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Colleen Clifford is a Actor Australienne born on 17 november 1898 at Taunton (United-kingdom)

Colleen Clifford

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Birth name Irene Margaret Blackford.
Nationality Australie
Birth 17 november 1898 at Taunton (United-kingdom)
Death 7 april 1996 (at 97 years)

Colleen Clifford (17 November 1898 – 7 April 1996), was a British and Australian radio, stage, television and film actress, dancer, comedienne, theatre director and producer and classical pianist who was a specialist in voice production, drama and music. In a career spanning nearly eight decades, she was one of the most popular actresses in both Britain and Australia particular in theatre and a grand dame and matriarch of the entertainment profession and performing arts.

Clifford was an early radio and television performer for the BBC in Britain during the 1930s and 1940s hosting cabaret and variety shows, and during the Second World War, in news broadcasting and war concerts. Clifford was, at one time, featured on a 15-minute radio show showcasing her singing and musical performances. She later did radio plays for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In her later years, she was a highly recognizable character actress of television during the 1970s and 80s, with appearances in series, mini series and films.

Usually with

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
(1 films)
Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott
(2 films)
Chris Kennedy
Chris Kennedy
(1 films)
John Hargreaves
John Hargreaves
(3 films)
Julie Nihill
Julie Nihill
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Colleen Clifford (9 films)

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Actress

Frauds
Frauds (1993)
, 1h34
Directed by Stephan Elliott
Origin Australie
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Black comedy
Actors Phil Collins, Hugo Weaving, Nicholas Hammond, Peter Mochrie, Colleen Clifford, Vincent Ball
Roles Mrs. Waterson
Rating59% 2.9518552.9518552.9518552.9518552.951855
The film tells the story of insurance investigator Roland Copping and how he interferes with and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.
The Year My Voice Broke
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
, 1h43
Directed by John Duigan
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Judi Farr, Graeme Blundell, Lynette Curran
Roles Gran Olson
Rating72% 3.6441953.6441953.6441953.6441953.644195
In the 1960s, Danny (Noah Taylor), a thin, socially awkward adolescent, falls in love with his best friend Freya (Loene Carmen) in rural New South Wales, Australia. Unfortunately, she is attracted to Trevor (Ben Mendelsohn), a high school rugby star, larrikin and petty criminal who helps Danny with the school bullies. Shortly after sleeping with Freya at the abandoned house, Trevor steals a car for a joyride and is arrested and sent to juvenile detention; it is while he is away that Freya reveals to Danny that she is pregnant. Danny offers to marry her and claim that the child is his, but Freya refuses, saying that she does not want to marry anyone. Meanwhile, intrigued by a locket left to Freya by an elderly friend of theirs who recently died -engraved "SEA"- Danny begins to investigate the town's past, and discovers a lone cross in the cemetery bearing those initials, belonging to a "Sara Elizabeth Amery," who died days after Freya was born. Through inquiries with his parents, Danny learns that Sara was something of the town prostitute years ago, and that she was Freya's biological mother, who died trying to give birth by herself at the abandoned house.
The Coca-Cola Kid
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
, 1h37
Directed by Dušan Makavejev
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, Tony Barry, Paul Chubb
Roles DMZ
Rating58% 2.9476752.9476752.9476752.9476752.947675
Becker, a hotshot American marketing executive (played by Roberts) from The Coca-Cola Company visits their Australian operations and tries to figure out why a tiny corner of Australia (the fictional town of Anderson Valley) has so far resisted all of Coke's products. He literally bumps into the very pretty secretary (played by Scacchi) who is assigned to help him.
Where the Green Ants Dream
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
, 1h40
Directed by Werner Herzog
Origin German
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Ray Barrett, Norman Kaye, Werner Herzog, Bob Ellis
Roles Miss Strehlow
Rating68% 3.447223.447223.447223.447223.44722
Quelque part au cœur de l'Australie, terre ancestrale des Aborigènes, nouvel Eldorado pour l'homme blanc, une compagnie minière anglaise vient de s'implanter en vue d'y exploiter l'uranium. Leurs recherches sont vite interrompues par les aborigènes qui revendiquent pacifiquement cette terre sacrée où rêvent les fourmis vertes.
Careful, He Might Hear You
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
, 1h50
Directed by Carl Schultz
Genres Drama
Actors Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill, Julie Nihill, John Hargreaves, Colleen Clifford
Roles Ettie
Rating68% 3.4395853.4395853.4395853.4395853.439585
The film stars Wendy Hughes and Robyn Nevin as two sisters who are locked in a custody battle over their young nephew, PS, played by Nicholas Gledhill. PS has been raised by his aunt Lila (Nevin) and her husband George since his mother died soon after his birth. When Lila's richer sister Vanessa returns from overseas, she seeks custody of PS, citing the opportunities she can give him.