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| {{short description|English actress}}
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| {{Infobox person
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| | name = Joan Benham
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| | birthname = Joan Olive Benham
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| | birth_place = [[w:Fulham|Fulham]], [[w:London]], UK
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|05|17|df=y}}
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| | death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|06|13|1918|05|17|df=y}}
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| | death_place = [[w:Westminster|Westminster]], [[w:London|London]], UK
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| | spouse = {{Marriage|Martin Case|1942}}
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| | relations =[[w:Olive Sturgess|Olive Sturgess]] (cousin)
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| | yearsactive = 1938–1981
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| | occupation = Actress
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| '''Joan Benham''' (17 May 1918 – 13 June 1981) was an English [[actress]] best known for her portrayal of [[List of Upstairs, Downstairs characters#Lady Prudence Fairfax|Lady Prudence Fairfax]] in the [[ITV Network|ITV]] period drama series ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6c27ed|title=Joan Benham|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3C5DwAAQBAJ&q=joan+benham+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=RA1-PA1940|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first1=Brian|last1=McFarlane|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|date=May 16, 2016|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref> She was born in [[London]] and was the first cousin of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actress [[Olive Sturgess]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XOOSvZexlEQC&q=joan+benham+cousin+olive+sturgess&pg=PA305|title=I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-Fi Films and Television|first=Tom|last=Weaver|date=December 11, 2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786452682|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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| Although her career mostly centred on television, Benham began her career appearing on the [[West End theatre|West End]] stage in the 1940s and continued to appear on the London stage periodically throughout her career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/1yam/joan-benham|title=Joan Benham | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> She appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as [[Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Helena]] in the 1954 revival of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' opposite [[Patrick Macnee]] as [[Demetrius]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-midsummer-nights-dream-13339#OpeningNightCast|title=A Midsummer Night's Dream – Broadway Play – 1954 Revival | IBDB|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
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| Joan Benham appeared in sixteen episodes of ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', from the first to the last series, as a Bellamy family friend, Lady Prudence Fairfax.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/473764/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-75) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Another [[London Weekend Television]] role for her saw her appear as Lady Loftus in the comedies ''[[Doctor in the House (TV series)|Doctor in the House, Doctor in Charge]]'' and ''[[Doctor on the Go]]''.
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| Other television programmes she appeared in include, ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'', ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)|Father Brown]]'', ''[[The Duchess of Duke Street]]'', ''[[Just William#1970s series|Just William]]'' and ''[[Take My Wife (1979 TV series)|Take My Wife]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=1325|title=Joan Benham|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> Her film credits include the ''[[Miss Marple]]'' movie ''[[Murder Ahoy!]]'' (1964), ''[[Ladies Who Do]]'' (1963), ''[[Perfect Friday]]'' (1970), and ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/joan-benham-p5339|title=Joan Benham | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref>
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| Her last role was as Melinda Spry in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Terry and June]]''.<ref name=bfi/> This episode, ''The Lawnmower'', was broadcast on 13 November 1981, exactly five months after the day she had died, in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]], [[London]], aged 63.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02zy040|title=BBC One - Terry and June, The Lawnmower|website=BBC}}</ref><ref name=bfi/>
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| ==Selected filmography==
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| * ''[[The Divorce of Lady X]]'' (1938) - Wearing a blue gown with a large crystal necklace (uncredited)
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| * ''[[Maytime in Mayfair]]'' (1949) - Fashion Editor (uncredited)
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| * ''[[Saturday Island]]'' (1952) - Nurse
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| * ''[[Mother Riley Meets the Vampire]]'' (1952) - Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
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| * ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1952) - (uncredited)
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| * ''[[Innocents in Paris]]'' (1953) - Receptionist (uncredited)
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| * ''[[Dance, Little Lady]]'' (1954) - (uncredited)
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| * ''[[The Man Who Loved Redheads]]'' (1955) - Chloe
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| * ''[[King's Rhapsody (film)|King's Rhapsody]]'' (1955) - Countess Astrid
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| * ''[[Child in the House]]'' (1956) - Vera McNally
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| * ''[[Loser Takes All (film)|Loser Takes All]]'' (1956) - Miss Bullen (uncredited)
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| * ''[[Dry Rot (film)|Dry Rot]]'' (1956) - Blonde
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| * ''[[It's Great to Be Young (1956 film)|It's Great to Be Young]]'' (1956) - Mr. Routledge's Companion (uncredited)
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| * ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958) - Lottie (uncredited)
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| * ''[[The Whole Truth (1958 film)|The Whole Truth]]'' (1958) - Party Guest
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| * ''[[The Heart of a Man]]'' (1959) - Grace (uncredited)
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| * ''[[The Crowning Touch]]'' (1959) - Daphne
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| * ''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]'' (1959) - Barmaid
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| * ''[[Desert Mice]]'' (1959) - Una O'Toole
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| * ''[[The Grass Is Greener]]'' (1960) - Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
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| * ''[[I Thank a Fool]]'' (1962) - Restaurant Manager
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| * ''[[The V.I.P.s (film)|The V.I.P.s]]'' (1963) - Miss Potter
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| * ''[[Tamahine]]'' (1963) - Mrs. O'Shaugnessy
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| * ''[[Ladies Who Do]]'' (1963) - Miss Pinsent
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| * ''[[Murder Ahoy!]]'' (1964) - Matron Alice Fanbraid
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| * ''[[The Wild Affair]]'' (1964) - Assistant
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| * ''[[The Limbo Line]]'' (1968) - Lady Faraday
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| * ''[[Arthur? Arthur!]]'' (1969) - Mrs. Payne
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| * ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Socialite in Sotheby's
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| * ''[[Perfect Friday]]'' (1970) - Miss Welsh
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| * ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' (1971) - Nurse
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| * ''[[Hardcore (1977 film)|Hardcore]]'' (1977) - Norma Blackhurst
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| * ''[[Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse]]'' (1978) - Sister Tutor
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| * ''[[The Greek Tycoon]]'' (1978) - Lady Allison
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| * ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) - Cynical Lady
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| * {{IMDb name|0071133|Joan Benham}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Benham, Joan}}
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| [[Category:1918 births]]
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| [[Category:1981 deaths]]
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| [[Category:English television actresses]]
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| [[Category:English film actresses]]
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| [[Category:Actresses from London]]
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| [[Category:20th-century English actresses]]
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