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Tom Ellis is a Welsh actor from Cardiff, Wales. He is best known for playing Lucifer Morningstar in the American television series Lucifer (2016-2021).
Ellis was born in Cardiff. He studied BA Dramatic Studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (previously the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama).
Ellis' notable roles include Hollywood physician in the USA Network series Rush, Mark Etches in the British supernatural drama The Fades and Gary Preston in the hit TV show Miranda which aired on the BBC from November 9, 2009 to January 1, 2015.
In February 2015, it was announced that Ellis was cast as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox television drama Lucifer, based on the comic of the same name, which premiered on 25 January 2016. The show was continued by Netflix from its fourth to sixth season, later was released on the 10th of September 2021.- Actress
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Perdita Rose Weeks is a British actress who plays Juliet Higgins in the CBS-turned-NBC reboot series Magnum P.I. Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She is the younger sister of Honeysuckle Weeks and the older sister of Rollo Weeks, both actors.- Actor
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Matthew Rhys Evans is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Kevin Walker in Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011) and Philip Jennings in The Americans (2013-2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. In film, he appeared as Dylan Thomas in the film The Edge of Love (2008) and as Daniel Ellsberg in the film The Post (2017) and starred in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). In 2020, he starred in the lead role on the HBO period series Perry Mason, for which he received his third Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor - Television Series Drama.- Actor
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Ioan Gruffudd was born on October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales, UK to educators Gillian (James) and Peter Gruffudd. He has a brother, Alun, who is two years younger and a sister, Siwan, who is seven years younger. He got his start at age 13 in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm (1974). He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1992 to 1995, and was then cast as the title role of the television remake Poldark (1996). After playing Oscar Wilde's lover John Gray in Wilde (1997) and Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in Titanic (1997), Gruffudd became a leading man in the Hornblower series of television movies between 1998 and 2003. He then played Pip in the big budget BBC production of Great Expectations (1999). Other film roles include 102 Dalmatians (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), King Arthur (2004), Amazing Grace (2006), Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
He resides in Los Angeles, California.- Actress
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Honeysuckle Weeks was born on 1 August 1979 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Foyle's War (2002), The Wicker Tree (2011) and The Five (2016). She has been married to Lorne Stormonth-Darling since July 2007. They have one child.- Dino Fetscher was born on 9 June 1988 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Foundation (2021), Years and Years (2019) and Humans (2015).
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Born in Cardiff, Wales, and living in Los Angeles, Andrew Howard is known mostly for his turn as Gennady in Limitless and Bad Frank Philips in Hatfields and McCoys. Stage roles included Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange, Peer Gynt in Peer Gynt, Orestes in Electra at theatres, including The Royal National Theatre (London) and The Donmar Warehouse (London). Howard has made notable appearances in several major productions, including the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and the Guy Ritchie caper Revolver, as well as costarring alongside Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close in the 2003 TV movie The Lion in Winter. In 2001, Howard was awarded best actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his portrayal of Jon in Mr In-Between. He co-wrote the screenplay for Shooters, a 2002 British crime drama in which he also starred. In 2009, he played Thomas Luster in the thriller film Luster under the direction from Adam Mason. In 2009, he was also in the film Blood River, for which Howard won the Best Actor Award at the Honolulu Film Festival and the Jack Nance Break-through performance award at the NYC Film Festival, Tribeca.- Actress
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Katy Wix was born on 28 February 1980 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Torchwood (2006), The Windsors (2016) and Big Boys (2022).- Actress
