Occupation Actress Ex-spouse Leo Maguire Role Actress | Name Monica Evans Years active 1960-1973 | |
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Born 1940 (age 74–75) England, United Kingdom Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Movies and TV shows Similar People Carole Shelley, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Larry Clemmons, Wolfgang Reitherman | ||
The odd couple 1968 the pigeon sisters carole shelley remembers monica evans
Monica Evans (born June 7, 1940) is an English actress known for her portrayal of Cecily Pigeon in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. She was in the original Broadway cast for its entire run, then appeared in the film version in 1968, and finally appeared in some episodes of the first season of the television series based on the play, all in the same role, alongside Carole Shelley as her sister Gwendolyn Pigeon. She also provided voices for the Disney animated films The Aristocats, as Abigail Gabble (the Goose) (alongside Shelley as Amelia Gabble) and Robin Hood (1973) as Maid Marian (again alongside Shelley as her handmaiden, Lady Cluck).
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Evans trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the 1950s and was the stand-in for Joan Plowright in Rhinoceros. She took over the role from Plowright when Plowright's's relationship with Laurence Olivier became public. She was also one of the stars in a magazine soap opera called Compact and starred in The Severed Head in the West End. Evans was the maid of honor at Carole's wedding in 1967.
She lived in the United States for several years. After her return to the UK she married BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Cash. Her brother-in-law is Charles Hayward, the drummer of This Heat.