Liz Fraser - Revision history

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2b9fc4bf64 Liz Fraser~~] at the [[British Film Institute]]~~		* {{BFI\|4ce2b9fc4bf64\|Liz Fraser}}
	* {{IMDb name\|id=0292187\|name=Liz Fraser}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0292187\|name=Liz Fraser}}
	* [http://www.carryonline.com Official website of the Carry On films]

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	* {{IMDb name\|id=0292187\|name=Liz Fraser}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0292187\|name=Liz Fraser}}
	* [http://www.carryonline.com Official website of the Carry On films]		* [http://www.carryonline.com Official website of the Carry On films]

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Filmography

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Personal life and death

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	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Fraser married Peter Yonwin, a travelling salesman, in November 1958, but the marriage soon broke down and they were divorced. She married her second husband, Bill Hitchcock, a TV director, in January 1965 at Harrow Register Office. They agreed not to work together, but this changed in 1972 when she appeared in the [[Rodney Bewes]] sitcom ''[[Dear Mother...Love ~~Albert\|~~Albert]]!'', which Hitchcock co-directed,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert – Albert! – If He'd Meant Us To Fly – British Comedy Guide \|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/dear_mother_love_albert/episodes/4/6 \|website=comedy.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> and again later in the same year, when she acted in ''Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour'', a comedy series starring [[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]] and produced by Hitchcock.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Turnbull's Finest Half Hour-Part 3 (1972) \|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130061405/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|website=BFI \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Hitchcock died from a [[w:pulmonary embolism\|pulmonary embolism]] in February 1974, at the age of 45. Fraser was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978 and 1979, undergoing a lumpectomy the first time and having reconstructive surgery at the Marsden in 1979.<ref>BBC Radio 4 ''That Reminds Me'' 16 September 2003</ref>		Fraser married Peter Yonwin, a travelling salesman, in November 1958, but the marriage soon broke down and they were divorced. She married her second husband, Bill Hitchcock, a TV director, in January 1965 at Harrow Register Office. They agreed not to work together, but this changed in 1972 when she appeared in the [[Rodney Bewes]] sitcom ''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert]]!'', which Hitchcock co-directed,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert – Albert! – If He'd Meant Us To Fly – British Comedy Guide \|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/dear_mother_love_albert/episodes/4/6 \|website=comedy.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> and again later in the same year, when she acted in ''Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour'', a comedy series starring [[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]] and produced by Hitchcock.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Turnbull's Finest Half Hour-Part 3 (1972) \|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130061405/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|website=BFI \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Hitchcock died from a [[w:pulmonary embolism\|pulmonary embolism]] in February 1974, at the age of 45. Fraser was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978 and 1979, undergoing a lumpectomy the first time and having reconstructive surgery at the Marsden in 1979.<ref>BBC Radio 4 ''That Reminds Me'' 16 September 2003</ref>

	Fraser had a half-brother, Philip, 11 years older, the son of her mother from a previous marriage. She supported various [[w:charities\|charities]] and was a patron of the London Repertory Company.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser profile \|url=http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser \|website=LondonRepertoryCompany.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130115614/http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser/ \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was also an enthusiastic and talented poker and bridge player.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/liz-fraser\|title=Liz Fraser \| English Bridge Union\|website=www.ebu.co.uk}}</ref>		Fraser had a half-brother, Philip, 11 years older, the son of her mother from a previous marriage. She supported various [[w:charities\|charities]] and was a patron of the London Repertory Company.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser profile \|url=http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser \|website=LondonRepertoryCompany.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130115614/http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser/ \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was also an enthusiastic and talented poker and bridge player.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/liz-fraser\|title=Liz Fraser \| English Bridge Union\|website=www.ebu.co.uk}}</ref>

