Bettina Le Beau (23 March 1932 – 8 September 2015), also known as Bettine Le Beau, was a Belgian actress known for her film, radio and television appearances in the UK.

Life

During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Le Beau was separated from her parents; as she was Jewish, and was held in a concentration camp in

southern France Southern France, also known as the South of France or colloquially in French language, French as , is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, ''Le midi ...

. Le Beau escaped from Camp DeGurs and was helped by a family who hid her from the Nazis. Le Beau went to Britain in 1945 and attended Pitman's College. She worked as a model, graphologist and cabaret artist and learned several languages. As an actress her television appearances include '' The Benny Hill Show'', ''

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'', '' The Prisoner'', '' Call My Bluff'' and ''

The Golden Shot ''The Golden Shot'' is a British television game show produced by ATV for ITV between 1 July 1967 and 13 April 1975, based on the German TV show '' Der goldene Schuß''. It is most commonly associated with host Bob Monkhouse, but three other ...

''. Film appearances include ''My Last Duchess'', ''San Ferry Ann'', ''The Devil's Daffodil'' and an uncredited role as Professor Dent's secretary in the first

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

film, '' Dr. No''. On radio, Le Beau was a regular on the BBC World Service programme '' Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?, a version of '' Twenty Questions. Le Beau worked on a programme for women on radio and wrote a book entitled ''Help Yourself to Happiness'' (), and also lectured on her experience of

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Selected filmography

*''

The Trunk ''The Trunk'' is a low budget, black and white 1961 British mystery film directed by Donovan Winter and starring Phil Carey, Julia Arnall and Dermot Walsh. Plot Trouble ensues when Lisa marries Henry, a British lawyer. Lisa's jealous ex-boy ...

'' (1961) - Maria *'' Dentist on the Job'' (1961) - Judith Dobbin *'' The Devil's Daffodil'' (1961) - Trudi Mahler (uncredited) *''

Village of Daughters ''Village of Daughters'' is a 1962 British comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Eric Sykes, Scilla Gabel, John Le Mesurier, Grégoire Aslan, Graham Stark, and Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1 ...

'' (1962) - Alisa Marcio (A Daughter) *'' Dr. No'' (1962) - Prof. Dent's Secretary (uncredited) *''

The Counterfeit Constable ''The Counterfeit Constable'' (French: ''Allez France!'') is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia and starring Ronald Fraser, Diana Dors and Arthur Mullard. Plot A French rugby supporter (Robert Dhéry), in ...

'' (1964) - French Lady (uncredited) *'' San Ferry Ann'' (1965) - French War Museum Attendant *'' That Riviera Touch'' (1966) - French Lady at Casino (uncredited) *'' The Magnificent Two'' (1967) - Telephonist (uncredited) *''The Best of Benny Hill'' (1974) - Various Roles *'' Sleeping Beauty'' (1987) - 2nd Spinning Woman (final film role)

References

External links

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The Authorised Bettine Le Beau webpage

Death date

In memoriam
1932 births 2015 deaths Expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom Flemish television actresses Flemish film actresses Jewish actresses Actors from Antwerp Belgian Jews Belgian emigrants to England Flemish voice actresses 20th-century Belgian actresses {{Belgium-actor-stub