June Ritchie

June Ritchie (born 31 May 1941) is a British actress.[4]

June Ritchie
Born
June Rose Ritchie

(1941-05-31) 31 May 1941
Blackpool,[1] England
OccupationActress
Years active1962–1988
Spouse(s)Marcus Turnbull (31 December 1962 – ?)[2][3] (divorced)
David Drew (1985–16 October 2015; his death)
Children1[3]
Likeness of June Ritchie shown at top of rocket in advertisement for The Mouse on the Moon

Biography

Ritchie trained at RADA,[5] where she graduated in 1961, having won the Emile Littler Award for Most Promising Actress and the Ronson Award for the outstanding female student.

She came to prominence after starring in the role of Ingrid Rothwell opposite Alan Bates in the 1962 film adaptation of A Kind of Loving.[6]

In 1963, she starred with Margaret Rutherford in the comedy The Mouse on the Moon and appeared as a 'dance hostess' with Sylvia Syms in The World Ten Times Over.[7] She also made two movies with Ian Hendry at around the same time, Live Now, Pay Later and This is My Street.

After marrying and starting a family, she cut back on her acting roles, but later made a successful comeback on stage (most memorably in a high-profile musical adaptation of Gone with the Wind in London), and appeared in many British television dramas including The Mallens, The Saint, The Baron,[8] Minder, Tales of the Unexpected, and Père Goriot.[9]

In 1975, Ritchie joined Ray Davies and the Kinks on their album, Soap Opera, having played the same role in the 1974 single drama, Starmaker, on which the album was based.[10] She sang the role of "Andrea" ("Norman"'s wife).[11][12][13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1962 A Kind of Loving Ingrid Rothwell
1962 Live Now, Pay Later Treasure
1963 Three Penny Opera Polly Peachum
1963 The Mouse on the Moon Cynthia
1963 The World Ten Times Over Ginnie
1964 This Is My Street Margery Graham
1968 The Syndicate Mari Brant
1972 Hunted Margaret Lord Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1965 Heiress of Garth Josina Griffin TV miniseries
1966 The Saint Mildred "Little Girl Lost"
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre Jean Charnock "Later a Man Was Questioned"
1967 The Baron Jeanne Varda "Roundabout"
1967 Champion House Della Chevalier "Sonata for a Solo Fiddle"
1968 City '68 Trixie "Love Thy Neighbor"
1968 Père Goriot Delphine TV miniseries
1971 The Ten Commandments Jan Lee "Be Lucky"
1971 The Persuaders! Charlie "Element of Risk"
1974 Sam Jean Tufton "A New World", "Legacy"
1974 Armchair Cinema Susan Carter "Sea Song"
1974 Late Night Drama Wife "Starmaker"
1975 You're On Your Own Kathy "No One Wants Any Trouble", "Assault", "Contract to Kill"
1977 The Sunday Drama Sheila Quince "The Cuckoo Calls"
1978 Crown Court Alison Freeman "The Change"
1979 Kids Janie Snell "Harry"
1979 Bloomers Diana "1.1", "1.2"
1979 Minder Jo "The Bounty Hunter"
1980 The Mallens Constance Radlet Regular role
1982 Tales of the Unexpected Jenny Morrissey "Operation Safecrack"
1982 All for Love Esme Fanshow "A Bit of Singing and Dancing"
1983 A Brother's Tale Lucy Browning "1.1", "1.3"
1984 December Flower Margaret Grey TV film
1985 Summer Season Sheila "Picture Friend"
1988 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Nancy Lake "Shake Hands Forever: Parts 1–3"

References
  1. 'Lancashire BMD Website'
  2. "June Ritchie Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. '‘Callan's not so lonely now"', Daily Mirror, Saturday 8 January 1972
  4. "June Ritchie – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. Fabrique. "June Ritchie – RADA". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
  7. "June Ritchie". BFI.
  8. Episode No. 27 'Roundabout'
  9. "Masterpiece". TV Guide.
  10. "From the archive, 4 September 1974: Kinks' Ray Davies turns playwright". The Guardian. 4 September 2015.
  11. "The Kinks Present a Soap Opera – The Kinks – Credits". AllMusic.
  12. "Revisiting Another of the Kinks' Theatrical Concept Albums, 'Soap Opera'". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  13. "The Kinks – Soap Opera".


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