Grazina Frame (born Lydia Anna Grazina Obrycha; 6 November 1941,
Fylde,
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
,
England
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) is an English stage and screen actress, singer and voice double
Early life
Grazina Frame was born as Lydia Anna Grazina Obrycha to Polish parents Zena Frame (mother) and Karol Jan Obrycki (father). She attended the
Aida Foster Drama School and began her career as Grazina Obrycki.
Television
She first appeared on television as a servant girl in ''A Time to be Born'', a Christmas play, for BBC Television (24 December 1953).
On television, she appeared as entertainer ''Gloria Marsh'' in the 19 October 1969 episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) "
That's How Murder Snowballs", and in series Up Pompeii! (1970), The Fenn Street Gang (1971), Doctor in Charge (1972) and The Morecambe and Wise Show as a regular from 1971 to 1974, playing supporting roles to the legendary comedians. Her latest screen appearance was in the 1996 television movie ''Cuts''.
Stage
She appeared as ''Mavis'', a ''Victorian Mermaid'', in ''
Follow That Girl'', 1959–1960, at Vaudeville Theatre, London.
She appeared as Carol Blitztein, in ''
Blitz!
''Blitz!'' is a musical by Lionel Bart. The musical, described by Steven Suskin as "massive", was set in the East End of London during the Blitz (the aerial bombings during World War II). The story drew on Bart's childhood memories of London's Je ...
'', the 1962
West End musical by
Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a British writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's " Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical ''Oliver!'' (1960). With ''Oliver!'' and his wor ...
.
She appeared in the 1986 London production of ''Cabaret'' with Wayne Sleep, Kelly Hunter, Peter Land, and Rodney Cottam.
Music
She recorded a series of singles as Grazina for
HMV
Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom.
The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...
1962-1964, and sang with
Sir Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...
on several 1960s songs, as a result of having over-dubbed both
Carole Gray
Carole Gray (born 1938)
Linked 2017-07-11 in film ''
The Young Ones'' and
Lauri Peters
Lauri Peters (born Patricia Peterson; July 2, 1943) is an American actress, dancer, singer, drama teacher, and author.
Career
Peters created the role of Liesl Von Trapp in the original 1959 Broadway production of ''The Sound of Music''. She re ...
in ''
Summer Holiday''.
Film
Her film appearances include ''
The Painted Smile'' (1962), ''
What a Crazy World
''What a Crazy World'' is a 1963 film directed by Michael Carreras from a script by Carreras and Alan Klein, from the latter's stage play. It is a pop musical featuring a number of late 1950s and early 1960s musical performers, including an ...
'' (1963), ''
The Bargee
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Plot
Hemel Pike ...
'' (1964), ''
Every Day's a Holiday'' (1965) and ''
The Alphabet Murders'' (1965).
Personal life
She was married to songwriter and record producer
Mitch Murray
Mitch Murray (born Lionel Michael Stitcher; 30 January 1940) is an English songwriter, record producer and author. He has won two Ivor Novello Awards, including the Jimmy Kennedy Award. Murray has written, or co-written, songs that have produ ...
until 1980, with daughters
Mazz
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and Gina, who would form the girl group ''Woman''.
Grazina remarried to writer-producer Rob Dallas. She was a friend of the late
Bob Monkhouse
Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including ''The Golden Shot'', '' Celebrity Squares'', '' Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'.
Ear ...
.
Discography
As Grazina
* A: "Lover Please Believe Me" / B: "So What"
* A: "Another Like You" / B: "Don't Be Shy"
* A: "Be My Baby" / B: "I Ain't Gonna Knock On Your Door"
* A: "Stay Awhile" / B: "Let Me Go Lover"
With Cliff Richard
* "Nothing's Impossible" (Cliff Richard and Grazina Frame, A.B.S Orchestra) ''
The Young Ones''
* "No One For Me" (Grazina Frame, A.B.S Orchestra) ''
The Young Ones''
* "A Swinging Affair" (Grazina Frame, A.B.S. Orchestra)
Summer Holiday
Television
*
List of The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977) episodes
*
Up Pompeii!
''Up Pompeii!'' is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the ''Carry On'' films, and the second series by Rothwell and S ...
*
That's How Murder Snowballs
References
External links
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Living people
1941 births