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Lucie Jones is a leading theatre actress, credits include: 'Lou' in Girlfriends (LMTO); 'Elle Woods' in Legally Blonde (National Tour); 'Emily' in A Christmas Carol (Lyceum Theatre); 'Maureen Johnson' in RENT The Musical (The Other Palace & National Tour); 'Holly' in The Wedding Singer (National Tour); 'Elle Woods' in Legally Blonde the Musical (Leicester Curve / South Korea; DIMF Best Actress in a Musical Award); 'Molly Jensen' in Ghost: The Musical (Asian Tour); 'Victoria' in American Psycho The Musical (Almeida); 'Meatloaf' in the We Will Rock You (World Arena Tour); 'Kelly' in The Prodigals (Edinburgh Fringe); 'Cosette' in Les Misérables (Queens Theatre);
Television includes: Midsomer Murders (ITV) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC). Lucie was a finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor. She toured the UK playing to sell out arena crowds on The X Factor tour in 2010. In January 2017, Lucie won the public vote on BBC2 show Eurovision- You Decide with her original song, 'Never Give Up On You'. She competed at the Eurovision World Final in Ukraine.- Actor
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Born in Cardiff, Peter trained as a doctor at Brasenose College, Oxford and St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, but chose an acting career just prior to graduation. Peter caught the acting bug as a teenager at the National Youth Theatre in Wales and his drama training was at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. On leaving drama school in 1990, Peter made his television debut in Beeban Kidron's Screen Two production of "Antonia and Jane" before going on to play lead roles in three television drama series: "Alex" in Granada TV's Medics; "Lt. Nick Pasco" in "Soldier Soldier" for Central TV; and "Tom Walton" in "The Men's Room" (1991), a five-part series directed by Antonia Bird for BBC TV.
For the next few years, Peter worked steadily in the UK doing several noteworthy productions, such as Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author", "Alun Lewis" in "Alun Lewis: Death and Beauty" for the BBC Wales and "Martin Chuzzlewit" for the BBC, as well as the movie "Uncovered", directed by Jim McBride. In 1995, Peter did a guest shot on "Highlander the Series" playing Methos, a 5000 year old Immortal, which led to a recurring role on the series and changed the theater of his work from the UK to America. He moved to Canada during the filming of "Highlander", then returned to the UK to play Tom Kirby in the Granada Television series "Noah's Ark." Back in Canada, he did two seasons of "Cold Squad" as Inspector Simon Ross and had roles in "X-Men 2- X-Men United" and "Catwoman". He received a Gemini Award nomination and a Christian TV Excellence nomination for best actor for his work in "The Miracle of the Cards". In 2006, Peter appeared on the BBC series, "Dalziel and Pascoe." Peter and his family relocated to Los Angeles in the fall of 2005 where he did guest shots on the series "Charmed," and "Medium" as well as "The Collector" for CTV in Canada. He revisited the character of Methos for the new Highlander movie, "The Source" and also played the title role in "The Last Sin Eater" directed by Michael Landon Jr. for Fox Faith Pictures. In the summer of 2006, Peter returned to the UK to join the cast of the popular medical drama "Holby City" for at least one year as Medical Consultant Daniel Clifford.
Peter holds an Advanced Level Stage fighting certificate, is a former National Trampoline Champion and his personal best time for running the London Marathon is 3 hours exactly. Peter is married and he and his wife have a son.
As of August, 2011, Peter has returned to medical school, attending the University of Vermont, to become a doctor. He graduated in May 2015.- Writer
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Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert and was severely injured. As a result, he spent five months in a Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria. Dahl is noted for how he relates suspenseful and sometimes horrific events in a simple tone.- Actress
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Rakie Ayola was born on 11 May 1968 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Been So Long (2018), Twelfth Night (2018) and No Offence (2015). She is married to Adam Smethurst. They have two children.- Actress
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Hannah Daniel was born on 20 January 1986 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Hinterland (2013), Black Mountain Poets (2015) and Dad (2005).- Director
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Richard Marquand was born on 22 September 1937 in Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Nowhere to Run (1993) and Jagged Edge (1985). He was married to Carol Bell and Josephine Marquand. He died on 4 September 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Jennifer Leak was born on 28 September 1947 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), Eye of the Cat (1969) and The Incubus (1981). She was married to James Peter D'Auria and Tim Matheson. She died on 18 March 2024 in Jupiter, Florida, USA.