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Personal life and death

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	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Fraser married Peter Yonwin, a travelling salesman, in November 1958, but the marriage soon broke down and they were divorced. She married her second husband, Bill Hitchcock, a TV director, in January 1965 at Harrow Register Office. They agreed not to work together, but this changed in 1972 when she appeared in the [[Rodney Bewes]] sitcom ''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert\|Albert]]!'', which Hitchcock co-directed,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert – Albert! – If He'd Meant Us To Fly – British Comedy Guide \|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/dear_mother_love_albert/episodes/4/6 \|website=comedy.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> and again later in the same year, when she acted in ''Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour'', a comedy series starring [[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]] and produced by Hitchcock.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Turnbull's Finest Half Hour-Part 3 (1972) \|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130061405/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|website=BFI \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Hitchcock died from a [[pulmonary embolism]] in February 1974, at the age of 45. Fraser was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978 and 1979, undergoing a lumpectomy the first time and having reconstructive surgery at the Marsden in 1979.<ref>BBC Radio 4 ''That Reminds Me'' 16 September 2003</ref>		Fraser married Peter Yonwin, a travelling salesman, in November 1958, but the marriage soon broke down and they were divorced. She married her second husband, Bill Hitchcock, a TV director, in January 1965 at Harrow Register Office. They agreed not to work together, but this changed in 1972 when she appeared in the [[Rodney Bewes]] sitcom ''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert\|Albert]]!'', which Hitchcock co-directed,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert – Albert! – If He'd Meant Us To Fly – British Comedy Guide \|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/dear_mother_love_albert/episodes/4/6 \|website=comedy.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> and again later in the same year, when she acted in ''Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour'', a comedy series starring [[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]] and produced by Hitchcock.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Turnbull's Finest Half Hour-Part 3 (1972) \|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130061405/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b85d1acce \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|website=BFI \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Hitchcock died from a [[w:pulmonary embolism\|pulmonary embolism]] in February 1974, at the age of 45. Fraser was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978 and 1979, undergoing a lumpectomy the first time and having reconstructive surgery at the Marsden in 1979.<ref>BBC Radio 4 ''That Reminds Me'' 16 September 2003</ref>

	Fraser had a half-brother, Philip, 11 years older, the son of her mother from a previous marriage. She supported various [[w:charities\|charities]] and was a patron of the London Repertory Company.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser profile \|url=http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser \|website=LondonRepertoryCompany.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130115614/http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser/ \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was also an enthusiastic and talented poker and bridge player.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/liz-fraser\|title=Liz Fraser \| English Bridge Union\|website=www.ebu.co.uk}}</ref>		Fraser had a half-brother, Philip, 11 years older, the son of her mother from a previous marriage. She supported various [[w:charities\|charities]] and was a patron of the London Repertory Company.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser profile \|url=http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser \|website=LondonRepertoryCompany.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130115614/http://www.londonrepertorycompany.com/article/whos-who/liz-fraser/ \|archive-date=30 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was also an enthusiastic and talented poker and bridge player.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/liz-fraser\|title=Liz Fraser \| English Bridge Union\|website=www.ebu.co.uk}}</ref>

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	Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).		Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).

	Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.		Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[w:The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.

	Fraser also starred as Gloria Simpkins in the radio sitcom ''[[Parsley Sidings]]'' alongside [[Arthur Lowe]] and [[Kenneth Connor]] from 1971 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/liz_fraser/\|title=Liz Fraser}}</ref>		Fraser also starred as Gloria Simpkins in the radio sitcom ''[[Parsley Sidings]]'' alongside [[Arthur Lowe]] and [[Kenneth Connor]] from 1971 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/liz_fraser/\|title=Liz Fraser}}</ref>

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	Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>		Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>

	Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).		Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).

	Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.		Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.

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	Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>		Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>

	Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).		Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).

	Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.		Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.

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	{{Short description\|English actress (1930–2018)}}		{{Short description\|English actress (1930–2018)}}
	~~{{Other uses\|Elizabeth Fraser (disambiguation){{!}}Elizabeth Fraser}}~~
	{{Use British English\|date=May 2012}}		{{Use British English\|date=May 2012}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Liz Fraser		\| name = Liz Fraser
	\| image = ~~Julian Dutton with actress~~ Liz Fraser ~~August 2015 (cropped)~~.~~JPG~~		\| image = Liz Fraser.jpg
	\| caption = Fraser in 2015		\| caption = Fraser in 2015
	\| birth_name = Elizabeth Joan Winch		\| birth_name = Elizabeth Joan Winch
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1930\|8\|14\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1930\|08\|14\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Southwark]], [[London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Southwark]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2018\|9\|6\|1930\|8\|14\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2018\|09\|06\|1930\|08\|14\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], London, England		\| death_place = [[w:Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], London, England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| years_active = 1952–2018		\| years_active = 1952–2018
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Peter Yonwin\|1958\|1960\|~~reason~~=~~divorced~~}}~~<br />~~{{marriage\|Bill Hitchcock\|1965\|1974\|~~reason~~=~~his death~~}}		\| spouse = {{Plainlist\|
	\| alma_mater = [[Goldsmiths College]]<br />[[London School of Dramatic Art]]		*{{marriage\|Peter Yonwin\|1958\|1960\|end=div}}
			*{{marriage\|Bill Hitchcock\|1965\|1974\|end=d.}}
			}}
			\| alma_mater = [[w:Goldsmiths College\|Goldsmiths College]]<br />[[w:London School of Dramatic Art\|London School of Dramatic Art]]
	}}		}}
	'''Elizabeth Joan Winch''' (14 August 1930 – 6 September 2018),<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liz-fraser-dead-british-star-carry-films-was-88-1140784\|title=Liz Fraser, British Star of Comedy Film Series 'Carry On,' Dies at 88\|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]\|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=FreeBMD Entry Info \|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=162137374:3803&d=bmd_1443462789 \|website=freebmd.org.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> known professionally as '''Liz Fraser''', was a British film actress, best known for being cast in provocative comedy roles.		'''Elizabeth Joan Winch''' (14 August 1930 – 6 September 2018),<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liz-fraser-dead-british-star-carry-films-was-88-1140784\|title=Liz Fraser, British Star of Comedy Film Series 'Carry On,' Dies at 88\|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]\|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=FreeBMD Entry Info \|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=162137374:3803&d=bmd_1443462789 \|website=freebmd.org.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> known professionally as '''Liz Fraser''', was a British film actress, best known for being cast in provocative comedy roles.

