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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	~~{{BLP unsourced section\|date=June 2021}}~~		During the early 1960s Martin lived adjacent to [[Abbey Road Studios]]. She was so close that she could occasionally hear producer [[George Martin]] speaking to the artists during a recording session.
	During the early 1960s Martin lived adjacent to Abbey Road ~~studios~~. She was so close that she could occasionally hear producer [[George Martin]] speaking to the artists during a recording session.

	She was married to the pop singer [[Ronnie Carroll]] from 1958 until 1965, and subsequently to actor [[Norman Eshley]], but both marriages ended in divorce. She has been married to American Marc Alexander since 1978, and is now a permanent resident of the United States.		She was married to the pop singer [[Ronnie Carroll]] from 1958 until 1965, and subsequently to actor [[Norman Eshley]], but both marriages ended in divorce. She has been married to American Marc Alexander since 1978, and is now a permanent resident of the United States.

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	*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/08cc80e9-85c9-47f2-9308-de332b0fb324 Mainly Millicent at BBC Comedy Guide]		*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/08cc80e9-85c9-47f2-9308-de332b0fb324 Mainly Millicent at BBC Comedy Guide]

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{{short description|English actress and singer}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Millicent Martin
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Millicent Mary Lillian Martin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|06|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Romford]], [[Essex]], England
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress, [[singing|singer]], and [[comedian]]
| years_active = 1954–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ronnie Carroll]]|1959|1965|reason=div}}<br>{{marriage|[[Norman Eshley]]|1969|1973|reason=div}}<br>{{marriage|Marc Alexander|1978}}
| partner =
| website =
}}

'''Millicent Mary Lillian Martin''' (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/95/Millicent-Martin.html|title=Millicent Martin Biography (1934-)|website=Filmreference.com}}</ref> She was the lone female singer of topical songs on the weekly [[BBC Television]] [[satire|satirical]] show ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'' (known as TW3; 1962–1963), and won a [[BAFTA]] TV Award in 1964. For her work on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]], she received [[Tony Award]] nominations for ''[[Side by Side by Sondheim]]'' (1977) and ''[[King of Hearts (musical)|King of Hearts]]'' (1978), both for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]. Other television roles include her recurring role as [[Minor characters on Frasier#Moon family members|Gertrude Moon]] in the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Frasier]]'' (2000–04)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nostalgia: Star actress Millicent Martin who lived and got married in Brighton|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16157663.nostalgia-star-actress-millicent-martin-who-lived-and-got-married-in-brighton/|website=The Argus|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020|date=April 13, 2018|author=The Timeout Team}}</ref> and Joan Margaret in ''[[Grace & Frankie]]'' (2017-2022).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who stars in "Grace and Frankie" Season 6?|url=https://www.newsweek.com/grace-frankie-season-6-cast-new-shark-tank-who-stars-netflix-1483165|last=Spencer|first=Samuel|date=January 21, 2020|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Martin was born in [[Romford]], [[Essex]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millicent Martin is still in demand at 81 in her adopted US |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/637530/Millicent-Martin-demand-81-adopted-US |last=Sheridan |first=Peter |date=2016-01-25 |website=Daily Express |language=en |access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

=== Theatre ===
Early clippings show Martin as one of the cast in the pantomime "Dick Whittington" starring [[Jimmy Hanley]] at the Granada Tooting in December 1949<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Stage|journal=The Stage|date=December 22, 1949|page=2}}</ref> The following year she was in "Aladdin" at the Pavilion Bournemouth in December 1950<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Stage|journal=The Stage|date=December 21, 1950|page=9}}</ref> and in May 1951 she appeared in "The Happiest Days of Your Life" at the Playhouse, Oxford playing an "enterprising" pupil.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Bucks Herald|journal=Bucks Herald|date=May 25, 1951|page=3}}</ref> December 1951, saw her in the pantomime "Mother Goose" at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Stage|journal=The Stage|date=December 20, 1951|page=5}}</ref>

She attended the [[Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts|Italia Conti theatre school]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=Daily Mirror|journal=Daily Mirror|date=July 15, 1954|page=2}}</ref> and not long after leaving the school, she made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut alongside [[Julie Andrews]] in ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'' in September 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Millicent Martin returns to London|url=https://overtures.org.uk/?p=8308|language=en-GB|access-date=May 8, 2020|date=October 27, 2015|author=phayward}}</ref> She remained in the show until November 1955.