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Born in Cardiff, Chris Addison grew up in Manchester where he attended the Manchester Grammar School before going on to study at the University of Birmingham. Following his graduation in 1994, he put ambitions to direct theatre on hold and "drifted into stand-up comedy" which became his full-time job in 1996. He wrote and performed eight one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival, gaining two Perrier Award nominations and going on to turn two of the shows ('The Ape That Got Lucky' and 'Civilization') into series for BBC Radio.
He moved into acting in 2005, with the role of Ollie Reeder in Armando Iannucci's BBC sitcom The Thick of It (2005). Subsequent roles have included the Cameron-esque evil headmaster David Blood in three series of Skins (2007), Seb in Doctor Who (2005) and the hard-living porn Svengali Tony Power in Michael Winterbottom's movie The Look of Love (2013). In 2016 he took and co-wrote the spoken role of Smith in Emanuel Chabrier's opera 'L'Étoile' at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
During the final series of The Thick of It (2005), he made his directorial debut and subsequently went on to direct many episodes of HBO's Veep (2012), for which he won the Directors Guild of America Award in 2016 as well as an Emmy nomination. In 2015 he won an Emmy for his work as Executive Producer on the show.
He has co-created two sitcoms, Lab Rats (2008) (with Carl Cooper) and Trying Again (2014) (with Simon Blackwell), both of which he starred in.
Chris has written two books, 'Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups' (a book of comic verse) and 'It Wasn't Me' (a book of grumpy complaint).- Peter Penry-Jones was born in 1938 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Poirot (1989) and Colditz (1972). He was married to Angela Thorne. He died on 11 March 2009 in Anglesey, Wales, UK.
- Kate was born in Wales and grew up in the seaside town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire. When she was 16 she attended Waterford Kamhlaba United World College in Swaziland where she studied the International Baccalaureate. She studied at Bristol University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She lives in London.
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Mali Harries was born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is known for Leap Year (2010), Hinterland (2013) and Foyle's War (2002). She is married to Matthew Gravelle. They have two children.- Sophie Stanton was born in 1971 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for How I Live Now (2013), Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012) and Ashes to Ashes (2008).
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Charlotte Maria Church was born on February 21, 1986 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom to Steven Reed and his wife Maria. The couple separated shortly after the child's birth, and she was left in her mother's care. She started singing publicly when she was only three and a half years old, singing the Ghostbusters (1984) theme with her cousin at a seaside holiday camp in Caernarfon, Wales. She came to public notice after an appearance on the UK daytime magazine program, This Morning (1988) (aka "This Morning with Richard and Judy") and then made an impromptu appearance on The Big Big Talent Show (1996). She came on to say a few words about her aunt Caroline Cooper, who was also making an appearance on the show, and the show's host, Jonathan Ross, asked her to sing. She stole the show and immediately became an overnight sensation in her native Wales. More television and concert appearances followed, such as the ones at Cardiff Arms Park in Wales, the London Palladium, and the Royal Albert Hall, and opening for Shirley Bassey in Antwerp, Belgium. She was signed to Sony Music (UK) and has released three best selling albums of popular classics.- Actress
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Suzanne Packer was born on 26 November 1962 in Cardiff, South Wales, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Casualty (1986), Casualty @ Holby City (2005) and Brookside (1982). She was previously married to Jesse Newman.- Actor
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Griff Rhys Jones was born on 16 November 1953 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Alas Smith & Jones (1984), Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) and The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1989). He is married to Jo Jones. They have two children.- Sion Daniel Young was born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is known for Private Peaceful (2012), Deceit (2021) and The Left Behind (2019).
