Sally Louise Geeson (born 23 June 1950) is an English actress with a career mostly on television in the 1970s. She is best known for playing Sid James's daughter, Sally, in '' Bless This House'' and for her roles in '' Carry On Abroad'' (1972) and '' Carry On Girls'' (1973). She also starred alongside

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in the film ''

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'' (1969), and appeared with Vincent Price in two horror films, '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) and ''

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'' (1970).

Early life

Geeson's father was an editor for the National Coal Board magazine while her mother worked in the

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at the London Coliseum cinema.

Career

Geeson studied at

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from 1957 to 1966, during which time she played small non-speaking roles in several movies, including '' Expresso Bongo'' (1959), '' The Millionairess'' (1960), '' Spare the Rod'' (1961), '' The Young Ones'' and ''

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'' (1961). She played a schoolgirl in '' The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery'' (1966), and appeared as a girl guide in '' Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' (1968). She starred alongside

in the comedy film ''

'' (1969) and Vincent Price in the horror films '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) and ''

'' (1970). In 1971, Geeson appeared in '' Mr. Forbush and the Penguins'' before starring as Sally in '' Bless This House'', appearing in all 65 episodes until the show's end in 1976 as well as starring in a film spin-off of the same name in 1972. She also appeared in two further '' Carry On'' films: '' Carry On Abroad'' (1972) and '' Carry On Girls'' (1973). In August 2013 Geeson featured in a TV commercial for Anglian Windows. In December 2014 until January 2015, Geeson played the Good Fairy at Theatre Royal Windsor in their panto ''Beauty And The Beast''.

Personal life

Geeson married television personality

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in 1976 and the pair had two children together. The couple divorced ten years later in 1986. She later took up a career in teaching and married Richard Lewis, an estate agent and had a further child. Her sister is the actress Judy Geeson.

Filmography

* '' Expresso Bongo'' (1959) — Extra (uncredited) * '' The Millionairess'' (1960) — Extra (uncredited) * ''

'' (1961) – Girl at Toy Exhibition (uncredited) * '' Spare the Rod'' (1961) — Extra (uncredited) * '' The Young Ones'' — Extra (uncredited) * '' Go To Blazes (1962 film) - Girl playing on fire engine (uncredited} * '' The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery'' (1966) – Schoolgirl (uncredited) * '' Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter'' (1968) — Extra (uncredited) * '' Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' (1968) – Girl Guide (uncredited) * ''

'' (1969) – Nikki * '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) – Sally * ''

'' (1970) – Sarah * '' Mr. Forbush and the Penguins'' (1971) – Jackie * '' Bless This House'' (1972) – Sally Abbot * '' Carry On Abroad'' (1972) – Lily * '' Carry On Girls'' (1973) – Debra

Television

* '' Armchair Mystery Theatre'' (1964) – Jill * ''Boy Meets Girl'' (1967) – Debutante * ''

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'' – ''Day of Execution'' (1967) – Girl at Cleaners * ''Sanctuary'' – ''The Girl with the Blue Guitar'' (1968) – Tina * ''You and the World'' (1968) – Eileen * '' ITV Playhouse'' – ''Camille'' (1968) – Kim * ''Galton and Simpson Comedy'' (1969) * ''Detective'' – ''Hunt the Peacock'' (1969) – Patsy * '' Strange Report'' – ''Whose Pretty Girl Are You'' (1969) – Jennifer Dean * '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' (1970) – Sue * ''

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'' – ''A Day Like Every Day'' (1970) – Sharon Young * ''Wicked Women'' – ''Florence Maybrick'' (1970) – Alice Yapp * '' Bless This House'' (1971–1976) – Sally Abbott (Last appearances) * '' The Fenn Street Gang'' – ''Smart Lad Wanted'' (1972) – Melanie * '' My Name Is Harry Worth'' – ''The Family Reunion'' (1974) – Sandra

Selected theatre work

*''Goodnight Mrs Puffin'' *''The Day After The Fair'' *''Butterflies Are Free'' (Bill Kenwright Productions) *''Blood And Roses'' (Bill Kenwright Productions)

References

External links

*
Sally Geeson's official web site
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