Joyce Grant - Revision history

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	'''Joyce Grant''' (23 January 1924 – 11 July 2006) was a [[w:UK\|UK]]-based [[w:South Africa\|South Africa]]n actress known for her comedic roles. Grant was born in [[w:Bloemfontein, South Africa\|Bloemfontein, South Africa]] and her father encouraged her to move to London to study acting. When she returned to South Africa, her roles included: "Lola" in [[w:William Inge\|William Inge]]'s ''[[w:Come Back, Little Sheba (play)\|Come Back Little Sheba]]'' and as "Laura Wingfield" in [[w:Tennessee Williams\|Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[w:The Glass Menagerie\|The Glass Menagerie]]''. At the end of the 1950s she returned permanently to London and appeared in: ''The Happy Apple'', ''Something’s Afoot'', ''The Club'', ''[[w:Deathtrap (play)\|Deathtrap]]'' and ''Tonight at Eight-thirty''. On television she was in ''[[w:Gideon's Way\|Gideon's Way]]'' "How to Retire without Really Working".<ref name="mac">{{cite news \|last1=Cantacuzino \|first1=Marina \|title=Obituary: Joyce Grant \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/18/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|work=the Guardian \|date=2006-08-17 \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Joyce Grant''' (23 January 1924 – 11 July 2006) was a [[UK\|UK]]-based [[South Africa\|South Africa]]n actress known for her comedic roles. Grant was born in [[Bloemfontein, South Africa\|Bloemfontein, South Africa]] and her father encouraged her to move to London to study acting. When she returned to South Africa, her roles included: "Lola" in [[William Inge\|William Inge]]'s ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba (play)\|Come Back Little Sheba]]'' and as "Laura Wingfield" in [[Tennessee Williams\|Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie\|The Glass Menagerie]]''. At the end of the 1950s she returned permanently to London and appeared in: ''The Happy Apple'', ''Something’s Afoot'', ''The Club'', ''[[Deathtrap (play)\|Deathtrap]]'' and ''Tonight at Eight-thirty''. On television she was in ''[[Gideon's Way\|Gideon's Way]]'' "How to Retire without Really Working".<ref name="mac">{{cite news \|last1=Cantacuzino \|first1=Marina \|title=Obituary: Joyce Grant \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/18/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|work=the Guardian \|date=2006-08-17 \|language=en}}</ref>

	She appeared in the [[w:Musical film\|TV musical]] ''[[w:Pickwick (TV movie)\|Pickwick]]'' for the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] in 1969 and played opposite [[Frankie Howerd]] on Broadway in ''Rockefeller and the Red Indians''. In 1980 she appeared in the first episode of Hi-de-Hi! playing the mother of Jeffrey Fairbrother.In 1987, Joyce became a member of [[w:The National Theatre Company\|The National Theatre Company]], appearing in three productions, Ting Tang Mine, Fathers and Sons and Six Characters in Search of an Author. In 1988, she played Aunt Em/Glinda in the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s ''[[w:The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical)\|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and Mother Superior in Black Adder S1E3-The Archbishop.		She appeared in the [[Musical film\|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (TV movie)\|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC\|BBC]] in 1969 and played opposite [[Frankie Howerd]] on Broadway in ''Rockefeller and the Red Indians''. In 1980 she appeared in the first episode of Hi-de-Hi! playing the mother of Jeffrey Fairbrother.In 1987, Joyce became a member of [[The National Theatre Company\|The National Theatre Company]], appearing in three productions, Ting Tang Mine, Fathers and Sons and Six Characters in Search of an Author. In 1988, she played Aunt Em/Glinda in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical)\|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and Mother Superior in Black Adder S1E3-The Archbishop.

	==Retirement and legacy==		==Retirement and legacy==
	After retiring from the stage she became a "buddy" to [[w:HIV+\|HIV+]] patients at the Lighthouse in London and she's featured in two [[w:Lewis Morley\|Lewis Morley]] portraits in the [[w:National Portrait Gallery, London\|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name="mac"/><ref name="npg">{{cite web \|title=Joyce Grant - National Portrait Gallery \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp60270/joyce-grant \|website=www.npg.org.uk \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>		After retiring from the stage she became a "buddy" to [[HIV+\|HIV+]] patients at the Lighthouse in London and she's featured in two [[Lewis Morley\|Lewis Morley]] portraits in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London\|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name="mac"/><ref name="npg">{{cite web \|title=Joyce Grant - National Portrait Gallery \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp60270/joyce-grant \|website=www.npg.org.uk \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>
	Joyce Grant died on 11 July 2006, from cancer, aged 82.		Joyce Grant died on 11 July 2006, from cancer, aged 82.

