Elizabeth Knight

Elizabeth Knight (1 November 1944 – 22 August 2005) was a British film and television actress.

Elizabeth Knight
Born
Elizabeth Helen Knight

(1944-11-01)1 November 1944
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died22 August 2005(2005-08-22) (aged 60)
Hammersmith, London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1958–1995
Notable work
Carry On Camping (1969)
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)

Life and career

Elizabeth Knight was born on 1 November 1944 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. She made her first film appearance in the 1968 musical Oliver! as Charlotte, maid to Mr. Sowerberry (played by Leonard Rossiter), and also appeared in the Richard Burton gangster film Villain in 1971. Her last film was the 1979 feature-length version of popular British sitcom Porridge.[1]

Her appearances in two of the much-loved Carry On film series won her lasting recognition. She played Jane, part of Barbara Windsor's Chayste Place troupe, in Carry On Camping (May 1969). She played Nurse Willing, who assists patient Wilfrid Brambell, in Carry On Again Doctor (August 1969).[2]

She made numerous television appearances. Her first was in a 1965 production of Charley's Aunt; her last dramatic role was in the 1980 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice. She starred alongside Joanna Lumley in 1971 Jilly Cooper-penned sitcom It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling.[3]

Death

Elizabeth Knight died on 22 August 2005 in Hammersmith, London.[1] She died of heart disease.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968Oliver!Charlotte
1969The Assassination BureauNursemaidUncredited
1969Carry On CampingJane
1969Carry On Again DoctorNurse Willing
1971VillainPatti
1979PorridgeSheila

TV credits

YearTitleRole
1965Summer Comedy Hour
Episode: Charley's Aunt
Ela Delahay
1965Cluff (TV series)
Episode: 'The Daughters'
Robina Leigh
1965The Flying Swan (TV series)
Episode: 'A Chapter of Accidents'
Frances Grainger
1965Hereward the Wake
Episodes: 'The Broken Promise'; 'Death of a King'
Constance
1966The Liars (TV series)
Episode: 1.10
Sophia
1966The Man in Room 17 (TV series)
Episode: 'Where There's a Will'
Angela Hendy
1966This Man Craig (TV series)
Episode: 'A Question of Biology'
Sally Scott
1966No Hiding Place (TV series)
Episode: 'The Night Walker'
Pansy Tusker
1966Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Episode: 'The Beckoning Shadow'
Ann
1966Call My Bluff (Game show)
Episode: 1.36[4]
Herself
1967The Fellows (TV series)
Episode: 'The Straight Way'
Girl
1967Sorry I'm Single (TV series)
Nine episodes
Karen
1967Call My Bluff (Game show)
Episode: 2.22[5]
Herself
1968Ooh La La! (TV series)
Episodes: 'Call Me Maestro'; 'Making a Pass'
Lucille
1969Scene (TV series/documentary)
Episode: 'Terry'
Janie
1968ITV Playhouse
Episode: 'Star Quality'
Barbara
1969ITV Playhouse
Episode: 'Justice is a Woman'
Valeria Gowan
1969ITV Sunday Night Theatre
Episode: 'Murder: The Blood Relation'
Nancy Tyler
1969Call My Bluff (Game show)
Episode: 4.13[6]
Herself
1970Rookery Nook
(TV film)
Rhoda Marley
1970Turkey Time
(TV film)
Rose Adair
1971It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling
(Sitcom); Six episodes
Clover Mason
1976Within These Walls (TV series)
Episode: Islands in the Heartline
Josie
1977Mr Big (Sitcom)
Episode: 'Vote for Rocksburgh'
Traffic warden
1980TV serial)
Episode: 1.5
First Lady Guest
1981Call My Bluff (Game show)
Episode: 16.9[7]
Herself
1981Call My Bluff (Game show)
Episode: 16.10[8]
Herself

References

  1. "Elizabeth Knight". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "An Update on Whatever Happened to Elizabeth Knight". Carry On Blogging. 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. Lumley, Joanna (2011). Absolutely: A Memoir. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0297864998.
  4. "Call My Bluff, Episode 1.36". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "Call My Bluff, Episode 2.22". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. "Call My Bluff, Episode 4.13". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. "Call My Bluff, Episode 16.9". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. "Call My Bluff, Episode 16.10". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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