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Shelagh Fraser is a Actor British born on 25 november 1920 at Purley, London (United-kingdom)
Shelagh Fraser (25 November 1920 – 29 August 2000) was an English actress.
She was best known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (though Fraser's voice was dubbed in some prints of the film). She appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows during her career, including Z-Cars and Softly, Softly, A Family at War, The Professionals and Heartbeat on television, and such films as The Witches, Till Death Us Do Part, The Body Stealers, Doomwatch and Hope and Glory.
She was married and divorced from Anthony Squire. She was the sister of ballerina/actress Moyra Fraser.
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Birth name Sheila Mary Fraser
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 november 1920 at Purley, London (United-kingdom)
Death 29 august 2000 (at 79 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 november 1920 at Purley, London (United-kingdom)
Death 29 august 2000 (at 79 years) at London (United-kingdom)
She was best known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (though Fraser's voice was dubbed in some prints of the film). She appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows during her career, including Z-Cars and Softly, Softly, A Family at War, The Professionals and Heartbeat on television, and such films as The Witches, Till Death Us Do Part, The Body Stealers, Doomwatch and Hope and Glory.
She was married and divorced from Anthony Squire. She was the sister of ballerina/actress Moyra Fraser.
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Work Experience (1989)
, 11minutesOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Lenny Henry, Kathy Burke, Susan Brown, Neil Pearson, Shelagh Fraser, John Normington
Roles Lost Shopper
Rating68%
Hope and Glory (1987)
, 1h53Directed by John Boorman, Lasse Hallström
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about children, Pregnancy films, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sammi Davis, Derrick O'Connor, Susan Wooldridge, Ian Bannen
Roles WVS Woman
Rating72%
Beginning just before the start of the Second World War, the film tells the story of the Rowan family: Bill, his sisters Sue and Dawn, and his parents Grace and Clive, living in a suburb of London. After the war starts, Clive joins the army, leaving Grace alone to watch over the children.
Star Wars (1977)
, 2h1Directed by George Lucas
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Peter Mayhew
Roles Aunt Beru
Rating82%
The galaxy is in a civil war, and spies for the Rebel Alliance have stolen plans to the Galactic Empire's Death Star, a heavily armed and armored space station capable of destroying entire planets. Rebel leader Princess Leia is in possession of the plans, but her ship is captured by Imperial forces under the command of the evil Lord Darth Vader. Before she is captured Leia hides the plans in the memory of an astromech droid called R2-D2, along with a holographic recording. The droid, accompanied by fellow protocol droid C-3PO, escape from the captured ship to the desert planet Tatooine.
Persecution (1974)
, 1h35Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Lana Turner, Trevor Howard, Ralph Bates, Olga Georges-Picot, Suzan Farmer, Patrick Allen
Roles Mrs. Banks
Rating46%
Carrie Masters (Lana Turner) is a crippled, wealthy, bitter woman who takes pleasure in tormenting her young son David (Mark Weavers). She blames him for her crippled leg and, in bizarre and horrifying ways, extracts her revenge by dominating him.
Nothing But the Night (1973)
, 1h30Directed by Peter Sasdy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Georgia Brown, Keith Barron, Gwyneth Strong
Roles Mrs Alison
Rating55%
Three trustees of the Van Traylen fund have died during the last months, their deaths resembling suicides. But after a mysterious bus accident involving the final three trustees and 30 orphan children, police officer Colonel Bingham (Christopher Lee) starts investigating and notices discrepancies that make him question whether it was an accident. One of the orphans is treated by a psychiatrist, and when that doctor ends up murdered, it becomes obvious that something sinister is going on, and not just coincidental deaths. The dead psychiatrist's supervisor, Sir Mark Ashley (Peter Cushing), agrees to help the police with the hopes of finding the truth behind the mysterious happenings.
Doomwatch (1972)
, 1h32Directed by Peter Sasdy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, Simon Oates, George Sanders, Percy Herbert
Roles Mrs. Betty Straker
Rating55%
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
The Body Stealers (1969)
, 1h31Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors George Sanders, Maurice Evans, Patrick Allen, Neil Connery, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Flemyng
Roles Mrs. Thatcher
Rating42%
Staircase (1969)
, 1h40Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Cathleen Nesbitt, Beatrix Lehmann, Stephen Lewis, Shelagh Fraser
Roles Cub Mistress
Rating53%
Charlie et Harry, 2 homosexuels, vivent en couple. Harry se fait des cheveux blancs parce qu'il en perd tout en dorlotant cette vieille rosse frustrée de Charlie. Ce dernier est en outre d'humeur massacrante car il est menacé de comparaître devant le tribunal pour délit de travesti et incitation à la débauche. Harry et Charlie finiront pourtant par comprendre qu'ils ne peuvent pas vivre l'un sans l'autre.
