Filmmaking today is a complicated business with more opportunities than ever for independent filmmakers, which means even more competition. Our market is saturated with productions…big budget, low budget, action, drama…it’s all out there and with the aftermath of Covid, there is a huge back log of films in line for distribution. Covid threatened and…
Historic – because this is the year we lost Queen Elizabeth II who, we thought, would live forever! At least I did. But all good things come to an end and so her extraordinary reign is over. I am sure that Charles III will do a fine job, maybe have as magical a reign as…
The BBC ie: The British Broadcasting Corporation was my first employer – I can’t remember much about it, I had one line, I think, in a show I can’t remember, but I do remember it was live television, which meant that hundreds, if not thousands of people had their eyes locked onto me, for about…
“Mummy….did you see the Queen today”, words uttered by my young self, aged about 7 or 8.I was a fanatical fan of the Royal Family, fed by numerous publications and my mother’s professional connection. Mum worked for Kemsley newspapers, as a full time graphic artist in the world of fashion. This included keeping up with…
Places and people ….aren’t they what makes life interesting and new places and people expand our horizons and keep us engaged. We seem to have lost our way a bit in the world recently and for many of us, me included, life is overwhelming and depressing…people don’t live up to expectations, relationships disappoint and world…
Long time no see…cliche, but true. I haven’t been here for a bit, not since the Jubilee. Anyway, here I am again, in case you’re interested. It’s been a busy couple of months. I am writing this from Idaho, back, after living and working in London again. People ask, where do you live and my…
I am an Elizabethan….no – not the one from Shakespeare’s days, one from these days. Seventy years on the throne….the amazing Queen Elizabeth II. I am also a Londoner…brought up in London, so I am happy to be here in London, to join in the celebrations for these special Jubilee celebrations. I have long been…
Back here in London for a bit of PR work….here I am with Vic Pratt. Vic is with the British Film Institute – the BFI.We filmed an interview, to go with re-release of a film I made back in 1982 – THE APPOINTMENT playing Edward Woodward‘s wife. Edward was a wonderful actor…stage and screen,…
We live in troubled times. Wars, pandemics, hatred, divisions among people…the list goes on. Poetry can ease our troubled souls. Something which technology cannot. In addition to all the stress and pressure of our world, we have technology to deal with. As business turns more and more to technology, it adds to our frustration…
Sometimes, in my job as an actor ( or actress if you prefer) , you make new friends. My closest friendships have come through the business, one way or another. It started with one of my oldest friends – Patricia Doyle, actress, creator of ballets and director, with whom I shared a bedsit when we…
