Elizabeth Spender (born 1950) is a
film
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and
television
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actress.
Biography
She is the daughter of concert pianist
Natasha Spender
Natasha Spender, Lady Spender (''née'' Litvin; 18 April 1919 – 21 October 2010) was an English pianist and author. She was the second wife of the writer Sir Stephen Spender.
She was born in London. Her maternal family emigrated to Britai ...
(''née'' Litvin) and the poet, novelist and essayist
Stephen Spender
Sir Stephen Harold Spender (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the ...
.
Among numerous television and film credits, she appeared in
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including ''Time Bandits'' (1981), ''B ...
's 1985
cult film
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''
Brazil
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''.
Since 1990 she has been married to the Australian actor and satirist
Barry Humphries
John Barry Humphries (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film prod ...
.
Select filmography
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Living people
English film actresses
English people of German-Jewish descent
Jewish English actresses
1950 births