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
, 1h40Directed by Norman Cohen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Una Stubbs, Anthony Booth, Liam Redmond, Bill Maynard
Roles Mike's Mother
Rating61%
The film begins in September 1939 shortly before World War II begins. Alf Garnett, a dockyard worker, and his wife Else have been married for only a few weeks, and are already weary of one another. Alf gets called up for military duty but is turned down because he's in a reserved occupation. The film depicts their lives during the London Blitz. Else eventually gets pregnant to Alf and Else's shock, and they have a baby daughter, Rita, in 1942. The war ends in 1945 with a huge street party and Alf, characteristically, gets drunk.
A Touch of Love (1969)
, 1h47Directed by Waris Hussein
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Eleanor Bron, John Standing, Rachel Kempson, Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Roles Miss Guernsey (uncredited)
Rating62%
Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a young 'bookish' girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. But one day, all that changes. Through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews (Ian McKellen) and after a further chance meeting and a tumble on the sofa, she finds herself pregnant from her first sexual encounter. A failed attempt at self-abortion just re-inforces Rosamund's resolve to have the child - leaving her on a solitary and at times dismal path through pregnancy and into motherhood, aided only by close friend Lydia (Eleanor Bron). Will she get through it? Will her child? And will she let Matthews know that he is actually the father?
Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
, 1h45Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Rachel Kempson, Hilary Dwyer, Esther Anderson, Norman Rossington
Roles Helen Narriott - Jane's Mother
Rating64%
The Witches (1966)
, 1h30Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Leonard Rossiter, Ann Bell, John Collin
Roles Mrs. Creek
Rating58%
A British schoolteacher, Gwen (Joan Fontaine), travels to Africa to work as a missionary. She has a nervous breakdown after being exposed to witchcraft during a rebellion led by witch doctors. Returning to England to recover, she is hired by wealthy siblings Alan and Stephanie Bax (Alec McCowen and Kay Walsh) to become head teacher of the small private school in their rural village.
Son of Robin Hood (1958)
, 1h21Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors David Hedison, June Laverick, David Farrar, Marius Goring, Philip Friend, Delphi Lawrence
Roles Constance
Rating47%
The imposter son of Robin Hood gets locked up in the dungeon. His brother later gets locked up in the dungeon in the next cell. He calls out to him 'Robert, Robert' but he does not believe it his real brother saying that he lies in a foreign grave. He takes off a ring and ties it to some string and swings it to the next cell. When Robert sees the ring his brother tells him that it is the ring he gave him when he left for a foreign land that nobody else knows about and so he realizes that it really is his brother Jamie. He tells him that there is a plan to break him out of the dungeon.Then Jamie is taken to torture a forester Des Roches has captured. Jamie delays the torture until a guard interrupts with a blue cloak dropped by Deering Hood when she went to shoot the Hawk carrying a message from the traitor lady in the priory. Des Roches cries seize him but he uses the dagger given him to torture the forester and takes the guards sword. He engages in a sword fight managing to free the imprisoned forester. Together they escape and open the gate to the secret tunnel letting Little John, Deering and some of Robin Hood's allies into the castle of Des Roches. Jamie then goes back to fight Des Roches and kills him. Little John fights with the guards and manages to lower the drawbridge to let the rest of Robin Hoods men in and the castle is secured. Des Roches had won the support of many Lords and their Knights who are gathering for the coronation of the King in Winchester. But now without his leadership they can support the King at his coronation in place of Des Roches. Jamie declares his love for Deering and they kiss as acceptance of marriage. Jamie pardons Sylvia Des Roches' sister as she helped their cause to defeat Des Roches. everyone lives happily ever after.
The Last Man to Hang (1956)
, 1h15Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Eunyce Gayson, Freda Jackson, Victor Maddern, Ronald Simpson
Roles Mrs. Bracket
Rating59%
Un jury doit décider si Sir Roderick Strood a empoisonné sa femme Daphné, ou si sa mort est accidentelle.
Raising a Riot (1955)
Directed by Wendy Toye
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Kenneth More, Shelagh Fraser, Mandy Miller, Ronald Squire, Olga Lindo, Anita Sharp-Bolster
Roles Mary Kent
Rating65%
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighbourhood.