June Jago

June Jago (31 March 1928 – 29 July 2010)[1] was an Australian-born actress.[2][3]

Biography

She made her stage debut in Australia and went to Britain in the 1950s with a touring production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.[4] She made her film debut in 1959 in Please Turn Over, alongside Ted Ray, Jean Kent, Leslie Phillips and Joan Sims.[5] [6]

She appeared in two of the Carry On films - Carry On Regardless (1961) and Carry On Doctor (1967) - [7] and her other film credits included roles in The Captain's Table (1959), No Kidding (1960), Journey into Darkness (1968), The Games (1970) and Melody (1971). She appeared on television in programmes such as Catweazle and The Good Life.[8]

On stage, she appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre.[9] She also appeared in the Australian films The Man from Snowy River (1982),[10] Double Deal (1983) and Departure (1986).

Jago returned to Australia in the late 1970s and continued to act, notably with the Melbourne Theatre Company, and also worked as a teacher of acting and elocution.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1959The Captain's TableGwenny Coke
1959Please Turn OverGladys Worth
1960No KiddingMatron
1961Carry On RegardlessNurse
1967Carry On DoctorSister Hoggett
1968Journey Into DarknessEmily Blake(episode 'Paper Dolls')
1970The GamesMae Harcourt
1971MelodyMiss Fairfax
1982The Man from Snowy RiverMrs. Bailey
1983Double DealMrs. Coolidge
1986DepartureFrances(final film role)

References
  1. "June Jago". The Australian Live Performance Database. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. Sandra Brennan. "June Jago - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. "June Jago". aveleyman.com.
  4. "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll". abc Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. "Please Turn Over (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. "'Aussie' girl makes good". Biz. 7 December 1960.
  7. "June Jago". movie-dude.co.uk.
  8. "June Jago". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. "June Jago". theatricalia.com.
  10. "The Man from Snowy River (1982)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  11. Pascoe, Joseph (2000). Creating. ISBN 9780958574396. Retrieved 28 December 2015.


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