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	Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).		Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).

	Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.		Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[w:The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.

	Fraser also starred as Gloria Simpkins in the radio sitcom ''[[Parsley Sidings]]'' alongside [[Arthur Lowe]] and [[Kenneth Connor]] from 1971 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/liz_fraser/\|title=Liz Fraser}}</ref>		Fraser also starred as Gloria Simpkins in the radio sitcom ''[[Parsley Sidings]]'' alongside [[Arthur Lowe]] and [[Kenneth Connor]] from 1971 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/liz_fraser/\|title=Liz Fraser}}</ref>

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	Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>		Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>

	Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).		Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).

	Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.		Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.

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	Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>		Her first film appearance was in ''[[Touch and Go (1955 film)\|Touch and Go]]'' (1955), using her birth name,<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/06/liz-fraser-big-hearted-blonde-actress-carry-films-obituary/\|title=Liz Fraser, big-hearted blonde actress in Carry On films – obituary \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=6 September 2018 \|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) in which she worked with [[Peter Sellers]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Smallest Show On Earth – British Comedy Films\|url=http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Smallest_Show_On_Earth/Smallest_Show_On_Earth.html \|website=comicbrits.co.uk \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Fraser also appeared in commercial television's first live play ''The Geranium'' for [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]]. She made an uncredited appearance as June in [[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)\|''Alive and Kicking'']] (1959), Her breakthrough role was as the daughter of Sellers' character in ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as [[w:BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles\|Most Promising Newcomer]].<ref>{{cite book \|title = Guide to British Cinema \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FOX_OWDyHEC \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|date=1 January 2003 \|isbn=9780313303074 \|first=Geoff \|last=Mayer}}</ref> She was in several of the early [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'' films]]: ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961), ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962), and ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), but was sacked by producer [[Peter Rogers]] after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before.<ref name="Telegraphobit"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Carry On \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEXpFWr_zgEC \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 March 2011 \|isbn=9781446409961 \|first=Richard \|last=Webber}}</ref>

	Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).		Her other film appearances include ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959), ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960), again with Sellers,<ref name="BBC070918">{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45449088 \|title=Liz Fraser: Carry On actress dies at 88 \|work=BBC News \|date=7 September 2018 \|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Variety's Film Reviews: 1959–1963 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2pZAAAAMAAJ \|publisher=Bowker \|date=1 May 1989 \|isbn=9780835227896}}</ref> ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite book \|title=America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCm5aNkafSYC \|publisher=Lulu.com \|date=1 March 2006 \|isbn=9781411678774 \|first=John Howard \|last=Reid}}</ref> ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961), ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961), ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite book \|title=British Film Noir Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3CeCQAAQBAJ \|publisher=McFarland\|date=5 March 2008 \|isbn=9780786464272 \|first=Michael F. \|last=Keaney}}</ref> ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQrtw8lzEg8C \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1966 \|isbn=9780819603067 \|first=Daniel \|last=Blum}}</ref> ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' (1968),<ref>{{cite book \|title=Screen World 1968 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC \|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers \|date=1 June 1983 \|isbn=9780819603098 \|first=John \|last=Willis}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Dad's Army Movie Dossier: The Making of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's Classic Film \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvLyBgAAQBAJ \|publisher=Andrews UK Limited \|date=3 March 2015 \|isbn=9781785381423 \|first=Mark \|last=McCaighey}}</ref> and a string of sex comedies: ''[[Adventures of a Taxi Driver]]''<ref>{{cite book \|title=Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4azirDJX73cC \|publisher=Thomson Gale \|date=1991-04-01 \|isbn=9780810394049 \|first=David J. \|last=Weiner}}</ref> (1976), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976), ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1977), ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) and ''[[Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse]]''<ref>{{cite web \|title=Liz Fraser filmography \|url=http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|website=locatetv.com \|access-date=21 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094658/http://www.locatetv.com/person/liz-fraser/23295/filmography \|archive-date=27 January 2016 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (1978).

	Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.		Fraser was also known for her many appearances in British television series, including ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=%2522liz%2520fraser%2522&pg=PA232 \|publisher=Random House \|date=31 January 2011 \|isbn=9781446409985 \|first=Richard\|last=Webber}}</ref> and the ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|Avengers]]'' episode "The Girl from Auntie"<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Avengers Forever: The Girl From Auntie \|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel1-17.htm \|website=theavengers.tv \|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> where she guest starred opposite ''Carry On'' regular [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]. As Elizabeth Fraser, over a period of nearly six months, she appeared in numerous editions of the [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] [[w:soap opera\|soap opera]] ''[[w:Sixpenny Corner\|Sixpenny Corner]]'' (1955–56). She appeared on [[Benny Hill]]'s late-1950s TV shows, and in a single sketch in the 23 December 1970 episode of his [[w:Thames TV\|Thames TV]] series. This episode was in black and white (owing to the "[[w:Colour Strike\|Colour Strike]]" by [[w:ITV (network)\|ITV]] technicians, who wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete ''Benny Hill Show'', issued by A&E and Fremantle.

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	\|rowspan=2\|1957 \|\| ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' \|\| Girl in Cinema \|\| (uncredited)		\|rowspan=2\|1957 \|\| ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' \|\| Girl in Cinema \|\| (uncredited)
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	\|\| ''[[The Shiralee (1957 film)\|The Shiralee]]'' \|\| Chambermaid \|\| (uncredited)		\|\| ''[[w:The Shiralee (1957 film)\|The Shiralee]]'' \|\| Chambermaid \|\| (uncredited)
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	\|rowspan=4\|1958 \|\| ''[[Davy (film)\|Davy]]'' \|\| Waitress \|\|		\|rowspan=4\|1958 \|\| ''[[Davy (film)\|Davy]]'' \|\| Waitress \|\|
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	\|\| ''[[Dunkirk (1958 film)\|Dunkirk]]'' \|\| Worker in Holden's Factory \|\| (uncredited)		\|\| ''[[w:Dunkirk (1958 film)\|Dunkirk]]'' \|\| Worker in Holden's Factory \|\| (uncredited)
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	\|\| ''[[Wonderful Things!]]'' \|\| Hot Dog Seller \|\| (uncredited)		\|\| ''[[Wonderful Things!]]'' \|\| Hot Dog Seller \|\| (uncredited)
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	\|\| ''[[Top Floor Girl]]'' \|\| Mabel \|\|		\|\| ''[[w:Top Floor Girl\|Top Floor Girl]]'' \|\| Mabel \|\|
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	\|\| ''[[The Night We Dropped a Clanger]]'' \|\| Lulu \|\|		\|\| ''[[The Night We Dropped a Clanger]]'' \|\| Lulu \|\|
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	\|\| ''[[Fury at Smugglers' Bay]]'' \|\| Betty \|\|		\|\| ''[[w:Fury at Smugglers' Bay\|Fury at Smugglers' Bay]]'' \|\| Betty \|\|
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	\|\| ''[[The Painted Smile]]'' \|\| Jo Lake \|\|		\|\| ''[[w:The Painted Smile\|The Painted Smile]]'' \|\| Jo Lake \|\|
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	\|\| ''[[Live Now, Pay Later]]'' \|\| Joyce Corby \|\|		\|\| ''[[w:Live Now, Pay Later\|Live Now]]'' \|\| Joyce Corby \|\|
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	\|1968 \|\| ''[[Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' \|\| Mrs. McCarthy \|\|		\|1968 \|\| ''[[w:Up the Junction (film)\|Up the Junction]]'' \|\| Mrs. McCarthy \|\|
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	\|1971 \|\| ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' \|\| Mrs. Pike \|\|		\|1971 \|\| ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' \|\| Mrs. Pike \|\|
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	\|1972 \|\| ''[[Hide and Seek (1972 film)\|Hide and Seek]]'' \|\| Audrey Lawson \|\|		\|1972 \|\| ''[[w:Hide and Seek (1972 film)\|Hide and Seek]]'' \|\| Audrey Lawson \|\|
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	\|rowspan=2\|1975 \|\| ''[[Three for All]]'' \|\| Airport Passenger \|\|		\|rowspan=2\|1975 \|\| ''[[Three for All]]'' \|\| Airport Passenger \|\|
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	\|1980 \|\| ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]'' \|\| Woman in Cinema \|\|		\|1980 \|\| ''[[w:The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle\|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]'' \|\| Woman in Cinema \|\|
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	\|1990 \|\| ''[[Chicago Joe and the Showgirl]]'' \|\| Mrs. Evans \|\|		\|1990 \|\| ''[[w:Chicago Joe and the Showgirl\|Chicago Joe and the Showgirl]]'' \|\| Mrs. Evans \|\|
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