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Joyce Grant Biography (1924-)
Born January 23, 1924, in Bloemfontein, South Africa; daughter of James Hughand Magdaline (Kleinhaus) Grant. Addresses: HOME--London, England. AGENT--Kerry Gardner Management, 15 Kensington High Street, London W8 5NP, England.
Favorite roles: Helga Ten Dorp, Amanda Wingfield, and Mrs. Candour.
- Nationality
- South African
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- January 23, 1924
- Bloemfontein, South Africa
Famous Works
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Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Yellow Ant, The Insect Play, Little, Cape Town, 1949.
- LONDON DEBUT--Mrs. Dawes and Asphynxia, Salad Days, Princes, 1961.
- NEW YORK DEBUT--Mrs. Rockefeller, Rockefeller and the Red Indians, EthelBarrymore, 1968.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- An Evening of British Rubbish, Comedy, London, 1963.
- Fielding's Music Hall, Prince Charles, London, 1964.
- Four and a Tanner, New Arts, London, 1964.
- Nymphs and Satires, Apollo, London, 1965.
- Miss Wheeler, The Happy Apple, Apollo, London, 1970.
- Three roles, Tonight at Eight, Hampstead, then Fortune, London, 1970-71.
- Once Upon a Time, Duke of York's, London, 1972.
- Mme. Remy, Doctor Knock, Oxford Playhouse, 1973.
- Fairy Godmother, Cinderella, Casino, London, 1974.
- Clara Hibbert, The Vortex, Greenwich, 1975.
- title role, The Duenna, Arnaud, Guildford, 1977.
- Lady Manley-Prowe, Something's Afoot, Ambasadors', London, 1977.
- Algy, The Club, Regent, London, 1978.
- Helga Ten Dorp, Deathtrap, Garrick, 1978.
- Landlady, Corpse, Apollo, London, 1984-85.
- Also: roles with the Questors, Ealing, 1950; repertory, High Wycombe, 1952; repertory, Dundee and Guildford, 1953; Amanda Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Mrs. Candour, The School for Scandal, Lola, Come Back, Little Sheba, EmmaHornett, Sailor Beware, South Africa, 1954-60.
- tours and appearances with Nottingham Playhouse, 1964.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- The Black Adder, American television.
- Caecilie Kurt, The Dancing Years, British television, 1979.
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