In December 1964 she played the role of Tweeny in a musical version of the Admirable Crichton with Kenneth More in London's West End, the show called "Our Man Crichton".

Her additional [[New York City|New York]] theatre credits include taking over as Dorothy Brock in the original Broadway production of ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' in the 1980s and performing the revue ''[[Side by Side by Sondheim]]'' with Julia McKenzie and David Kernan in 1977, for which she was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]. She received a second Tony nomination for the musical ''[[King of Hearts (musical)|King of Hearts]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite web|title=Millicent Martin - Broadway Cast & Staff|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/millicent-martin-51665|website=ibdb.com|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>

In London, Martin starred with [[Paul Scofield]] and James Kenney in ''[[Expresso Bongo]]'' at the [[Saville Theatre]]. In 1959, she had also appeared in ''[[The Crooked Mile (musical)|The Crooked Mile]]''. Also in [[West End theatre|West End]], she starred opposite [[Jim Dale]] in ''[[The Card (musical)|The Card]]'' in 1975.

In 1988, Martin joined the London production of the Sondheim musical ''[[Follies]]'', starring with [[Eartha Kitt]].

More recently, in 2008, she appeared at the [[Open Air Theatre]], [[Regent's Park]] with [[Chaim Topol|Topol]], [[Linda Thorson]] and [[Lisa O'Hare]] in the Lerner & Lowe musical, ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''.

=== Television ===
During the early 1960s, Martin was the resident singer of topical songs on the British weekly [[satire]] show ''[[That Was The Week That Was]]'' (1962–1963). Martin won a BAFTA TV Award for Light Entertainment Personality in 1964. One of the songs she sang on the show, the [[John F. Kennedy]] tribute "In the Summer of His Years", was released as a single and '[[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|bubbled under]]' the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart at No 104 in 1963 (but was outcharted by a cover version by [[Connie Francis]], which reached No 46). She has also released recordings in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], such as the 7" single "Om du nånsin skulle ändra dej".

Martin had her own [[BBC]] [[television series]] between 1964 and 1966, titled ''Mainly Millicent'' for the first two series, and shortened to ''Millicent'' for the third and final series. For her work in this series she won the TV Society Award. In one episode, Martin and guest star [[Roger Moore]] performed a comedy skit in which Moore played secret agent [[James Bond]] some years before he was cast in the role. In the mid-1960s she guested, alongside [[Pete Murray (disc jockey)|Pete Murray]] and [[Kenneth Williams]], in an edition of ''[[Juke Box Jury]]''.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book
|last= Stevens
|first= Christopher
|title= Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams
|publisher= John Murray
|year= 2010
|isbn = 978-1-84854-195-5
|page=210
}}</ref>

She appeared with [[Morecambe and Wise]] in their series "Two of a Kind" in the 1960s.

In 1969, [[Lew Grade|Sir Lew Grade]] wanted to make a comedy film series, starring Martin, that would appeal to both American and British audiences. He sent six comedy sketches of Martin to producer [[Sheldon Leonard]], who came up with the premise of ''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]''. The series was not a success and was cancelled after 16 episodes had been filmed.

In 1977, on [[Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Jubilee Day]], she appeared in a gala edition of BBC TV's ''[[The Good Old Days (UK TV series)|The Good Old Days]]'' to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee, performing in a double act with [[Julia McKenzie]].

