Elizabeth Knight
{{Short description|British television and film actress (1944–2005)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image =
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| name = Elizabeth Knight
| birthname = Elizabeth Helen Knight
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1944|11|1}}
| birth_place = Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2005|8|22|1944|11|1}}
| death_place = Hammersmith, London, England
| nationality = British
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1958–1995
| notable_works = Carry On Camping (1969)
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
}}
Elizabeth Knight (1 November 1944 – 22 August 2005) was a British actress known for her work in film and television.
Life and career
Elizabeth Knight was born on 1 November 1944 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. She made her first film appearance in the 1968 musical Oliver! as Charlotte, maid to Mr. Sowerberry (played by Leonard Rossiter), and also appeared in the Richard Burton gangster film Villain in 1971. Her last film was the 1979 feature-length version of popular British sitcom Porridge.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460891/ |title=Elizabeth Knight |year=2017 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}}
Her appearances in two of the much-loved Carry On film series won her lasting recognition. She played Jane, part of Barbara Windsor's Chayste Place troupe, in Carry On Camping (May 1969). She played Nurse Willing, who assists patient Wilfrid Brambell, in Carry On Again Doctor (August 1969).{{cite web |url=http://carryonfan.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/an-update-on-whatever-happened-to.html |title=An Update on Whatever Happened to Elizabeth Knight |year=2016 |work=Carry On Blogging |access-date=30 December 2017}}
She made numerous television appearances. Her first was in a 1965 production of Charley's Aunt; her last dramatic role was in the 1980 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice. She starred alongside Joanna Lumley in 1971 Jilly Cooper-penned sitcom It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling.{{cite book |title=Absolutely: A Memoir |last=Lumley |first=Joanna |year=2011 |publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson |location=London |isbn=978-0297864998 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_dc2lbPmFIC&q=%22awfully+bad+for+your+eyes%22+and+%22elizabeth+knight%22&pg=PT98}}
Death
Elizabeth Knight died on 22 August 2005 in Hammersmith, London. She died of heart disease.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Oliver! | Charlotte | |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Nursemaid | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Jane | |
| 1969 | Carry On Again Doctor | Nurse Willing | |
| 1971 | Villain | Patti | |
| 1979 | Porridge | Sheila |
TV credits
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Summer Comedy Hour Episode: Charley's Aunt | Ela Delahay |
| 1965 | Cluff (TV series) Episode: 'The Daughters' | Robina Leigh |
| 1965 | The Flying Swan (TV series) Episode: 'A Chapter of Accidents' | Frances Grainger |
| 1965 | Hereward the Wake Episodes: 'The Broken Promise'; 'Death of a King' | Constance |
| 1966 | The Liars (TV series) Episode: 1.10 | Sophia |
| 1966 | The Man in Room 17 (TV series) Episode: 'Where There's a Will' | Angela Hendy |
| 1966 | This Man Craig (TV series) Episode: 'A Question of Biology' | Sally Scott |
| 1966 | No Hiding Place (TV series) Episode: 'The Night Walker' | Pansy Tusker |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination (TV series) Episode: 'The Beckoning Shadow' | Ann |
| 1966 | Call My Bluff (Game show) Episode: 1.36{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7020632/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1 |title=Call My Bluff, Episode 1.36 |year=2017 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}} | Herself |
| 1967
|Armchair Theatre (TV series) |Conny | ||
| 1967
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3855522/?ref_=ttep_ep3 Sam and Janet] (TV series) |Patsy Marshall | ||
| 1967 | The Fellows (TV series) Episode: 'The Straight Way' | Girl |
| 1967 | Sorry I'm Single (TV series) Nine episodes | Karen |
| 1967 | Call My Bluff (Game show) Episode: 2.22{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7159028/fullcredits |title=Call My Bluff, Episode 2.22 |year=2017 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}} | Herself |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! (TV series) Episodes: 'Call Me Maestro'; 'Making a Pass' | Lucille |
| 1969 | Scene (TV series/documentary) Episode: 'Terry' | Janie |
| 1968 | ITV Playhouse Episode: 'Star Quality' | Barbara |
| 1969 | ITV Playhouse Episode: 'Justice is a Woman' | Valeria Gowan |
| 1969 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre Episode: 'Murder: The Blood Relation' | Nancy Tyler |
| 1969 | Call My Bluff (Game show) Episode: 4.13{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7159028/fullcredits |title=Call My Bluff, Episode 4.13 |year=2017 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}} | Herself |
| 1970 | Rookery Nook (TV film) | Rhoda Marley |
| 1970 | Turkey Time (TV film) | Rose Adair |
| 1971 | It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (Sitcom); Six episodes | Clover Mason |
| 1976 | Within These Walls (TV series) Episode: Islands in the Heartline | Josie |
| 1977 | Mr Big (Sitcom) Episode: 'Vote for Rocksburgh' | Traffic warden |
| 1980 | Pride and Prejudice (Miniseries|TV serial) Episode: 1.5 | First Lady Guest |
| 1981 | Call My Bluff (Game show) Episode: 16.9{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618556/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1 |title=Call My Bluff, Episode 16.9 |year=2017 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}} | Herself |
| 1981 | Call My Bluff (Game show) Episode: 16.10{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618557/fullcredits |title=Call My Bluff, Episode 16.10 |year=2017 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=30 December 2017}} | Herself |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0460891|Elizabeth Knight}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170927202215/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0c66bfa Elizabeth Knight on the British Film Institute website]
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Category:English film actresses
Category:English television actresses