Jenny Eclair
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Eclair in 2013
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| Birth name | Jenny Clare Hargreaves |
| Born |
16 March 1960 Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Medium | Comedian, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Genres | Stand up, television |
| Partner(s) | Geoff Powell (1982–present) |
| Children | Phoebe |
| Notable works and roles |
Grumpy Old Women (2004–2007) I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here (2010) |
| Website | Official site |
Jenny Eclair (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves on 16 March 1960) is an English comedian, novelist and actress, best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women between 2004 and 2007 and in Loose Women in 2011 and 2012.
Eclair was born to English parents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where her father, Derek Hargreaves, who served as a major in the British Army, was serving in the Royal Marines, Parachute Regiment, Green Howards, Trucial Oman Scouts, and BRIXMIS, had been posted in 1952. Eclair returned to England when she was two years old, and she started her education at Queen Mary school (now King Edward VII and Queen Mary School) in Lytham St Annes. She studied at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and joined a cabaret group variously referred to as Kathy Lacreme and the Rum Babas, and Cathy La Crème and the Rum Babies.
After moving to London, Eclair's first job was at Camberwell Arts College as a life model which she did for about 2 terms. She then saw an advert in The Stage looking for novelty acts and found work doing punk poems. In 1989, when she was named the Time Out Cabaret Award winner, she said it "was nice because it's the first time I've ever won without having to run 100 metres balancing an egg on a spoon."
After an early appearance as a German hotel worker in Auf Wiedersehen Pet Eclair starred in the ITV drama The Bill and appeared in the early 1990s Channel 4 comedy series Packet of Three with Frank Skinner, as well as the follow-up series Packing Them In. In 1995, she became the first female solo winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Perrier Comedy Award. In 1997, she played 'Josie' in the stage play 'Steaming'. In 2001, Eclair published her first novel 'Camberwell Beauty'.
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