June Jago (31 March 1928 – 29 July 2010) was an Australian-born actress, who worked in stage, television and film in her native country and the United Kingdom,

Biography

Jago made her stage debut in Australia and went to Britain in the 1950s with a touring production of '' Summer of the Seventeenth Doll''. She made her film debut in 1959 in '' Please Turn Over'', alongside Ted Ray, Jean Kent,

Leslie Phillips Leslie Samuel Phillips (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He appeared in the '' Carry On'' ...

and Joan Sims. She appeared in two of the '' Carry On'' films - ''

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'' (1961) and '' Carry On Doctor'' (1967) - and her other film credits included roles in '' The Captain's Table'' (1959), '' No Kidding'' (1960), '' Journey into Darkness'' (1968), '' The Games'' (1970) and ''

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'' (1971). She appeared on television in programmes such as ''

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'' and '' The Good Life''. On stage, she appeared with the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...

and at the

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. She also appeared in the Australian films '' The Man from Snowy River'' (1982), '' Double Deal'' (1983) and '' Departure'' (1986). Jago returned to Australia in the late 1970s and continued to act, notably with the

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre com ...

, and also worked as a teacher of acting and elocution.

Filmography

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* 1928 births 2010 deaths Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses British film actresses British stage actresses British television actresses Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom {{UK-screen-actor-stub