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	'''Joyce Grant''' (23 January 1924 – 11 July 2006) was a [[UK]]-based [[South Africa]]n actress known for her comedic roles. Grant was born in [[Bloemfontein, South Africa]] and her father encouraged her to move to London to study acting. When she returned to South Africa, her roles included: "Lola" in [[William Inge]]'s ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba (play)\|Come Back Little Sheba]]'' and as "Laura Wingfield" in [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. At the end of the 1950s she returned permanently to London and appeared in: ''The Happy Apple'', ''Something’s Afoot'', ''The Club'', ''[[Deathtrap (play)\|Deathtrap]]'' and ''Tonight at Eight-thirty''. On television she was in ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' "How to Retire without Really Working".<ref name="mac">{{cite news \|last1=Cantacuzino \|first1=Marina \|title=Obituary: Joyce Grant \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/18/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|work=the Guardian \|date=2006-08-17 \|language=en}}</ref>		\| image = Joyce Grant.jpg
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			'''Joyce Grant''' (23 January 1924 – 11 July 2006) was a [[w:UK\|UK]]-based [[w:South Africa\|South Africa]]n actress known for her comedic roles. Grant was born in [[w:Bloemfontein, South Africa\|Bloemfontein, South Africa]] and her father encouraged her to move to London to study acting. When she returned to South Africa, her roles included: "Lola" in [[w:William Inge\|William Inge]]'s ''[[w:Come Back, Little Sheba (play)\|Come Back Little Sheba]]'' and as "Laura Wingfield" in [[w:Tennessee Williams\|Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[w:The Glass Menagerie\|The Glass Menagerie]]''. At the end of the 1950s she returned permanently to London and appeared in: ''The Happy Apple'', ''Something’s Afoot'', ''The Club'', ''[[w:Deathtrap (play)\|Deathtrap]]'' and ''Tonight at Eight-thirty''. On television she was in ''[[w:Gideon's Way\|Gideon's Way]]'' "How to Retire without Really Working".<ref name="mac">{{cite news \|last1=Cantacuzino \|first1=Marina \|title=Obituary: Joyce Grant \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/18/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|work=the Guardian \|date=2006-08-17 \|language=en}}</ref>

			She appeared in the [[w:Musical film\|TV musical]] ''[[w:Pickwick (TV movie)\|Pickwick]]'' for the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] in 1969 and played opposite [[Frankie Howerd]] on Broadway in ''Rockefeller and the Red Indians''. In 1980 she appeared in the first episode of Hi-de-Hi! playing the mother of Jeffrey Fairbrother.In 1987, Joyce became a member of [[w:The National Theatre Company\|The National Theatre Company]], appearing in three productions, Ting Tang Mine, Fathers and Sons and Six Characters in Search of an Author. In 1988, she played Aunt Em/Glinda in the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s ''[[w:The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical)\|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and Mother Superior in Black Adder S1E3-The Archbishop.

	==Retirement and legacy==		==Retirement and legacy==
	After retiring from the stage she became a "buddy" to [[HIV+]] patients at the Lighthouse in London and she's featured in two [[Lewis Morley]] portraits in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London\|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name="mac"/><ref name="npg">{{cite web \|title=Joyce Grant - National Portrait Gallery \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp60270/joyce-grant \|website=www.npg.org.uk \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>		After retiring from the stage she became a "buddy" to [[w:HIV+\|HIV+]] patients at the Lighthouse in London and she's featured in two [[w:Lewis Morley\|Lewis Morley]] portraits in the [[w:National Portrait Gallery, London\|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name="mac"/><ref name="npg">{{cite web \|title=Joyce Grant - National Portrait Gallery \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp60270/joyce-grant \|website=www.npg.org.uk \|access-date=20 May 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>
	Joyce Grant died on 11 July 2006, from cancer, aged 82.		Joyce Grant died on 11 July 2006, from cancer, aged 82.

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'''Joyce Grant''' (23 January 1924 – 11 July 2006) was a [[UK]]-based [[South Africa]]n actress known for her comedic roles. Grant was born in [[Bloemfontein, South Africa]] and her father encouraged her to move to London to study acting. When she returned to South Africa, her roles included: "Lola" in [[William Inge]]'s ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba (play)|Come Back Little Sheba]]'' and as "Laura Wingfield" in [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. At the end of the 1950s she returned permanently to London and appeared in: ''The Happy Apple'', ''Something’s Afoot'', ''The Club'', ''[[Deathtrap (play)|Deathtrap]]'' and ''Tonight at Eight-thirty''. On television she was in ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' "How to Retire without Really Working".<ref name="mac">{{cite news |last1=Cantacuzino |first1=Marina |title=Obituary: Joyce Grant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/18/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=the Guardian |date=2006-08-17 |language=en}}</ref>

She appeared in the [[Musical film|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (TV movie)|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC]] in 1969 and played opposite [[Frankie Howerd]] on Broadway in ''Rockefeller and the Red Indians''. In 1980 she appeared in the first episode of Hi-de-Hi! playing the mother of Jeffrey Fairbrother.In 1987, Joyce became a member of [[The National Theatre Company]], appearing in three productions, Ting Tang Mine, Fathers and Sons and Six Characters in Search of an Author. In 1988, she played Aunt Em/Glinda in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and Mother Superior in Black Adder S1E3-The Archbishop.

==Retirement and legacy==
After retiring from the stage she became a "buddy" to [[HIV+]] patients at the Lighthouse in London and she's featured in two [[Lewis Morley]] portraits in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name="mac"/><ref name="npg">{{cite web |title=Joyce Grant - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp60270/joyce-grant |website=www.npg.org.uk |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Joyce Grant died on 11 July 2006, from cancer, aged 82.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0335484}}

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