Natasha Parry
| Natasha Parry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1930 |
| Died |
22 July 2015 (aged 84) La Baule, Brittany, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Brook (m. 1951–2015; her death); 2 children |
| Children |
Irina Simon |
| Parent(s) | Gordon Parry |
Natasha Parry (2 December 1930 – 22 July 2015) was an English actress.
Early life
Born in London,[1] Parry was the daughter of the Anglo-Greek film director Gordon Parry and his Russian wife.[2] (Some sources say Gordon Parry was her stepfather.[3])
Stage
Parry made her stage debut at age 12[4] in The Wingless Victory. At 14, she was in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and later she played in Big Ben and Bless the Bride.[5] On Broadway she appeared in The Fighting Cock (1959-1960).[6] Toward the end of her career, she was in The Tragedy of Hamlet at the Young Vic in London.[1]
Film
Parry made her screen debut in Dance Hall (1950).[7] She appeared in many of her husband's productions including a live American television version of King Lear (1953) opposite Orson Welles,[8] in Anouilh's The Fighting Cock with Rex Harrison,[9] Meetings with Remarkable Men, The Cherry Orchard, and Happy Days.[10]
Personal life
Parry was out of performing for a year after contracting tuberculosis in 1952.[3]
Marriage
In 1951, she married director Peter Brook;[11] the couple had two children, Irina and Simon.[12][13]
Death
Parry died on 22 July 2015 (Some sources say 23 July 2015[1]) while on holiday in La Baule, Brittany, France, at the age of 84 after a stroke.[2] She was survived by her husband and their children, Irina and Simon.[1]
Selected filmography
- Golden Arrow (1949) - Betty Felton
- Dance Hall (1950) - Eve
- Midnight Episode (1950) - Jill harris
- The Dark Man (1951) - Molly Lester
- Crow Hollow (1952) - Ann Amour
- King Lear (1953) - Cordelia
- Knave of Hearts (1954) - Patricia
- Windom's Way (1957) - Anna Vidal
- The Rough and the Smooth (1959) - Margaret Goreham
- Midnight Lace (1960) - Peggy
- The Fourth Square (1961) - Sandra Martin
- Girl in the Headlines (1963) - Perlita Barker
- Romeo and Juliet (1968) - Lady Capulet
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Sir William Robertson's Lady
- Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) - Vitvitskaia
- La fille prodigue (1981) - La mère
- Le Lit (1982) - Eva
- Le goût des myrtilles (2014) - Jeanne (Last appearance)
Selected theatre
- King Lear (1953)
- Tchin-Tchin (1984, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Natasha Parry obituary". The Guardian. July 26, 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- 1 2 Chazan, David (24 July 2015). "Actress Natasha Parry dies aged 84". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Natasha Parry: Actress hailed for her grace and control who forged a solo career while also working with husband Peter Brook". Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ Shulman (5 June 1953). "The Beauties of 1953". Evening Standard.
- ↑ "English Girl Has Enviable Stage Credits". The Odessa American. September 28, 1968. p. 24. Retrieved October 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Natasha Parry". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ Charles Barr (1998). Ealing Studios. University of California Press. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-0-520-21554-2.
- ↑ King Lear, imdb.com; accessed 24 July 2015.
- ↑ R. Helfer; G. Loney (12 November 2012). Peter Brook: Oxford to Orghast. Routledge. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-136-65040-6.
- ↑ Happy Dats with Natasha Parry: review, theguardian.com; accessed 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Kustow, Michael (2006). Peter Brook: a biography. London: Bloomsbury. p. 62. ISBN 0-7475-7913-X.
- ↑ Profile, imdb.com; accessed 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Profile, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 24 July 2015.