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Janette Tough
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Born
May 16
,
1947
·
Queenzieburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Birth name
Janet Anderson
Height
4′ 5½″ (1.36 m)
Mini Bio
Janette Tough was born on May 16, 1947 in Queenzieburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for
French and Saunders (1987)
,
Blackpool Bonanza (1978)
and
The Krankies Elektronik Komik (1985)
. She has been married to
Ian Tough
since 1969.
Family
Spouse
Ian Tough
(1969 - present)
Trademarks
School cap and uniform of her Wee Jimmy Krankie character
Trivia
Semi-retired in December 2004, she fractured her skull and collarbone falling from scenery during a pantomime at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre. Co-star
Gary Hollywood
suffered concussion.
Embarking on the "Best of British Variety Tour 2008" with
Tommy Cannon
and
Bobby Ball
,
Paul Daniels
,
Frank Carson
,
Jimmy Cricket
and
Brotherhood of Man
.
Most well-known for portraying schoolboy Jimmy Krankie, a character she has frequently reprised in assorted TV shows.
Semi retired but hospitalised after being injured in an on-stage accident at the Glasgow Pavilion Theatre.
Appeared with
Ian Tough
as The Krankies in the video for the Comic Relief charity single of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".
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