Annette Andre
Annette Andre (born 24 June 1939)[1] is an Australian actress best known for her work on British television throughout the 1960s and 1970s.[2]
Annette Andre | |
|---|---|
| Born | Annette Christine Andreallo 24 June 1939 Drummoyne, NSW, Australia |
| Years active | 1958–1988 |
| Spouse | Arthur Weingarten (m. 1989) |
| Signature | |
Early life and early career edit
The daughter of an upholsterer, Annette Andre was born in Drummoyne,[1] Australia, as Annette Christine Andreallo.[1] She was raised in Sydney[2] and educated at Brigidine College, Sydney.[citation needed]
She began work as a ballet dancer at the age of 4 at an academy linked to the Australian Ballet. At the age of 15, she decided to quit ballet and pursue acting because she realised that she was not yet 16, the legal age to work in acting. Andre enrolled in a radio training school and her first radio role was in the serial radio drama called Kid Grayson Rides the Range.[3] Her first role was in the television movie If It's a Rose. Her other Australian television performances included Slaughter of St Teresa's Day.[4]
Later career edit
She moved to the UK in 1963 and was cast in Emerald Soup.[5]
Her first film role was in This Is My Street (1964), and her other film credits include The Heroes of Telemark (1965), He Who Rides a Tiger (1965), Up Jumped a Swagman (1965), with Frank Ifield, and the Charlie Drake comedy Mister Ten Per Cent (1967). She also played Philia, a beautiful virgin concubine from the house of procurer Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers) in the 1966 film version of the Broadway musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. She played in the stage musical Vanity Fair in London's West End.[6]
Her longest running role was as Marty Hopkirk's widow Jeannie Hopkirk in the ITC series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969–70).[7][8] She also made guest appearances in other shows such as Whiplash, The Avengers, The Saint, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Troubleshooters, The Baron and The Prisoner.
During the 1970s, Andre guest starred in episodes of The Persuaders!, The New Avengers and Return of the Saint. In the 1980s, she appeared in the soap opera Crossroads as well as returning to Australia to play Jennifer Brent in Taurus Rising and Camilla Wells in Prisoner (retitled Prisoner: Cell Block H in the US and UK).
During 1985 and 1986, she appeared onstage in London's West End in the mystery thriller The Business of Murder at the Mayfair Theatre.[citation needed]
Andre is now semi-retired from acting, and devotes much of her time to animal welfare issues. She spearheads the new BFF Support Group and, with her producer husband Arthur Weingarten, works closely with Virginia McKenna of the Zoo Check campaign.[9] She made one of her rare appearances at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen, Maryland, US in September 2007.
Personal life edit
She was once linked romantically with George Best, the footballer.[10]
In the early 1960s, she turned down a proposal of marriage from Benny Hill.[11]
She became pregnant before turning 40 and had a daughter. She chose not to reveal the identity of the father.[12]
Memoir edit
In 2018, Andre published her memoir Where Have I Been All My Life,[13] with a foreword by Sir Roger Moore and an appreciation by her Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) co-star, Kenneth Cope.[citation needed]
Filmography and works edit
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The House on the Corner | TV series | |
| 1960 | Stormy Petrel | Ann Bligh | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1961 | Whiplash | Fiona Merrick Cassie Charlene | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1961 | Consider Your Verdict | The Other Woman | TV series, episode: Queen Versus Regan |
| 1963 | Our Man at St. Mark's | Jackie Hawkins | TV series, episode: Holier than Thou |
| 1963 | The Sentimental Agent | Betsy Ann | TV series, episode: Finishing School |
| 1963 | Emerald Soup | Penny Dalton | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1964 | The Avengers | Judy | TV series, episode: Mandrake |
| 1964 | Crane | Petra | TV series, episode: Two Rings for Dinner |
| 1964 | Sergeant Cork | Mary Briggs | TV series, episode: The Case of the Two Poisons |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Rosie Sullivan | TV series, episode: The Little White God |
| 1964 | Emergency-Ward 10 | Sally Graham | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1964 | The Human Jungle | Jane | TV series, episode: Dual Control |
| 1965 | Gideon C.I.D. | Sue Young | TV series, episode: The Nightlifers |
| 1965 | The Mill on the Floss | Lucy Deane | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1965 | Front Page Story | Ingar | TV series, episode: They Don't Grow on Trees |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives! | Paula | TV series, episode: Beauty Is an Ugly Word |
