Other names Edana Rubenstein Occupation Actress, Writer | Name Edana Romney Role Actress | |
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Born 15 March 1919 Johannesburg, South Africa Died December 17, 2002, Santa Maria, California, United States Spouse Sir John Woolf (m. 1946–1955) People also search for Sir John Woolf, Jonathan Woolf, C.M. Woolf, Dorothy Vernon, Ann Saville | ||
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Edana Romney (15 March 1919 – 17 December 2002) was a South African actress, writer, and television presenter, based in England and later in Southern California.
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Early life
Edana Rubenstein was born in Johannesburg to Jewish parents. She trained as a dancer in South Africa, then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1935 to 1936.
Career
Romney became a noted stage performer after moving to Britain. She also made sporadic film and television appearances. She played the role of Sadie Jones, a murder victim, in the 1941 thriller East of Piccadilly. She played the female lead role, Mifanwy Conway, in the 1948 film Corridor of Mirrors as well as co-authoring the screenplay.
She left unfinished a screenplay about the life of Sir Richard Burton.
On television, she presented Is This Your Problem? (1955-1957), a BBC panel discussion program about "delicate" women's issues, such as unexpected pregnancy, and unhappiness as housewives. She also wrote a weekly newspaper advice column as a tie-in to the television show. She also hosted a radio show, "Edana Romney's World" and gave talks at women's groups based on her role as a "lovelorn counselor".
Personal life
She was the second wife of the film producer John Woolf; they were divorced by 1955, and she eventually moved to California. Later in life, while living in Beverly Hills, she became known for her "Twelfth Night" parties. Edana Romney died in 2002, aged 83 years, in Santa Maria, California. There's a collection of Edana Romney's papers archived at the University of Southern California.