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Elmhurst School For Dance
Elmhurst Ballet School is an independent school for professional classical ballet in the United Kingdom. It takes students aged 11–19 years who intend to pursue a career in professional classical ballet. Elmhurst provides a full academic day in conjunction with a full vocational course in ballet and dance training."School inspection report, June 2011 at History One of the earliest vocational dance schools in the United Kingdom, Elmhurst was established in 1923 in , Surrey, by Mrs Helen Ida Mortimer in the grounds of the Prep School run by ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent School (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, independent schools () are fee-charging schools, some endowed and governed by a board of governors and some in private ownership. They are independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools. For example, pupils do not have to follow the National Curriculum, although, some schools do. They are commonly described as 'private schools' although historically the term referred to a school in private ownership, in contrast to an endowed school subject to a trust or of charitable status. Many of the older independent schools catering for the 12–18 age range in England and Wales are known as public schools, seven of which were the subject of the Public Schools Act 1868. The term "public school" derived from the fact that they were then open to pupils regardless of where they lived or their religion (while in the United States and most other English-speaking countries "public school" refers to a publicly-funded state schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Agutter
Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', ''Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children''—the BBC's 1968 television serial and the 1970 film version. She also starred in the critically acclaimed film '' Walkabout '' and the TV film '' The Snow Goose'' (both 1971), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama. She relocated to the United States in 1974 to pursue a Hollywood career and subsequently appeared in ''Logan's Run'' (1976), ''Amy'' (1981), '' An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), and '' Child's Play 2'' (1990). During the same period, Agutter continued appearing in high-profile British films, such as '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976), '' Equus'' (1977) (for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role), and '' The Riddle of the Sands'' (1979). In 1981, she co-starred in '' The Survivor'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Mills
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in the British crime drama film ''Tiger Bay'' (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's ''Pollyanna'' (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961). Her performance in '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress and she was voted the biggest star in Britain for 1961. In the late 1960s, Mills began performing in theatrical plays, making her stage debut i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Makepeace
Deborah Makepeace (1957, Buckrose, Yorkshire, England – 2 February 1999, Bromley, London, England) was a British television, theater, and voiceover actress. Biography Prior to her acting career, she originally aspired to become a ballerina and trained at Elmhurst Ballet School in Surrey. Before to her breakout in 1973, she also auditioned for the film ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971) as one of the Grand Duchesses, as well as the title role of Alice in ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1972). At 14, Makepeace's debut role was as Sara Crewe in the BBC television remake of ''A Little Princess'' (1973). She was selected out of over 200 girls for this part, which was originally played by Shirley Temple in 1939. The following year she landed a minor role playing the younger Janet Suzman as Florence Nightingale in the television film ''Miss Nightingale'' (1974), which was followed by the leading role in the BBC six-part children's adventure series, '' The Chinese Puzzle'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Linden
Jennie Linden (born 8 December 1939) is an English actress. She is best known for her starring role in Ken Russell's film ''Women in Love'' (1969) as well as her starring role in the cult film ''Nightmare'' (1964). Life and career Linden was born in Worthing to Marcus and Freida Fletcher. Her earliest film appearances were as the heroine in Hammer's ''Nightmare'' (1964) and Barbara in '' Dr. Who and the Daleks'' (1965). Her most widely known film role was as Ursula in ''Women in Love'' (1969), for which she received a BAFTA nomination; a year later she appeared in the film version of Iris Murdoch's novel ''A Severed Head''. Her subsequent film appearances include '' Vampira'' (1974), '' Valentino'' (1977) and ''Charlie Muffin'' (1979). Wishing to raise her son in England, Linden decided not to pursue a career in Hollywood. She was considered for '' The Lion in Winter'' (1968) and ''The Go-Between'' (1970); the latter was for the lead role of Lady Marian Trimingham, for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanja Liedtke
Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia and Europe. Early life and education Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke was born on 6 October 1977 in Stuttgart, West Germany. As a young child, she moved with her family to Madrid, Spain, where she began to study ballet. Her family then settled in London, England, where she won a place to study at the Elmhurst School for Dance. After deciding to pursue a career in contemporary dance, she continued her studies at the Rambert Dance Company, Rambert School in London, graduating in 1995. Career Liedtke was granted Australian citizenship in 1996, keeping the dual German and Australian citizenship, and began her professional career with Australian Dance Theatre, working with the company until 2003. During this time, she toured with the company internationally, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe (born 10 January 1958) is an English actress. Early life Born in London, Langrishe is the elder daughter of Patrick Nicholas Langrishe (1932–2022), of The Manor House, Sellindge, Kent, a Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars, later Major in the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, and Penelope Jill, daughter of Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Horley.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Morley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2237 Patrick Langrishe was the second son of Sir Terence Hume Langrishe, 6th Baronet (1895–1973) and brother of Sir Hercules Langrishe, 7th Baronet.''Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', ed. P. W. Montague-Smith (Kelly's Directories Ltd, 1964), p. 512 In 1964, she moved with her parents and sister to Kent, where she grew up. She trained at the Elmhurst Ballet School, but after deciding that she could not become a soloist for the Royal Ballet, moved into acting. Career In 1976, Lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imogen Hassall
Imogen Hassall (25 August 1942 – 16 November 1980) was an English actress who appeared in 33 films during the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Named after Shakespeare's ''Cymbeline'' heroine, she was born in Woking, Surrey, to a financially comfortable family of artists and businessmen. Her grandfather, John Hassall, and her aunt, Joan Hassall, worked as illustrators, while her father, Christopher Hassall, was a poet, dramatist and lyricist. She had a brother, Nicholas. Her godfather is said to have been the composer Ivor Novello, with whom her father had worked extensively as lyricist; conversely, on occasion Hassall would proudly claim that this distinction was Sir William Walton's with whom her father had collaborated in the early 1950s, denied by Lady Walton. Career Hassall boarded and attended Elmhurst Ballet School, Camberley 1952–1954 and the Royal Ballet School, White Lodge, Richmond Park 1955–1958. Later in 1958 (aged 16) she studied in New York City, then re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton (born 10 October 1956) is a British actress and singer, known for her role as Alice in the 1972 film ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and as Bond girl KGB spy Pola Ivanova in the 1985 James Bond film ''A View to a Kill''. Early life Fullerton is the daughter of Bernard and Pamela (née Crook) Fullerton. An only child, Fullerton was born at Ungwan Sarki Kaduna in Kaduna State, Nigeria. She had lived with her parents in Singapore, Germany and the United States. After weekly ballet lessons, at the age of 9 she was accepted into Elmhurst Ballet School in Camberley, Surrey as a boarder.Fiona Fullerton personal biography . Retrieved 8 September 2013 Career Fullerton made her film acting debut at the age of 12 in 1969 with a role in '' |
Thomas Forster (dancer)
Thomas Forster (born 1986) is an English ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Forster was born in London. He was first sent to study ballet as his mother believed it would help his karate training. His ballet teacher then recommended him to be a Junior Associate with The Royal Ballet School. At age 11, as the Royal Ballet Lower School did not offer him a spot, he started full-time training at Elmhurst School for Dance in Birmingham, where he stayed for five years. In 2002, Forster returned to London to train at the Royal Ballet Upper School. In 2006, Forster moved to New York City to join the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, became an apprentice with the main company in January 2007 and was taken to the corps de ballet in December. As a corps dancer he partnered with principal dancer Julie Kent in ''Jardin aux lilas'' when his scheduled partner was injured. He was made soloist in 2015 and principal dancer in 2020. Forster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Childs
Tracey Childs (born 30 May 1963) is an English actress, known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series '' Howards' Way''. Her other television roles include Marianne Dashwood in '' Sense and Sensibility'' (1981), Linda Cosgrove in '' Born and Bred'' (2002–05), Patty Cornwell in ''Hollyoaks'' (2003–04) and Elaine Jenkinson in ''Broadchurch'' (2013). Career Born in London, Childs’ first on-screen role was in the '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' episode, '' Wanted - a Good Home''. She also appeared in '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' as Rose Stanley, '' Sense and Sensibility'', '' The Scarlet Pimpernel'' and the 1982 '' Bergerac'' episode "A Perfect Recapture". She appeared as Pompeiian citizen Caecilius's wife Metella in "The Fires of Pompeii", in the fourth series of the BBC's relaunched ''Doctor Who''. Childs was married to her ''Howards' Way'' co-star Tony Anholt, from 1990 to 1998 and toured with him, Marc Sinden and Gemma Craven in Noël Coward's '' Private Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, (especially in the United States) when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differi ... soprano singer, actress and dancer. Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End theatre, West End musical theatre debut in ''Cats (musical), Cats'' and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals, including ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. Her original London cast album of ''Phantom'' was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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