Cicely Courtneidge

Active - 1930 - 1977  |   Born - Jan 1, 1892   |   Died - Jan 1, 1980   |   Genres - Comedy, Musical, Romance

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Dame Cicely Courtneidge was a much-loved character actress and comedian in the United Kingdom. Prior to coming to films during the 1930s, the Australia-born Courtneidge was a popular figure in British music halls and theater. In films she frequently appeared alongside her husband Jack Hulbert and typically played slightly-daft women. She continued appearing in films through the early 1970s and in 1972 was designated Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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