Eleanor Bron

English actress (born 1938)
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Eleanor Bron is an English stage, film and television actress, and an author. Her film roles include Ahme in the Beatles musical Help! (1965), the Doctor in Alfie (1966), Margaret Spencer in Bedazzled (1967), and Hermione Roddice in Women in Love (1969). She has appeared in television series such as Yes Minister, Doctor Who, and Absolutely Fabulous.

Bron was born on 14 March 1938 in Stanmore, Middlesex, into a Jewish family. Before her birth, her father Sydney had legally changed his name from Bronstein to Bron, in an effort to enhance his newly founded commercial enterprise, Bron's Orchestral Service. Her elder brother was the record producer Gerry Bron.

She attended the North London Collegiate School and then Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read Modern Languages. She later characterised her time at Newnham as "three years of unparalleled pampering and privilege".

Date of Birth14th March 1938
Age86 Years
Zodiac SignPisces
CountryUnited Kingdom
Current CityStanmore
Birth PlaceStanmore
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Education
Newnham College, North London Collegiate School
Occupationstage actor, film actor, actor, screenwriter, writer

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