Beryl Baxter

{{Short description|British actress (1926–2012)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| birthname = Beryl Mavis Ivory

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|4|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England, UK

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|11|29|1926|4|8|df=yes}}

| death_place = Wimbledon, London, England, UK

| occupation = Actress

| spouse = Bernard A. Gross (1952–19??)

| years_active = 1948–1971

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Beryl Baxter (8 April 1926 – 29 November 2012)[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-60435-1773537 Deceased Estates] was a British film actress whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1970s.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0062685 Profile], imdb.com; accessed 10 October 2014.

Early and personal life

Beryl Ivory was born in Birmingham, England on 8 April 1926. Adopting the stage name Beryl Baxter, she had hopes of becoming the new Margaret Lockwood.[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/104552-beryl-baxter.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221509/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/104552-beryl-baxter.html |date=2015-09-23 }}, Britmovie.com; accessed 10 October 2014. She made her film debut in 1948, taking a leading role in Idol of Paris.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f72bfd1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212056/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f72bfd1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2019|title=Beryl Baxter|website=BFI}} She married Bernard Gross in 1952.

Filmography

  • The Idol of Paris – Theresa (1948)
  • The Man Who Disappeared – Doreen (1951)
  • Counterspy – (uncredited; 1953)
  • The Mayerling Affair – Princess Stephanie (1956)
  • Encounter (TV series) – Pamela Brooks (one episode: "Depth 300"; 1958)
  • Charles Tupper: The Big Man – (1961)
  • The Avengers (TV series) – Helen Rayner (one episode: "The Outside-In Man"; 1964)
  • The Protectors – Miss. Nicholson (one episode: "The Stamp Collection"; 1964)
  • Undermind (TV series) – Veronica (one episode: "End Signal"; 1965)
  • Love Story (TV series) – Ivy Burns (one episode: "The Sad Smile of the Mona Lisa"; 1965)
  • Thirteen Against Fate – Madame Fabien (one episode, entitled 'The Son') (1966)
  • Detective (TV Series) – Mrs. Stephenson (one episode, entitled 'The Public School Murder') (1969)
  • Crime of Passion (TV series) – Mme. Juhan (episode: "Magdalena"; 1971)

References