Hazel McBride | |
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Born |
Enfield, Middlesex, England |
24 March 1949
Occupation | Actress |
Hazel McBride (born 24 March 1949) is a British actress best known for her role as Madeleine Duclos in the BBC television drama series Secret Army.
McBride became involved in amateur dramatics whilst reading history at Bristol University and her first professional engagement was working in a children's theatre company in Glasgow before repertory theatre roles around the UK.
With a solid list of theatre credits including runs in the West End and Bristol Old Vic, McBride began making guest appearances in various television dramas in the 1970's before gaining the role of Madeleine in Secret Army.
After the series concluded in 1979, McBride continued to act mostly in theatre and television. She was interviewed about her time on Secret Army for the special features of the third series DVD release in 2004.
She is currently the director of School English Scene, a theatre company created to support English teaching in British secondary schools. In this capacity, she has written, produced and directed.