Martin appeared on [[$100,000 Pyramid]] in 1987 during the second week of the show's longest lasting tournament.

Martin appeared as Gladys Moon in 13 episodes of ''[[Moon and Son]]'', a 1992 BBC detective series created by [[Robert Banks Stewart]], and co-starring [[John Michie]].

In 2005, she had a small part in the film, ''[[Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont]]'' which starred [[Joan Plowright]].

Her later television roles include Gertrude Moon, [[Daphne Moon]]'s [[Manchester|Mancunian]] mother, in the American [[sitcom]] ''[[Frasier]]''. She has worked for the [[Disney Channel]], starring in the shows ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]'', ''[[Jonas (TV series)|Jonas]]'' and in the film ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''. Other performances include guest roles in ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[Newhart]]'' and ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. She also had a small role on an episode of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' and a key role in an episode of ''[[Modern Family]]''.

In 2011, she guest-starred opposite her former ''[[Frasier]]'' daughter, [[Jane Leeves]], in the [[TV Land]] series ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''. She has also had an appearance in the fourth season of ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' as the mother of Hartley Winterbottom, who was given the first Intersect prototype and became Alexei Volkoff; she also guest-starred on an episode of the [[Castle (season 4)|fourth season]] of ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' as a theatre critic who wrote a harsh review of a performance given by Castle's mother.

From 2017 to 2022, she appeared in ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'' as Joan-Margaret.

=== Film ===
In the mid-1960s, Martin appeared in the British feature films ''[[Nothing But the Best (film)|Nothing But the Best]]'' (1964), ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'' (1965), ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]'' (1966), and ''[[Alfie (1966 film)|Alfie]]'' (1966).

== Personal life ==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=June 2021}}
During the early 1960s Martin lived adjacent to Abbey Road studios. She was so close that she could occasionally hear producer [[George Martin]] speaking to the artists during a recording session.

She was married to the pop singer [[Ronnie Carroll]] from 1958 until 1965, and subsequently to actor [[Norman Eshley]], but both marriages ended in divorce. She has been married to American Marc Alexander since 1978, and is now a permanent resident of the United States.

==Filmography and stage work==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1959
|''[[Libel (film)|Libel]]''
|Maisie
|
|-
|1961
|''[[Invasion Quartet]]''
|Kay
|
|-
|1962
|''{{sortname|The|Girl on the Boat|The Girl on the Boat (film)}}''
|Billie Bennett
|
|-
|1964
|''[[Nothing but the Best (film)|Nothing but the Best]]''
|Ann Horton
|
|-
|1965
|''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]''
|Air Hostess
|
|-
|1966
|''[[Alfie (1966 film)|Alfie]]''
|Siddie
|
|-
|1966
|''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]''
|Evie / Anya / Ara
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont]]''
|Mrs. De Salis
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|''Adventures of Old Man''
|Lucille
|Short
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Last Word|The Last Word (2017 film)}}''
|Margaret Dumont
|
|}

