Joan Kemp-Welch

Joan Kemp-Welch (23 September 1906  5 July 1999) was a British stage and film actress, who later went on to become a television director.[1] After making her stage debut in 1926 at the Q Theatre, Kemp-Welch made her film debut in 1933 and appeared in fifteen films over the next decade largely in supporting or minor roles.[2] Occasionally she played more substantial parts as in Hard Steel and They Flew Alone (both 1942).

Joan Kemp-Welch
Born(1906-09-23)23 September 1906
Died5 July 1999(1999-07-05) (aged 92)
London, England
Other namesGlory Vincent Green
Occupation(s)Actress
Director
Producer
Years active1926 - 1981

Post-Second World War, she moved into television working as both a producer and director of television plays and episodes of television series.[2] In 1959 she was one of the winners at the Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards. She also won the Prix Italia for her TV version of Harold Pinter's The Lover in 1963; and in the same year was the first woman to receive the Desmond Davis BAFTA for creative work in television.[3][4] In 1964 she directed A Midsummer Night's Dream for ITV's Play of the Week.[5] The same year she directed four Noël Coward adaptations for A Choice of Coward.[6] Other work included directing episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs and Armchair Theatre.[7]

Selected filmography

Actress

Year Title Role Notes
1933The Veteran of WaterlooNorah Brewster
1935Once a ThiefAlice
1936The Avenging HandMadame Ambrosia
1936All In
1937London MelodyMaid
1937School for HusbandsMaid
1937The Girl in the TaxiSuzanne Dupont
1938The CitadelNurse Assisting at ChildbirthUncredited
1938Busman's HoneymoonAggie Twitterton
1941'Pimpernel' SmithSchool-Teacher
1941JeannieJeannie's sister
1942Hard SteelJanet Mortimer
1942They Flew AloneMrs. Johnson
1942Talk About JacquelineUncredited
1943Rhythm SerenadeMinor Role(final film role)

Films

References

  1. "Joan Kemp-Welch". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
  2. "Obituary: Joan Kemp-Welch". The Independent. 30 July 1999. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  3. "BFI Screenonline: Kemp-Welch, Joan (1906-1999) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  5. Rothwell p.104
  6. "A Choice of Coward No. 1 Present Laughter (1964)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018.
  7. "Joan Kemp-Welch - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  8. "All God's Chillun Got Wings (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

Bibliography

  • Rotherwell, Kenneth S. A History of Shakespeare on Screen: A Century of Film and Television. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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