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Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an Enamelware factory. She made her professional debut at 16 appearing in a touring revue "Memories of Al Jolson". Her first major hit was "The Banana Boat Song," and she later sang "Goldfinger" in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964). Her younger daughter died of drowning in 1985. She currently lives in Monte Carlo.- Writer
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Andrew Davies was born on 20 September 1936 in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and The Three Musketeers (2011). He has been married to Diana Huntley since 1960. They have two children.- Actress
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Jo Osmond was born on 14 April 1987 in Cardiff, South Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for Dumbo (2019), Doctor Who (2005) and The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016). She has been married to Josh Morris since 9 May 2013.- Sion Alun Davies was born in July 1990 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Hidden (2018), Steeltown Murders (2023) and The Sandman (2022).
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Justin's Guardians took him to see his first film 'Star Wars' at 4 years old and he felt the force finding it in drawing as a child - he stumbled into filmmaking at Art collage - 3 years travelling from Cardiff in train toilets to Newport Film School where he won awards for his low-budget short films that where acquired for TV. On graduating at 23 years old his film tutor Allan Niblo produced 'Human Traffic'
Justin acquired a deal with Miramax (N.Y) - on returned to London discovered his father was dead as a doorknob - Justin then built a film in his father's memory: 'I Know You Know'
Justin is now making 'Human Traffic 2'
His next film will be a Sci-fi Comedy.- Writer
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Follett's parents belonged to the Plymouth Brethren, a Protestant sect similar to the Baptists. He was forbidden to watch television, radio or cinema. He showed a strong penchant for literature in his early youth, when he read the works of H.G. at the age of seven. Wells and Ian Flamming discovered for themselves. When he was ten years old, in 1959, his family moved to London, where he finished school. He then studied philosophy at the University of London. This subject was due to his critical curiosity about world religions, in which he hoped to find an explanation that he could understand. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Mary became pregnant, and the couple married at the end of his first semester in 1968.
In 1970 he completed his studies in London with a bachelor's degree (B.A.). He then began his professional life as a reporter and columnist for rock music for the "South Wales Echo"; and his interest in authorship was piqued. At the same time, he completed a three-month journalism course. From 1973 to 1974 he worked as a journalist for the London Evening News. His daughter Marie-Claire was born in the same year. At this time he also began his career as an author with his first short stories and novels. In 1974 he became editor-in-chief and deputy director of the publishing house "Everest Books" in London. At the same time he began to publish his first works, such as "The Big Needle" (1947) and the crime novel "The Modigliani Scandal" (1976). He used pseudonyms such as Simon Myles or Zachary Stone.
In 1978, his spy novel "The Needle" was published, which became a bestseller and brought him international popularity. The book sold around twelve million copies and was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award and made into a film starring Donald Sutherland. The proceeds enabled Follett to work exclusively as a writer from then on. Follett then moved into a villa in the south of France, where his next successful novel, "Triple" (Triple, 1980), was written. In 1983 Follett moved to Surrey with his family. There he stood out as a supporter of the Labor Party. Here he met Barbara Broer, a member of the British House of Commons, whom he married after his divorce in 1985. The couple settled in Hertfordshire and in Chelsea, London.
In addition to writing, he played bass guitar in the band Damn Right I've Got the Blues. There were more thrillers and in the following years Follett also took on social tasks in various clubs and associations. In 1990 his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" was published, which describes the construction of a cathedral in medieval England and which was made into a four-part television series by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan in 2010. Follett had discovered the genre of historical novels. Through intensive research, he tried to write them as historically correct and detailed as possible. This created detailed past worlds that illuminated all facets of an era and thus opened up well-founded historical impressions. The author himself became one of the most widely read writers of our time.
