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.Red carpet rolled out at Burgess Hill School for Girls
''Sussex Life'', 27 May 2014, accessed 21 August 2021

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond-Hill, Juliet 1953 births Living people English television actresses Actresses from London Actors from the London Borough of Camden People from St Pancras, London