Nancy Nevinson (born as Nancy Ezekiel, 26 July 1918 – 25 January 2012) was a British actress.

Early life

Nevinson was born in

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, as Nancy Ezekiel, one of four children of Reemah (née Kadoorie) and David Ezekiel, members of the Baghdadi-Jewish community of

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during the Raj. The family moved to London in the 1930s, where Nancy trained at RADA and took the stage name Nancy Nevinson, which she retained after her subsequent marriage to Commander William Hoyes-Cock.

Career

Nevison worked on stage, in film and on television. She also dubbed voices for both young and old. She appeared in the films '' Foxhole in Cairo'' (1960), '' Light in the Piazza'' (1962), '' Mrs. Gibbons' Boys'' (1962), '' Ring of Spies'' (1964), ''

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'' (1965), '' For the Love of Ada'' (1972), ''

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'' (1977), '' S.O.S. Titanic'' (1979), ''

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'' (1979), '' Raise the Titanic'' (1980), ''

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'' (1997).

Personal life

Nevinson married Commander William Hoyes-Cock (1905–1973), whom she met while touring with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during WW2. They had three children: Nigel Nevinson, Gennie Nevinson, and Hugh Hoyes-Cock. Nigel and Gennie are both actors.

Retirement

In 2001, she moved to

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, to a retirement home funded by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund especially for film and television personalities. Nevinson died there on 25 January 2012, aged 93.

Filmography

*1956: ''

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'' – Emilia (English version, voice) *1956: '' High Flight'' – Bishop's Wife *1957-1959: '' The Adventures of Twizzle'' – Twizzle / Narrator (voices) *1958: ''

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'' – Mother *1958: '' Starr and Company'' (TV Series) – Megs Turner *1960: '' Night Train for Inverness'' – Landlady (uncredited) *1961: '' Foxhole in Cairo'' – Signorina Signorelli *1961: ''

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'' – German wife (uncredited) *1961: '' Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen'' – Sluttish woman (uncredited) *1962: '' Light in the Piazza'' – Signora Naccarelli *1962: '' Mrs. Gibbons' Boys'' – Mrs. Morelli *1963: ''

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'' – Elsie Siddall *1963: '' Ring of Spies'' – Helen Kroger"Ring of Spies (1964)" Film Review
''French Film Site''. *1964: '' Smuggler's Bay'' (TV series) – Mrs. Belmore *1965: ''The Big Spender'' (TV Series) – Mrs. Winters *1965: ''

'' – Mrs. Zanfrello (uncredited) *1966: ''

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'' ('Infamous Conduct' episode) *1967: ''An Officer of the Court'' (TV Series) – Rachel *1970: ''

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'' – Amanda's Mother *1972: '' Our Miss Fred'' – Patron's Wife *1972: '' For the Love of Ada'' – Elsie Lockwood *1974: ''

'' – Hannah *1977: ''

'' (TV Mini-Series) – Abigail *1977: ''

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'' – (voice) *1979: '' S.O.S. Titanic'' (TV Movie) – Ida Strauss *1980: '' Raise the Titanic'' – Sarah Martindale *1981: '' Private Schulz'' (TV Series) – Frau Ehrlich *1982: '' Jane'' (TV Series) – Colonels Wife *1985: ''

'' – Hotel Receptionist *1988: '' War and Remembrance'' (TV Mini-Series) – Woman at Weir Courteney *1994: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) – Deaf Cousin *1997: '' Mrs. Dalloway'' – Mrs. Hilberry

References

External links

Obituary – Times
(The obituary has been archived. The word actress is not mentioned in the obituary, but Glebelands has only 41 residents – see History on glebelands.org. Two 93-year-old Nancy Nevinsons is hardly likely.) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nevinson, Nancy 1918 births 2012 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Artists from Chittagong British people in colonial India Actresses from British India 20th-century English actresses Jewish British actresses