Sue Bond (born 9 May 1945) is a British actress, cabaret singer and comedian, best remembered for her appearances on ''
The Benny Hill Show
''The Benny Hill Show'' is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketch comedy, sketches typified by slapstick, mime, parody, and ...
'' in the early 1970s. She appeared with
Benny Hill
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 18 April 1992) was an English comedian, actor and scriptwriter. He is best remembered for his television programme, ''The Benny Hill Show'', a comedy-variety show whose amalgam of slapstick, bu ...
for three years between 1970 and 1973, making her one of the longest serving female cast members of the pre-Hill's Angels era. In the mid-1970s, Bond appeared increasingly in sitcoms.
Alongside of her acting, Bond had a second career as a singer, mainly on the
Northern Club Circuit. Her last acting credit to date was in the short-lived revival of ''
Mind Your Language
''Mind Your Language'' was a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly ...
'' in 1986, but she continued singing on the cabaret circuit into the early 1990s.
Acting roles
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The Nine Ages of Nakedness
''The Nine Ages of Nakedness'' (also known as ''The 9 Ages of Nakedness'') is a 1969 British sex film, directed by Harrison Marks, and starring Marks as himself and featuring Bruno Elrington, June Palmer, Julian Orchard, Max Wall and Cardew Ro ...
'' (1969; 'Serving Girl')
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Clegg'' (1970; 'Panty Girl')
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Secrets of Sex'' (1970; 'The Call Girl')
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The Benny Hill Show
''The Benny Hill Show'' is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketch comedy, sketches typified by slapstick, mime, parody, and ...
'' (1970–73, TV)
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The Yes Girls
''The Yes Girls'', also known as ''Take Some Girls'' and ''Excitement Girls'', is a 1972 British film directed by Lindsay Shonteff and starring Sue Bond and Sally Muggeridge. A woman escapes from a school for delinquent girls and becomes involved ...
'' (1971, 'Maria')
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Freelance
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...
'' (1971, 'Girl in blue film')
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Casanova'' (1971, TV; 'Whore')
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Now Look Here'' (1971, TV)
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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
''The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins'' is a 1971 British sketch comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of ''The Magnificent Seven'' and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each ...
'' (1971; 'Girl with Glasses')
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The Fenn Street Gang'' (1971; 'Dolly')
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Doctor in Charge'' (1972, TV)
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Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour may also refer to:
Film
* Love Thy Neighbor (1940 film), ''Love Thy Neighbor'' (1940 film), an American film
* Love Thy Neighbour (1967 film), ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1967 film), a Danish-German comedy fil ...
'' (1972, TV; 'Barmaid')
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White Cargo
''White Cargo'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon (playwright), Leon Gord ...
'' (1973; 'Desiree')
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Not On Your Nellie
''Not On Your Nellie'' is a British sitcom that ran from 1974 until 1975. It starred veteran actress Hylda Baker as Nellie Pickersgill, a Bolton woman who moves to London to help run her ailing father's Chelsea pub. Seventeen episodes of the ...
'' (1973, TV; 'Girl on Coach'/title sequence, uncredited)
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The Creeping Flesh'' (1973; 'Girl in Tavern', uncredited)
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On the Buses
''On the Buses'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom that was broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 1969 to 1973. It was created by Chesney and Wolfe, Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, who wrote most of the episodes. It spawned thr ...
'' (1973, TV; episode: ''Olive’s Divorce'', Clippie (uncredited))
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Thriller: File It Under Fear'' (1973, TV; 'Karen')
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And Mother Makes Three'' (1973, TV; 'Nellie McQueen')
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O Lucky Man!
''O Lucky Man!'' is a 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Anderso ...
'' (1973)
*''Billy Liar'' (1973, TV; 'Dishy Bird')
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Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...
'' (1974, TV; 'Marion')
*''A Little Bit of Wisdom'' (1974, TV; 'Showgirl')
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Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour may also refer to:
Film
* Love Thy Neighbor (1940 film), ''Love Thy Neighbor'' (1940 film), an American film
* Love Thy Neighbour (1967 film), ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1967 film), a Danish-German comedy fil ...
'' (1974, TV; 'Amy')
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The Best of Benny Hill
''The Best of Benny Hill'' is a 1974 film version of material from the television comedy series ''The Benny Hill Show''. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television years, from 1969 to 1973. The sketches in the film are from ...
'' (1974)
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And Mother Makes Five'' (1975, TV; 'Shop Assistant')
*''Spring and Autumn'' (1975, TV; 'Barmaid')
*''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1975, stage; 'Fairy Queen')
*''Look: Mike Yarwood'' (1976, TV)
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George and Mildred'' (1977, TV; 'Cynthia')
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Robin's Nest'' (1979, TV; 'Fiona')
*''George and Mildred'' (1979, TV; 'Gloria')
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Tommy
Tommy may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tommy (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army
* Tommy Giacomelli (born 1974), Brazilian fo ...
'' (1979, stage; 'The Nurse')
*''Leave Him to Heaven'' (1979, TV; 'Janine')
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George and Mildred: The Movie'' (1980; 'Marlene')
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All Creatures Great and Small'' (1980, TV; 'Lydia')
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Keep It in the Family'' (1980, TV; 'Mimi')
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Let There Be Love'' (1982, TV; 'Neighbour')
*''Janet and Company'' (1982, TV)
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Jack of Diamonds'' (1983, TV; 'Gloria')
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Mind Your Language
''Mind Your Language'' was a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly ...
'' (1986, TV; 'Rita')
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1945 births
Living people
English film actresses
English television actresses
Actors from Aylesbury
Actresses from Buckinghamshire
20th-century English actresses
20th-century English women singers
20th-century English singers
English women comedians
Comedians from Buckinghamshire