With the epoch-making trilogy of his "Saga of the Century," he underlined his reputation for research and historical observation. The historical novel "Fall of the Titans", published in 2010, marked the beginning of this. It's about the fate of three families in the 20th century. The aim was to capture the world historical whole and to draw a kind of global literature. "Winter of the World" followed in 2012 and the "Saga of the Century" entitled "Children of Freedom" was completed in 2014.- Actress
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Katy Wild was born in 1940 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Spyforce (1971) and ITV Play of the Week (1955).- Writer
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While his special gifts seemed to lie in music and composing, the dapper, multi-talented Welsh actor Ivor Novello (ne David Ivor Davies), with his leading-man good looks, had a strong affinity for the camera.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1893, he was the son of a tax-collector father and a well-known singing teacher mother. His prodigious musical skills were evident fairly early. Trained at the Magdalen College Choir School on a soprano scholarship, he soon began writing songs under the name Ivor Novello. In his overall career, Novello would write over 250 songs, a large percentage of them uplifting, touchingly sentimental and war-inspired morale boosters. He moved with his family to London in 1914, and became an overnight celebrity after composing the patriotic World War I standard "Keep the Home Fires Burning," which was introduced much later in the film The Lost Squadron (1932).
Novello then switched to pursue acting and debuted with a role in The Call of the Blood (1921) [The Call of the Blood], a French romantic melodrama which earned him promising notices. Other roles that ensured his status as a screen idol followed, including The Man Without Desire (1923), which he produced. He wrote and appeared in the successful 1924 play "The Rat," which transferred quite well to film the following year (The Rat (1925)). This also inspired two sequels -- The Triumph of the Rat (1926) and The Return of the Rat (1929).
The actor's film peak occurred headlining two of Alfred Hitchcock's early suspense thrillers, serving as the put-upon protagonist in both the silent classic The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) and the lesser-received Downhill (1927). Novello had a fine, well-modulated speaking voice that transferred easily to talkies. Into the 1930s, he wrote and starred in Symphony in Two Flats (1930) and went on to remake The Phantom Fiend (1932) successfully. During this time he also wrote the dialogue for Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), the first of the jungle series to star Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. Novello's last film was Autumn Crocus (1934), after which he decided to devote himself full time to music and theater.
He went on to earn rave reviews for his opulent, romantically melodramatic stagings of "Glamorous Night" (1935), "The Dancing Years" (1939) and "Perchance to Dream" (1945). He wrote eight musicals in all and appeared in six of them, all of them non-singing parts.
His longtime companion of 35 years, actor Robert Andrews, was with Novello when Novello died suddenly on March 6, 1951 of a coronary thrombosis only hours after performing in his own play "The King's Rhapsody." Hugely popular in his time (though virtually unknown in America), Novello's lasting influence on film, theater and especially music cannot be denied.- Actress
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Elizabeth Rees was born on 1 May 1936 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Dawn (1991), BBC2 Playhouse (1973) and Graham's Gang (1977). She was married to Jonathan Aitken, Peter Aitken, Rex Harrison and Richard Harris. She died on 15 April 2022 in London.- Actress
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She was aptly and affectionately dubbed "Two Ton Tessie" not only for her plentiful girth but for the tons of talent she possessed as one of the British Isle's most beloved, unabashed music hall entertainers. Give her an audience and bawdy Tessie O'Shea could have them on their feet in seconds flat.
The Welsh comedy and recording star was born in Cardiff as Teresa Mary O'Shea on March 13, 1913, the daughter of a humble newspaper wholesaler. Already showing off in music halls as a six-year-old and later dubbed "The Wonder of Wales," she captured several prizes for the various talent contests she entered with her singing and dancing. The once-slim youthful performer made her solo debut at the age of 12 at the Bristol Hippodrome and never stopped working, appearing on BBC Radio as a teen and gracing the English and South African stages as well.
