Dinah Sheridan (17 September 1920 â€" 25 November 2012) was an English
actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for
the films Genevieve (1953) and The Railway Children (1970); the
long-running BBC comedy series Don't Wait Up (1983â€"90); and for her
distinguished theatre career in London's West End.Sheridan was born
Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in Finchley, London, to Charlotte Lisa (née
Everth; 1893â€"1966) and James Ginsburg (1893â€"1958).Her father was
born in Osaka, Japan, to a Jewish father of Russian descent. Her
mother was born in Kew, Surrey, to parents of German descent. Her
parents were photographers commissioned as "Studio Lisa" by the Queen
Mother and her daughter, Elizabeth II to photograph the royal family
and such events as royal pantomimes. She was educated at Sherrards
School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and the Italia Conti Stage
School.
actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for
the films Genevieve (1953) and The Railway Children (1970); the
long-running BBC comedy series Don't Wait Up (1983â€"90); and for her
distinguished theatre career in London's West End.Sheridan was born
Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in Finchley, London, to Charlotte Lisa (née
Everth; 1893â€"1966) and James Ginsburg (1893â€"1958).Her father was
born in Osaka, Japan, to a Jewish father of Russian descent. Her
mother was born in Kew, Surrey, to parents of German descent. Her
parents were photographers commissioned as "Studio Lisa" by the Queen
Mother and her daughter, Elizabeth II to photograph the royal family
and such events as royal pantomimes. She was educated at Sherrards
School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and the Italia Conti Stage
School.
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