June Whitfield
| June Whitfield CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June Rosemary Whitfield 11 November 1925 Streatham, London, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Tim Aitchison (m. 1955–2001, his death) |
| Children | Suzy Aitchison (b.4th June 1960) |
June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE (born 11 November 1925) is an English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for her work in radio and television comedy series.
Her first big break was a lead role in the radio comedy Take It From Here from 1953. Television soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom Beggar My Neighbour which ran for three series. She was also a cast member in four Carry On films.
In 1968, June Whitfield and Terry Scott began their long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in Happy Ever After (1974–78) and Terry and June (1979–87). Since 1992, Whitfield has appeared in Jennifer Saunders's sitcom Absolutely Fabulous playing Edina Monsoon's mother. In recent years she has played a regular character in Last of the Summer Wine as well as a recurring character in The Green Green Grass.
She also played Miss Marple in 12 episodes on BBC Radio 4 from 1993 to 2001, although no episodes were released in 1994, 1996 or 2000. The 12 episodes were based on all 12 novels in which Marple appears.
June Rosemary Whitfield was born in Streatham, London, in 1925. Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been started by his father in Yorkshire and both of her parents were keen amateur actors. She made her first stage appearance aged three after her mother, Bertha, enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio. Whitfield attended Streatham Hill High School, before being evacuated in World War II to Bognor Regis, where she attended St Michael's School, and to Penzance in Cornwall. She then moved with her parents to Huddersfield, where she learnt shorthand and typing. She then continued to study secretarial skills at Pitman's College, Brixton Hill. In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with a diploma. In 1955, she married Timothy John Aitchison who was working as a surveyor and they had a daughter, Suzy, who became an actress.
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