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June Whitfield (1925–2018)

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Image credit: June Whitfield as Lady Maud Hibury in 'A Friend Indeed' in 1973.

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4.50 from Paddington (1957) — Performer, some editions — 4,677 copies
And Another Thing... (2009) — Narrator, some editions — 3,084 copies
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase (2005) — Narrator — 138 copies
Absolutely Fabulous: Series 1 [videorecording] (2001) — Actor — 41 copies
Absolutely Fabulous: Series 4 [videorecording] (2002) — Actor — 37 copies
Absolutely Fabulous: Series 2 [videorecording] (2001) — Actor — 34 copies
The Murder at the Vicarage (BBC Radio Collection) (1994) — Actress — 27 copies
At Bertram's Hotel (BBC Radio Collection) (2004) — Narrator — 21 copies
A Caribbean Mystery [BBC Radio Collection] (1999) — Narrator — 21 copies
4:50 from Paddington (BBC Radio Collection) (2005) — Narrator — 18 copies
The Body in the Library (BBC Radio Collection) (1836) — Narrator — 17 copies
Jude [1996 film] (2001) — Actor — 17 copies
Miss Marple's Final Cases: Three New BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramas (2015) — Narrator, some editions — 14 copies
Sleeping Murder [BBC Radio Collection] (2006) — Narrator — 13 copies
The Moving Finger (BBC Audio Crime) (1708) — Narrator — 13 copies
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (BBC Radio Collection) (2005) — Narrator — 13 copies
A Pocket Full of Rye (BBC Radio Collection: Crimes and Thrillers) (2005) — Narrator — 13 copies
The Complete Miss Marple: Starring June Whitfield (BBC Radio Collection) (2001) — Narrator — 9 copies
Roald Dahl Audio Collection: 10 Books on 27 CDs (2006) — Narrator, some editions — 8 copies
4:50 from Paddington [and] A Pocket Full of Rye (BBC Radio) (1997) — Performer — 6 copies
Brambly Hedge - Classic Collection [DVD] 3 copies
Not Now, Comrade [1976 Film] (1976) — Actor — 2 copies
The Body in the Library [and] The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (BBC Radio Collection) (1831) — Narrator — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1925-11-11
Date of death
2018-12-28
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Occupations
actor
Awards and honors
DBE, 2017
CBE,1998
OBE, 1985

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At a Glance: An Absolutely Fabulous Life by June Whitfield
June Whitfield is an exception to the understood state of affairs. During the second half of the twentieth century, women were not perceived as being able to be funny. They were the eye candy standing next to the funny man: not June Whitfield - she was, may I say still is, an attractive lady, but she was (and still is) genuinely funny.

This book takes one through June's career, largely in picture form. This brings many happy memories of British comedy from the 1940's up to the present time. I am still not sure how Ms Whitfield managed to be such a good comic actress in a time when so little material was written for a funny lady, but thank goodness she was.… (more)
 
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