Biography
The London-born, RADA-trained player racked up such stage credits as "South Pacific" and "Love for Judy" in London's West End and "An Ideal Husband" and "Ring Around the Moon" elsewhere in England. She gained real prominence in her native land, though, when she joined the long-running radio show "Take It From Here" in 1953, creating the role of the long-suffering Eth. Whitfield has continued to make appearances into the 90s, including "The …
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Career Milestones
| Again paired with Scott for "Terry and June" | ||
| Appeared on long-running British radio show "The News Huddlines" | ||
| Began stage appearances after graduating from RADA | ||
| Co-starred in British sitcom "Beggar My Neighbor" | ||
| Played June Monsoon, mother to Jennifer Saunders' Edina, on the British comedy "Absolutely Fabulous" | ||
| Regularly appeared on Terry Scott's comedy series "Scott On ..." (BBC) | ||
| Teamed with Terry Scott for the BBC comedy series "Happy Ever After" | ||
1953 | Made radio acting debut as cast member of "Take It From Here"; created role of Eth | |
1956 | Early TV credit, as a sketch actor on "Idiot Weekly, Price 2d." | |
1958 | Feature film debut in "Carry On Nurse" | |
1961 | Had featured role on the comedy series "The Arthur Askey Show" (BBC) | |
1962 | Reprised radio role of Eth in TV series "Six More Faces of Jim", starring Jimmy Edwards | |
1967 | Appeared in the half-hour comedy "Hancock's" | |
1969 | Featured in British series "The Fossett Saga" alongside Jimmy Edwards; played music hall singer Millie Goswick | |
1971 | Appeared on the BBC sitcom "The Goodies" | |
1973 | Returned to the "Carry On . . ." films with "Carry On Girls" and "Carry On Abroad" | |
1996 | Had first serious film role in decades as the aunt of "Jude" | |
2001 | Reprised role of June Monsoon in another series of "Absolutely Fabulous" | |
2002 | Starred opposite Richard Briers in London stage revival of "Bedroom Farce" | |