| 1964-67 | The Saint | Madeline Gray Linda Henderson Madeline Dawson Carmen Annette | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1967 | Mogul | Tammy Gervais | TV series, episode: Home and Dry |
| 1967 | The Baron | Samantha Ballard | TV series, episode: Roundabout |
| 1967 | The Dick Emery Show | Herself | TV series, episode 6.1 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Angie | TV series, episode: What Will You Do About Christmas? |
| 1967 | The Revenue Men | Jane Quest | TV series, episode: Conflict of Interests |
| 1967 | The Prisoner | Watchmaker's Daughter | TV series, episode: It's Your Funeral |
| 1968 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Leah Galt | TV series, episode: The Sins of the Father |
| 1968 | Detective | Anna Pryde | TV series, episode: Cork on the Water |
| 1969-70 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Jeannie Hopkirk | TV series, 25 episodes |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Pekoo Rayne | ITV series, episode: Powerswitch |
| 1972 | Owen, M.D. | Mary Jane Phillips | TV series, 2-part episode:Saddler's Challenge |
| 1972 | The Brothers | Sally Wolfe | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1972 | Man at the Top | Tricia Kennedy | TV series, episode: Living Like a Lord |
| 1973 | Nobody Is Norman Wisdom | Moria | TV series, episode 1.3 |
| 1975 | The Rough with the Smooth | Irene Fellowes | TV series, episode: 1.6 |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Suzy Miller | TV series, episode: House of Cards |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Sandy | TV series, episode: Yesterday's Hero |
| 1980 | Company & Co. | Lucy | TV series, episode: A Little Confidence |
| 1981 | Sporting Chance | TV series, episode 6: A Perfect 10 | |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Jennifer Brant | TV series |
| 1982-83 | Cop Shop | Yvonne Holmes Elizabeth Bakos | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 1984 | Prisoner: Cell Block H | Camilla Wells | TV series, 4 episodes |
Films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | If It's a Rose | Anna | TV movie |
| 1959 | Act of Violence | TV movie | |
| 1959 | Wuthering Heights | Isabella | TV movie |
| 1960 | The Slaughter of St Theresa's Day | Thelma | TV movie |
| 1961 | The Merchant of Venice | Jessica | TV movie |
| 1961 | Martine | Martine | TV movie |
| 1962 | Boy Round the Corner | Carrie | TV movie |
| 1964 | This Is My Street | Jinny | Feature film |
| 1964 | Panic Button | Drama student | Feature film |
| 1965 | He Who Rides a Tiger | Julie | Feature film |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Girl Student | Feature film |
| 1965 | Up Jumped a Swagman | Patsy | Feature film |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Philia | Feature film |
| 1967 | Mister Ten Per Cent | Muriel | Feature film |
| 1988 | Maigret | Judith Hollenbeck | TV movie |
| 2017 | Nobis | Margaret |
Music videos edit
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' | The Righteous Brothers [14] |
Writing edit
- Where Have I Been All My Life? (2018)[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Births". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 July 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2020). "Annette Andre: My Brilliant Early Australian Career". Filmink.
- ^ Byrne, John (18 April 2017). . The Stage. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (19 October 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day". Filmink.
- ^ "TV serial a multi-nation affair". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 21. Australia. 23 October 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Brian Gibson (30 June 1965). "Annette's in top gear". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Chapman, James (2002). Saints and avengers: British adventure series of the 1960s. Popular Television Genres, I.B.Tauris. p. 202. ISBN 1-86064-754-5.
- ^ Porter, Toby (1 November 2018). "Sixties movie and TV star Annette Andre talks about her life on both screens". London News Online. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Plays and players, Issues 382–387. Hansom Books. 1995.
- ^ "George Best not worried by 'sacking'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 300. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1972. p. 36. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Today newspaper, 23 April 1992
- ^ "Annette Andre: Combining the roles of actress and single parent". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 50, no. 12. Australia. 8 September 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Andre, Annette (2018). Where Have I Been All My Life? A Memoir. ISBN 9781911537106. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "The Righteous Brothers – You've lost that loving feeling 1965". archive.org.
External links edit
- Official website
- Annette Andre at IMDb