Maxine Audley
| Maxine Audley | |
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| Born |
29 April 1923 London, England, UK |
| Died | 23 July 1992 (aged 69) Fulham, London, England, UK |
| Other names | Violet M. Hecht |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947-1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Leo Maguire (?-1992) (her death) Leonard Cassini Andrew Broughton Frederick Granville (a daughter) |
Maxine Audley (29 April 1923 – 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. She made her professional stage debut in July 1940 at the Open Air Theatre. Throughout her career, Audley performed with both the Old Vic company and the Royal Shakespeare Company multiple times. She appeared in more than 20 films, the first of which was the 1948 adaptation of Anna Karenina.
Maxine Audley was born in London, England on 29 April 1923. Her parents were Henry Julius Hecht and Katherine Arkandy, the coloratura soprano. Audley attended the Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire. She trained for the stage at the Tamara Daykharhanova School in New York and the London Mask Theatre School. Maxine Audley was married four times: to the pianist Leonard Cassini, to company manager Andrew Broughton, to Frederick Granville the impresario, with whom she had a daughter, Deborah Jane, and to the Irish singer, songwriter, actor and lyricist Leo Maguire. Audley died in London on 23 July 1992.
Maxine Audley made her first professional stage appearance in July 1940 at the Open Air Theatre in a walk-on role in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. From 1940 to 1942, Audley performed with repertory companies in Tonbridge, Maidenhead and Birmingham. She again performed at the Open Air Theatre in 1942 and 1943, appearing in such roles as Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream. After World War II, Audley toured with the Old Vic company in Arms and the Man. Audley made her West End theatre debut in the 1948 musical Carissima.
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