Noele Gordon
| Noele Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joan Noele Gordon 25 December 1919 East Ham, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 April 1985 (aged 65) Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Television actress |
Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was a British stage, film, television actress and presenter. She was perhaps most well known for her role as Meg Mortimer in the long-running British soap opera Crossroads, which she played from 1964–81.
Gordon's father was an engineer in the Merchant Navy and she was born in East Ham, Essex. She was given the middle name of Noele because she was born on Christmas Day. After attending convent school at Forest Gate, she was taught to dance by Maude Wells and later spent several years living in Southend. She made her first public appearance at the East Ham Palace, and shortly afterwards, sung "Dear Little Jammy Face" at a restaurant in London. After this event, her mother and her aunt were keen for her to begin a stage career. The family later moved to Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex. She attended RADA, and appeared in repertory theatres, including 1,000 performances in Brigadoon. Her mother died of cancer in 1978.
She was credited as the first woman to be seen on colour television sets, as she took part in the BBC's early colour tests in the 1940s. She appeared in two British films, 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) and Lisbon Story (1946) in minor parts. Her acting career came to a halt in 1955 when she joined Associated Television in London where she presented their first-ever programme, The Weekend Show. She worked behind the scenes as Head of Lifestyle programmes. Gordon then studied the television medium at New York University in America and after her return helped Reg Watson and Ned Sherrin launch ATV Midlands in 1956. ATV London had already been established.
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