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Eleanor Audrey Summerfield (7 March 1921 – 13 July 2001) was an English actress who appeared in many plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in Laughter in Paradise (1951), Final Appointment (1954), Odongo (1956), Dentist in the Chair (1960), On the Fiddle (1961), The Running Man (1963) and Some Will, Some Won't (1970).

Eleanor Summerfield
Born	Eleanor Audrey Summerfield (1921-03-07)7 March 1921 St Pancras, London, England
Died	13 July 2001(2001-07-13) (aged 80) Westminster, London, England
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1936–1983
Spouse	Leonard Sachs ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 1990)​
Children	2, including Robin Sachs

Early life and career

She was born as Eleanor Audrey Summerfield in St Pancras, London on 7 March 1921.[1] Summerfield trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1937.[2]

She made her screen debut in the 1946 television drama A Phoenix Too Frequent, which was based on a play of the same name.[3] Her first stage show was Her Excellency at the London Hippodrome in 1949.[4] In the mid-1960s, Summerfield played P.G. Wodehouse's fictional character Aunt Dahlia on the black-and-white television series The World of Wooster (1965–1967) aired on BBC 1.[5] Summerfield was also a regular member in the panel game Just a Minute and was a team member for the entire 15-year run of Many a Slip (1964–1979).[6] During her career spanning nearly half a century, she also appeared in a number of films and television series.[3] Other TV series she appeared in included Lovejoy: Season 2: Episode 5, 1991 Who Dares, Sings as May Walker; and Midsomer Murders: Series 1: Episode 4, 1998 Faithful Until Death as Elfrida Molfrey.[7][8]

Personal life and death

Summerfield was married to actor Leonard Sachs from 1947 until his death in 1990.[1] They had two sons: Robin Sachs, who was also an actor, and Toby Sachs.[6]

She died in Westminster, London on 13 July 2001, aged 80.[3]

Filmography

References

External links

• Eleanor Summerfield at IMDb
• Obituary in The Guardian
• Obituary in The Daily Telegraph

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