June Jago
June Jago | |
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| Born | 31 March 1928 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 29 July 2010(aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actress |
June Jago(31 March 1928 – 29 July 2010)[1]was an Australian-born actress, who worked in stage, television and film in her native country and the United Kingdom,[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Jago made her stage debut in Australia and went to Britain in the 1950s with a touring production ofSummer of the Seventeenth Doll.[4]She made her film debut in 1959 inPlease Turn Over,alongsideTed Ray,Jean Kent,Leslie PhillipsandJoan Sims.[5] [6]
She appeared in two of theCarry Onfilms -Carry On Regardless(1961) andCarry On Doctor(1967) -[7]and her other film credits included roles inThe Captain's Table(1959),No Kidding(1960),Journey into Darkness(1968),The Games(1970) andMelody(1971). She appeared on television in programmes such asCatweazleandThe Good Life.[8]
On stage, she appeared with theRoyal Shakespeare Companyand theRoyal Court Theatre.[9]She also appeared in the Australian filmsThe Man from Snowy River(1982),[10]Double Deal(1983) andDeparture(1986).
Jago returned to Australia in the late 1970s and continued to act, notably with theMelbourne Theatre Company,and also worked as a teacher of acting and elocution.[11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Captain's Table | Gwenny Coke | |
| 1959 | Please Turn Over | Gladys Worth | |
| 1960 | No Kidding | Matron | |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Nurse | |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Sister Hoggett | |
| 1968 | Journey Into Darkness | Emily Blake | (episode 'Paper Dolls') |
| 1970 | The Games | Mae Harcourt | |
| 1971 | Melody | Miss Fairfax | |
| 1982 | The Man from Snowy River | Mrs. Bailey | |
| 1983 | Double Deal | Mrs. Coolidge | |
| 1986 | Departure | Frances | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^"June Jago".The Australian Live Performance Database.Retrieved21 September2019.
- ^Sandra Brennan."June Jago - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie".AllMovie.
- ^"June Jago".aveleyman.com.
- ^"Summer of the Seventeenth Doll".abc Australia.Retrieved28 December2015.
- ^"Please Turn Over (1959)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 12 July 2012.Retrieved28 December2015.
- ^"'Aussie' girl makes good ".Biz.7 December 1960.
- ^"June Jago".movie-dude.co.uk.
- ^"June Jago".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2012.Retrieved28 December2015.
- ^"June Jago".theatricalia.com.
- ^"The Man from Snowy River (1982)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2012.Retrieved28 December2015.
- ^Pascoe, Joseph (2000).Creating.ISBN9780958574396.Retrieved28 December2015.
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