Name Jill Balcon | Role Film actress | |
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Born 3 January 1925 ( 1925-01-03 ) Westminster, London, England Died July 18, 2009, London, United Kingdom Spouse Cecil Day-Lewis (m. 1951–1972) Children Daniel Day-Lewis, Tamasin Day-Lewis Parents Michael Balcon, Aileen Freda Leatherman Movies and TV shows Wittgenstein, An Ideal Husband, Edward II, General Hospital, Murder in the Cathedral Similar People Cecil Day‑Lewis, Daniel Day‑Lewis, Michael Balcon, Tamasin Day‑Lewis, Gabriel‑Kane Day‑Lewis | ||
Jill Balcon
Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 1925 – 18 July 2009) was an English film and radio actress. She made her film debut in Nicholas Nickleby (1947), though she was best known for her stage, television, and radio work.
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Life and career
Balcon was born in Westminster, London, the daughter of Aileen Freda Leatherman (1904–1988) and Michael Balcon. Her family was Jewish, and originated in Latvia on her father's side and Poland on her mother's. Balcon attended Roedean School.
In 1951, Balcon married Anglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis, who was 20 years her senior and was married when they began their relationship. He was dividing his time between his mistress Rosamond Lehmann in Oxfordshire, his wife, Mary Day-Lewis, and their two teenage sons, in Devon.
Cecil Day-Lewis broke with both his wife and his mistress to be with Balcon for the remainder of his life (although reputedly he was no more faithful to Balcon than he had been to his first wife and to Lehmann). Balcon was cut off by her father when she married Day-Lewis in 1951. Cecil Day-Lewis and Jill Balcon had two children: actor Daniel Day-Lewis and documentary filmmaker/television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.
Balcon died of a brain tumour on 18 July 2009, aged 84.
Filmography
Actress
1999
An Ideal Husband as
Lady Bracknell
1997
David's Dream (Short) as
Nanny
1993
Wittgenstein as
Leopoldine
1991
Edward II as
Chorus of Nobility
1991
Selling Hitler (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Alexandra Dacre
- Episode #1.5 (1991) - Lady Alexandra Dacre
1989
The Play on One (TV Series) as
Magistrate
- A View of Harry Clark (1989) - Magistrate
1986
The Fools on the Hill (TV Movie) as
Miss Stanley
1984
The Secret Servant (TV Series) as
Mary Jackaman
- Episode #1.2 (1984) - Mary Jackaman
- Episode #1.1 (1984) - Mary Jackaman
1979
A Moment in Time (TV Series) as
Catharine
- Episode #1.4 (1979) - Catharine
- Episode #1.3 (1979) - Catharine
- Episode #1.2 (1979) - Catharine
- Episode #1.1 (1979) - Catharine
1977
Esther Waters (TV Series) as
Mrs. Barfield
- Episode #1.4 (1977) - Mrs. Barfield
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Mrs. Barfield
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Mrs. Barfield
1975
Spy Trap (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pitman
- A Nice Place to Live (1975) - Mrs. Pitman
1975
The Sweeney (TV Series) as
Miss Hepple
- Contact Breaker (1975) - Miss Hepple
1974
Softly Softly: Task Force (TV Series) as
Stella Rayner
- Pardon (1974) - Stella Rayner
1974
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Fiona Robbins
- Turnabout (1974) - Fiona Robbins
1973
Six Days of Justice (TV Series) as
Chairman / Chairman of the Bench
- The Complaint (1973) - Chairman
- A Question of Discipline (1973) - Chairman
- Excuse Me, Madam (1973) - Chairman of the Bench
- A Clear-Cut Case (1973) - Chairman of the Bench
1972
The Strauss Family (TV Mini Series) as
Madame Smirnitska
- Josef (1972) - Madame Smirnitska
1972
Seeing and Believing (TV Series) as
Helen Thomas
- Edward and Helen (1972) - Helen Thomas
1972
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Dr. Catherine Eliot (1976-1979)
1972
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Maria Karoleon
- Brother Hood (1972) - Maria Karoleon
1971
Elizabeth R (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Cobham
- Shadow in the Sun (1971) - Lady Cobham
1969
The First Churchills (TV Mini Series) as
Abigail Hill / Abigail Masham
- Not Without Honour (1969) - Abigail Masham
- Breaking the Circle (1969) - Abigail Hill
- A Famous Victory (1969) - Abigail Hill
- Reconciliation (1969) - Abigail Hill
- The Queen Commands (1969) - Abigail Hill
1967
Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée (TV Movie) as
La dame en noir
1956
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Margot Burnes / Mary Mitchell / Frances Broderick / ...