===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1954
|''{{sortname|The|Boy Friend|The Boy Friend (musical)}}''
|Nancy
|
|-
|1958
|''[[Expresso Bongo]]''
|performer
|
|-
|1959
|''{{sortname|The|Crooked Mile|The Crooked Mile (musical)}}''
|Cora
|
|-
|1970
|''Tonight at 8:00''
|performer
|
|-
|1973
|''{{sortname|The|Card}}''
|performer
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Side by Side by Sondheim]]''
|performer
||Tony Award nomination: [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]
|-
|1978
|''[[King of Hearts (musical)|King of Hearts]]''
|Madeleine
|Tony Award nomination: [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]
|-
|1980
|''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]''
|Dorothy Brock
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Follies]]''
|Phyllis Rogers Stone
|
|-
|1997
|''{{sortname|The|Rivals}}''
|Mrs. Malaprop
|
|-
|2002
|''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?''
|Jane
|
|-
|2008
|''Twice Upon A Time''
|Mrs. Clark
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''
|Mamita
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1958
|''[[Theatre Night]]''
|Maisie King
|"Expresso Bingo"
|-
|1960
|''International Detective''
|Katie O'Brien / Susan
|"The Rose Bowl Case", "The Marlowe Case"
|-
|1961
|''{{sortname|The|Horsemasters}}''
|Joan
|Disney TV film
|-
|1964
|''[[Espionage (TV series)|Espionage]]''
|Susan
|"Once a Spy"
|-
|1964
|''[[Drama 61-67]]''
|Jocelyn Willows
|"The Happy Moorings"
|-
|1964
|''Kiss Me Kate''
|Lois Lane
|TV film
|-
|1970–71
|''[[From a Bird's Eye View]]''
|Millie Grover
|Main role
|-
|1981
|''That Beryl Marston...!''
|Kay
|"Live & Let Live"
|-
|1984
|''[[Glitter (TV series)|Glitter]]''
|Valerie Beaumont
|"In Tennis, Love Means Nothing"
|-
|1986
|''[[Newhart]]''
|Sylvia
|"Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"
|-
|1986–87
|''[[Downtown (1986 TV series)|Downtown]]''
|Harriet Conover
|Main role
|-
|1987
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
|Arlene Sabrett
|"Pigmalion"
|-
|1988
|''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]''
|Cornelia Firth
|"Baby Grobags"
|-
|1992
|''[[Moon and Son]]''
|Gladys Moon
|Main role
|-
|1996
|''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]''
|Tita
|"Luther Get Your Gun"
|-
|1996
|''{{sortname|The|Upper Hand|The Upper Hand (TV series)}}''
|Dolly Hamp
|"Nobody's Child"
|-
|1998–2001
|''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
|[[Days of Our Lives characters (1990s)#Lili Faversham|Lili Faversham]]
|Regular role
|-
|1999
|''[[Stark Raving Mad (TV series)|Stark Raving Mad]]''
|Katie Randall
|"Fish Out of Water"
|-
|2000
|''[[That's Life (2000 TV series)|That's Life]]''
|Carol
|Recurring role (season 1)
|-
|2000–2004
|''[[Frasier]]''
|[[Minor characters on Frasier#Gertrude Moon|Gertrude Moon]]
|Recurring role (seasons 7–11)
|-
|2004
|''{{sortname|The|Drew Carey Show}}''
|Helen
|"Passion of the Wick"
|-
|2005
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|Leni
|"Love Is in the Airplane"
|-
|2006
|''{{sortname|The|Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
|Mrs. Delacourt
|"Free Tippy"
|-
|2006
|''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''
|Prof. Persimmon Periwinkle
|TV film
|-
|2009
|''[[Jonas (TV series)|Jonas]]''
|Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
|"Fashion Victim"
|-
|2011
|''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
|Mrs. Winterbottom
|"Chuck Vs. Agent X"
|-
|2011–2014
|''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
|Agnes Bratford
|"Hot for the Lawyer", "Tazed and Confused"
|-
|2012
|''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|Oona Marconi
|"A Dance with Death"
|-
|2013
|''[[Modern Family]]''
|Charlotte
|"Goodnight Gracie"
|-
|2013
|''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
|Evelyn Schumacher
|"The Cheat in the Retreat"
|-
|2016
|''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
|Gertrude
|"And the Coming Out Party"
|-
|2017–2022
|''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
|Joan-Margaret
|Guest role (seasons 3–4) <br/> Recurring role (seasons 5–7)
|-
|2018
|''[[Code Black (TV series)|Code Black]]''
|Marjorie
|"Home Stays Home"
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IBDB name}}
*{{IMDb name|0552815}}
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/08cc80e9-85c9-47f2-9308-de332b0fb324 Mainly Millicent at BBC Comedy Guide]

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[[Category:English film actresses]]
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