Vickery Turner (3 April 1940 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey â€" 4 April
2006), born Christine Hazel Turner, was a British actress, playwright,
author and theatre director.She started out on stage and her first
breakthrough role was in the first production of The Prime of Miss
Jean Brodie opposite Vanessa Redgrave. For that role Turner received
the Clarence Derwent Award for the best supporting performance and the
London Critics Award for the most promising newcomer.Her television
work began with Ken Loach's once controversial Up The Junction (1965)
for the BBC's Wednesday play series. She acted in many of the more
famous British plays of the 1960s. The plays she wrote for the BBC's
Thirty-Minute Theatre series were "Keep on Running" and "Magnolia
Summer" and for The Wednesday Play "Kippers & Curtains". Her film
career included roles in Prudence and the Pill (1968), Crooks and
Coronets (1969), The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970), Chandler (1971), Ruby
and Oswald (1978), The Good Soldier (1981), and The Return of the
Soldier (1982). Her American television appearances include a 1977
episode of The Waltons titled "The Seashore" where she guest starred
as Lisa, a trouble student who fled England to escape turmoil and
personal tragedy during the onset of World War II.
2006), born Christine Hazel Turner, was a British actress, playwright,
author and theatre director.She started out on stage and her first
breakthrough role was in the first production of The Prime of Miss
Jean Brodie opposite Vanessa Redgrave. For that role Turner received
the Clarence Derwent Award for the best supporting performance and the
London Critics Award for the most promising newcomer.Her television
work began with Ken Loach's once controversial Up The Junction (1965)
for the BBC's Wednesday play series. She acted in many of the more
famous British plays of the 1960s. The plays she wrote for the BBC's
Thirty-Minute Theatre series were "Keep on Running" and "Magnolia
Summer" and for The Wednesday Play "Kippers & Curtains". Her film
career included roles in Prudence and the Pill (1968), Crooks and
Coronets (1969), The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970), Chandler (1971), Ruby
and Oswald (1978), The Good Soldier (1981), and The Return of the
Soldier (1982). Her American television appearances include a 1977
episode of The Waltons titled "The Seashore" where she guest starred
as Lisa, a trouble student who fled England to escape turmoil and
personal tragedy during the onset of World War II.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.