As she grew in size, Tessie became a major attraction and gained notoriety for belting out such bawdy or novelty favorites as "Don't Have Any More, Missus Moore," "Why Am I Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Blushing Bride," "I Met Him By the Withered Weeping Willows," "Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy" and "Nobody Loves a Fairy When She's Forty." She sang these while burying her hefty frame under loads of comic clothing -- complete with over-sized hats, striped stockings and elastic boots while
By the late 1930s Tessie had become a major radio and stage star, winning the hearts and respect of soldiers everywhere touring with ENSA during World War II. She later went out on the road with band-leader Billy Cotton in a highly successful musical revue called "Tess and Bill," a highlight was playing the Victoria Palace. The bump-and-grind tune "Two Ton Tessie from Tennessee," recorded in 1939, became Tessie's signature song, a ditty Ray Charles later added to his repertoire. In the 1940s, she found herself a frequent headliner at the London Palladium and later starred in the musical revue "High Time" in 1946.
Tessie became the star of two continents in the early 1960's when she traveled abroad and took the United States by storm. Having audiences immediately eating out of the palm of her hand, she became a Tony Award-winning sensation on Broadway with her scene-stealing song "London" in the musical "The Girl Who Came to Supper," a 1963 musical adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play "The Sleeping Prince." She would return to Gotham three years later with the musical "A Time for Singing" which was based on Richard Llewellyn's "How Green Was My Valley."
In addition to the stage, she included TV work here as a regular on the 1964 CBS show The Entertainers (1964) and also appeared on talk/variety/game shows. She was featured as Mrs. Cratchit in a TV version of Mr. Scrooge (1964) starring Cyril Ritchard as Scrooge and later won an Emmy nomination in 1968 for her feisty, atmospheric musical turn in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) starring Jack Palance. In between her musical act took her successfully to such places as Las Vegas.
Film appearances were quite infrequent despite making an auspicious debut playing herself in the British musical London Town (1946) paired with stage and vaudeville star Sid Field. She subsequently was spotted co-starring in two obscure British comedies, Holiday's with Pay (1948) and The Ugly Little Boy (1977), both starring Frank Randle, had a singing cameo in the crime thriller The Blue Lamp (1950) and a featured part in the heart-warming Aussie tale The Shiralee (1957) starring Peter Finch. She later was spotted in the films The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966), The Best House in London (1969) (as a singer) and Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
Tessie continued to travel here and abroad into the 1970's. In England, she appeared to great advantage on TV as a regular on the comedy series As Good Cooks Go (1969) and was a recurring musical guest on the variety show The Good Old Days (1953), as well as the stage. She received a "This Is Your Life" honor in 1984. Back in the States, she reappeared on Broadway in the whodunit musical "Something's Afoot" as Miss Tweed in 1976, and appeared very briefly in "Broadway Follies," which opened and closed on March 15, 1981.
Tessie performed until ill health forced her retirement. She died in Leesburg, Florida, on April 21, 1995, of congestive heart failure. She was 82. She became the brief center of attention when BBC celebrated her with the documentary "Two Ton Tessie!" that was first broadcast in March of 2011.- Writer
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Jon Ronson was born on 10 May 1967 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Frank (2014), Okja (2017) and The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009). He is married to Elaine Patterson.- Writer
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Before becoming a film scriptwriter, Terry Nation was a prolific writer of UK television scripts in both the action and science fiction genres. His scripts are noted for their depth, i.e. they usually have many sub-plots as well as the main plot. As a writer on the BBC's Doctor Who (1963) series, he created the Daleks, the mechanical monsters who plan universal domination. On Earth they would constantly be planning to 'exterminate' all humans. Nation also created Survivors (1975) and Blake's 7 (1978) for the BBC.- Colin McCormack was born on December 2, 1941, in Cardiff, Wales. His father was a railway worker. He was educated at King's College in Cardiff, then studied at the Cardiff Art College before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. There, he met his future wife, the actress Wendy Allnutt.
Mc Cormack began his professional career with the Bristol Old Vic and went on to perform in many of Britain's theatres. From 1967-2004, he was most closely associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He played many roles for the RSC, appearing in productions ranging from a 1967 Peter Hall production of "Macbeth" to Edward Hall's production of "Julius Ceasar". He was also a Royal Court stalwart, where he was known for his performances in more modern plays. His fellow professionals admired his striking presence and clarity on stage. He also tutored at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and his students included Ewan McGregor, Alistair McGowan, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, and Daniel Craig, among others.
