Name Gwen Watford | Role Film actress | |
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Died February 6, 1994, London, United Kingdom Awards Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, British Academy Television Award for Best Actress Movies and TV shows Taste the Blood of Dracula, Never Take Sweets from a Str, The Body in the Library, Miss Marple, The Fall of the House of Usher Similar People Cyril Frankel, Peter Sasdy, Richard Bebb, Anthony Hinds, Silvio Narizzano |
Gwendoline "Gwen" Watford (10 September 1927 – 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952.
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Early life and education

Born in London, Watford attended an independent school in Hastings where her father, a retired army officer, ran a public house. She trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic.
Career

Watford made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1950). Other films include Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), The Very Edge (1962), Cleopatra (1963), and Cry Freedom (1987).
Death

She died from cancer in London in 1994, aged 66,.
Awards
Selected TV and filmography
References
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