Faith Brown
Faith Brown (born Eunice Irene Carroll; 28 May 1944) is an English actress, singer, comedian and impressionist. She was a star of the ITV impressions show Who Do You Do?, and was The Voice in the TV show Trapped!.
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Born | Eunice Irene Carroll 28 May 1944 Liverpool, England, UK |
Occupation | Actress, singer, comedian, impressionist |
Brown was born in Liverpool and attended St Francis De Sales School, Walton. She was a singer in a vocal group (the Carrolls) with her brothers, and was then for a time a solo singer, before using her talent for mimicry to switch to comedy impressions. She has appeared as a guest on Celebrity Squares, Blankety Blank, Punchlines, several other TV entertainment shows, and the reality show I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (2006). She won a TV Times award for 'Funniest Woman on TV' in 1980.[1]
She was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1982 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.[2]
She appeared in the 1985 Doctor Who story Attack of the Cybermen playing an alien, Flast, former leader of the Cryons.
Selected television credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975–1976 | For My Next Trick | Herself, Resident Singer | 14 episodes, BBC |
1976 | Ken Dodd's World of Laughter | Cast Member | BBC |
Who Do You Do? | Various Impressions | 8 episodes, LWT | |
1978 | The Faith Brown Awards | Various Impressions | LWT Special |
1980 | The Cannon and Ball Show | Herself | Guest Star, 1 episode |
The Faith Brown Chat Show | Various Impressions | 6 episodes, LWT | |
1983–1984 | Punchlines | Herself | 8 episodes, LWT |
1985 | Doctor Who | Flast | Guest Star, Attack of the Cybermen, Parts 1 & 2 |
1996 | Brookside | Anne Bradley | Mersey Television |
2006 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself | Contestant, Series 6 |
2008–2010 | Trapped! | The Voice | 39 Episodes, CBBC |
Selected theatre credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Beauty is the Business[3] | UK Tour | |
1996 | Summer Holiday[4] | Stella | Opera House Theatre, Blackpool |
2001–2002 | Sunset Boulevard[5] | Norma Desmond | UK Tour |
2007 | Faith Brown: Up Front[6] | Herself | UK Tour |
2009 | The Best of British Variety Tour[7] | Herself | UK Tour |
References
- ITV (1982). Who's Who On Television. ITV Books / Michael Joseph. ISBN 0900727950.
- "Faith Brown". Bigredbook.info. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- "Beauty is the Business". chesterfieldtheatrefriends.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "Faith's Hope". theboltonnews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Faith Brown to star as Norma Desmond". reallyuseful.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- "Faith Brown: Up Front Review". The Stage. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- "The Best of British Variety Tour 2009". tdpromo.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.