- The Gentle Shade (1961) - Margot Burnes
- Nannie (1961) - Mary Mitchell
- Night Run to the West (1960) - Frances Broderick
- Ashes in the Wind (1956) - Edith
1961
The Angry Gods (TV Mini Series) as
Hermione / Clytemnestra / Clytemnestra's Ghost
- The Oracle is Fulfilled (1961) - Hermione
- Apollo's Angry (1961) - Hermione
- Some Ill Planet Reigns (1961) - Hermione
- The Judgment (1961) - Clytemnestra's Ghost
- The Black Furies (1961) - Clytemnestra
- The Crimson Path (1961) - Clytemnestra
- A Sacred Offering (1961) - Clytemnestra
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Dona Clara
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1959) - Dona Clara
1956
Kitty Clive (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Rogers
1955
The Holly and the Ivy (TV Movie) as
Jenny Gregory
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Cassandra / Shiphra / A chrysalis / ...
- Troilus and Cressida/II (1954) - Cassandra
- Troilus and Cressida (1954) - Cassandra
- Jonah (1950) - Shiphra
- The Insect Play (1950) - A chrysalis
- Promise of Tomorrow (1950) - Ann Harlow
1954
Clementina (TV Series) as
Maria Vittoria
- The End of a Journey (1954) - Maria Vittoria
1951
Murder in the Cathedral as
Women's Chorus
1950
Highly Dangerous as
Wardress (uncredited)
1950
The Master Builder (TV Movie) as
Kaia Fosli
1950
For the Children (TV Series) as
Storyteller
- Toad of Toad Hall (1950) - Storyteller
1949
The Lost People as
Rebecca
1949
The Passionate Pilgrim (TV Movie) as
Sarah Anne Terrot
1949
The Case of Thomas Pyke (TV Movie) as
Fay
1948
Saraband as
Knesebeck
1948
The Chronicles of Ben (TV Mini Series) as
Dorothy
- Through a Window (1948) - Dorothy
1948
Good-Time Girl as
Roberta
1947
The Merchant of Venice/II (TV Movie) as
Jessica
1947
The Merchant of Venice (TV Movie) as
Jessica
1947
Martine (TV Movie) as
Jeanne
1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as
Madeline Bray
1946
The Masque of Kings (TV Movie) as
Baroness Mary Vetsera
Thanks
2002
Forever Ealing (TV Movie documentary) (thanks)
1999
Reputations (TV Series documentary) (with thanks to - 1 episode)
- Hitch: Alfred the Great (1999) - (with thanks to)
Self
2009
A Poet's Guide to Britain (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Louis MacNeice (2009) - Self
2007
British Film Forever (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) - Self
2005
Timeshift (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Actress
- The Third Programme: High Culture for All in Post-War Britain (2005) - Self - Actress
2004
Derek Jarman: Life as Art (Documentary) as
Self
2002
Forever Ealing (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Interviewee
1999
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Michael Balcon's daughter
- Alfred Hitchcock (1999) - Self - Michael Balcon's daughter
1986
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Interviewee
- Made in Ealing (1986) - Self - Interviewee
1979
The British Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1978
Network (TV Series) as
Self - Reader
- Edward Thomas - South Country Poet (1978) - Self - Reader (voice)
1971
An Evening with... (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Reader
- Lord Annan (1971) - Self - Guest Reader
1971
Seeing and Believing (TV Series) as
Self - Reader
- Farewell to January (1971) - Self - Reader
1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Self
- The Final Test (1951) - Self
1948
Play the Game (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 March 1948 (1948) - Self
Archive Footage
2021
Daniel Day-Lewis - L'héritier (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
References
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