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June Rose Ritchie (born 31 May 1941) is a British actress.
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English film actresses 1941 births Living people Actresses from Blackpool Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English stage actresses English television actresses People from Old Trafford {{England-film-actor-stub
June Rose Ritchie (born 31 May 1941) is a British actress.
Early life
She attended Stretford Children's Theatre from the age of nine. She left school in Manchester, aged 16, to train as a secretary, working for the Manchester Ship Canal Company. Her parents lived in Shrewsbury Street and King’s Crescent in Old Trafford. Ritchie trained atRADA
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lond ...
, where she graduated in 1961, having won the Emile Littler Award for Most Promising Actress and the Ronson Award for the outstanding female student.
Biography
She came to prominence after starring in the role of Ingrid Rothwell oppositeAlan Bates
Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the Cinema of the United Kingdom#The 1960s, 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from ''Whistle Down the Wind (film), Whistle Down ...
in the 1962 film adaptation of '' A Kind of Loving''.
In 1963, she starred with Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, film and television.
Rutherford came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ''Blithe Spirit (1945 f ...
in the comedy ''The Mouse on the Moon
''The Mouse on the Moon'' is a 1963 British comedy film, the sequel to ''The Mouse That Roared (film), The Mouse That Roared''. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel ''The Mouse on the Moon (novel), The Mouse on the Moon'' by Irish author Leona ...
'' and appeared as a 'dance hostess' with Sylvia Syms
Sylvia May Laura Syms (6 January 1934 – 27 January 2023) was an English stage and screen actress. Her best-known film roles include '' My Teenage Daughter'' (1956), '' Woman in a Dressing Gown'' (1957), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA ...
in '' The World Ten Times Over''. She also made two movies with Ian Hendry at around the same time, ''Live Now, Pay Later'' and ''This is My Street''.
After marrying and starting a family, she cut back on her acting roles, but later made a successful comeback on stage (most memorably in a high-profile musical adaptation of ''Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to:
* Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell
* Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel
Gone with the Wind ...
'' in London), and appeared in many British television dramas including '' The Mallens'', '' The Saint'', '' The Baron'', ''Minder
A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds".
Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...
'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', and '' Père Goriot''.
In 1966 Ritchie starred in '' The Saint (S5,E10 'Little Girl Lost')'' as Mildred, a fake hostage attempting and failing to get the better of Simon Templar (The Saint).
In 1975, Ritchie joined Ray Davies
Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the Rock music, rock band the Kinks, which he led, with his younger brother Dave Davies, Dave pro ...
and the Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray Davies, Ray and Dave Davies, and Pete Quaife. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British ...
on their album, ''Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
'', having played the same role in the 1974 single drama, ''Starmaker'', on which the album was based. She sang the role of "Andrea" ("Norman"'s wife).
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Internet Movie Database
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.June Ritchie Website
English film actresses 1941 births Living people Actresses from Blackpool Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English stage actresses English television actresses People from Old Trafford {{England-film-actor-stub