June Whitfield
June Whitfield CBE (born
11 November,
1925 in
Streatham,
London) is a well-known
English actress.
Mainly known for
comic roles, June starred in many
radio comedies in her early career, playing opposite male comedians, such as
Frankie Howerd and
Tony Hancock. She was in the
BBC radio series
Take It From Here as Eth, Ron Glum's fiancee; and is a long-standing participant in the topical series
The News Huddlines with
Roy Hudd.
June is one of the few surviving stars of the
Carry On films, appearing in four of the movies. She is best known, however, for playing the
wifely half of a partnership with
Terry Scott in
BBC sitcoms Happy Ever After (
1974 -
1978) and
Terry and June (
1979 -
1988).
A minor
parody of this title was concocted by
Julian Clary for his
Channel 4 sitcom
Terry And Julian, and June was recruited to play a role in this.
In more recent times, she has appeared in the sitcom
Absolutely Fabulous playing lead character Edina's mother. She has also appeared as the
housekeeper on
Friends and as
Miss Marple on
BBC Radio 4. Today, Whitfield is also known for her commercials selling life insurance.
June was awarded an
OBE in
1985 for services to her profession and a
CBE for similar reasons 13 years later. She was married to
husband Tim Aitchison for 45 years until his death in
2001. Their
daughter, Suzy Aitchison, is also an actress.
She is a supporter of
AFC Wimbledon, and the President of
Carlton Dramatic Society.
Faeries (1999) (
voice)
Jude (1996)
Wyrd Sisters (1996) (
TV) (
voice)
Absolutely Fabulous (1992) (
TV series)
Cluedo (1990) (
TV series)
Terry and June (1979-1988) (
TV series)
Carry On Abroad (1972)
The Benny Hill Show (1955) (
TV series) (1961, 1968)
Carry On Nurse (1959)
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