Judy Huxtable (born 24 July 1942) is a British actress.

Early life and career

Born in

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, England, to wealthy parents, Huxtable was initially a society débutante and then became a fashionable figure in 1960s "

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" and, as a model, was represented by the

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. She was the face of Bacardi rum and Fry’s Chocolate. Huxtable's film appearances include '' Les Bicyclettes de Belsize'' (1968), the

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'' The Touchables'' (1968), and several

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Personal life

Huxtable was first married to Irish theatre designer Sean Kenny, but later divorced him. In 1973 she became the second wife of the satirist

Peter Cook Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishmen ...

and appeared with him on the 1977

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concept album '' Consequences'', together with a brief appearance in his 1979 comedy film '' Derek and Clive Get the Horn'', co-starring

Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. He first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-perf ...

. They were divorced in 1989, owing to Cook's drinking, after many years of amicable separation. In 2008 she published an autobiography, ''Loving Peter'', in which she described her turbulent relationship with Cook and living with his

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, which mirrored her experiences with her own mother. Huxtable published the book under her married name of Judy Cook.

Filmography

* '' Piccadilly Third Stop'' (1960) - Bride * '' Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'' (1965) - Bridgitte, Girl at Dover Beach (uncredited) * '' Licensed to Kill'' (1965) - Computer Centre Girl * '' The Psychopath'' (1966) - Louise Saville * '' The Touchables'' (1968) - Sadie * '' Les Bicyclettes de Belsize'' (1968) - The Girl ('Julie') * '' Scream and Scream Again'' (1970) - Sylvia * '' Every Home Should Have One'' (1970) - Frankenstein Heroine * '' Up the Chastity Belt'' (1971) - Gretel * '' Die Screaming, Marianne'' (1971) - Hildegard * '' Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972) - Caroline Johnson * '' Derek and Clive Get the Horn'' (1979) - Judy Cook (herself)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huxtable, Judy 1942 births English film actresses Living people Actresses from London Actresses from Surrey English female models