His television career began in 1971, with his appearance in the Trial (1971) TV series, and included appearances in Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), Inspector Morse (1987) and other popular TV-series. He died of cancer on June 19, 2004, in Middlesex, England. He was survived by his wife, Wendy Allnutt, and their children Katherine McCormack Wherry and Andrew McCormack. - Mary Mercier was born on 7 July 1928 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Airplane! (1980), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and The Three Sisters (1966). She was married to Gene Wilder. She died on 24 August 2014 in the UK.
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Lisa Rogers was born on 7 September 1971 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for One in Something (1998), Lock, Stock... (2000) and Baddiel's Syndrome (2001). She is married to Paul. They have two children.- Daisy Keeping was born on August 1st, 1985, in Cardiff, Wales. She studied Acting at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and graduated in 2008, and has stayed in London ever since then. She is an actress, known for Neverlake (2013), Holby City (1999) and Footprints (2012). She got married in 2015.
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Jennifer started her career with the BBC as a presenter and went on to work in various films and TV. She also worked as a photographic model involved with London Fashion Week. It was during the filming of a series called The Caesars (1968) at Granada TV that she met Eddy Shah. Following the sale of Eddy's newspapers they entered into partnership both privately and professionally owning and managing golf and country clubs with hotels in East Anglia. Following extensive lifesaving radiation therapy 22 years ago Jennifer now walks with the aid of crutches and relies on a wheelchair to get around. Presently Jennifer runs The Wiltshire Golf and Country Club very successfully while enjoying home-life with Eddy and their three children.- Owain Rhys Davies was born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Twin Peaks (2017), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) and A Serial Killer's Guide to Life (2019).
- Hywel Morgan was born on 31 August 1972 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Hywel is an actor, known for Somewhere Boy (2022), Meet the Richardsons (2020) and Gentleman Jack (2019).
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John Stone was born on 26 May 1924 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for You Only Live Twice (1967), Merlin (1993) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Lian-Shin Yang. He died in 2007.- Ebullient Welsh-born character actress Margaret Courtenay was born on November 14, 1923 in Cardiff, Wales. With resounding voice and dominant personality, she was known for The Mirror Crack'd (1980), Duet for One (1986) and Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992).
Courtenay was trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. A prolific performer at the London West End, she appeared in anything from Shakespeare and Shaw, to Coward and Sondheim. Her special forte was in comedy-tinged roles as overbearing or snobbish society matrons and impossible mothers-in-law. Her screen career, from 1955, was primarily confined to television.
She was married to Ivan Pinfield. The couple had one son. She died on February 15, 1996 in London, England. - Writer
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Matthew is a Welsh screenwriter living in London and Los Angeles. He studied History and Politics at Warwick University. Matthew was voted a Broadcast Hot Shot in 2011, he was a recipient of BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy 2012 and is an alumni of the BBC Writers' Academy. Credits include: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, EastEnders, Casualty (including 30th anniversary special), Stella, Banana, Waterloo Road and Death in Paradise.- Stunts
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Edd Osmond is an Actor, Creature Performer and Stunt Performer known for his work on Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), His Dark Materials (2019-2022) Tim Burtons 'Dumbo' (2019), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
Edd was born in South Wales, UK.- Music Artist
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Shakin' Stevens was born on 4 March 1948 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for Filth (2013), Ashes to Ashes (2008) and Coronation Street (1960). He was previously married to Carole Dunn.- Director
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Ashley Way was born on 16 December 1971 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a director and assistant director, known for Ripper Street (2012), White Lines (2020) and Origin (2018).- Tiny Jones was born on 25 November 1875 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Manhattan Moon (1935), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and The Man from Blankley's (1930). She died on 21 March 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.