Susan Beaumont

Susan Beaumont (26 February 1936 – 25 February 2020[1]) was an English film actress who enjoyed a relatively brief film career.[2][3]

Susan Beaumont
Born26 February 1936
London, England
Died25 February 2020 (aged 83)
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1955–1959

Family

Susan Beaumont was born (as Susan Anna Black) in London. She was the daughter of musical comedy actress Roma Beaumont and producer/impresario Alfred Black, as well as the granddaughter of the producer/impresario George Black).

Career

Beaumont attended RADA but after only attending for one term she left and found a job in a pantomime after which she went on to dance for Norman Wisdom at the London Palladium and in the musical Limelight. She became a Rank contractee at nineteen and starred as a leading lady[4] in many films throughout the '50s including Eyewitness, The Spaniard's Curse, No Safety Ahead and Man of the Moment. She appeared in Carry On Nurse as Nurse Frances James.[5]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Susan Beaumont (1936 - 2020)".
  2. "Susan Beaumont". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  3. "Susan Beaumont". IMDb.
  4. Kurt Hutton. "British leading lady Susan Beaumont who was contracted to J Arthur..." Getty Images.
  5. "Carry On Irregularly B". carryon.org.uk.


  1. "CANNES: FESTIVAL TIME WITH THE STARS". itnsource.com.
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