Biography
Aimée Delamain (21 April 1906 – 18 June 1999) was an English actress, known for spending most of her career playing elderly ladies. Her father, Colonel Frank Delamain was a member of King Edward VII's Bengal Lancers. Upon his retirement in 1909, the family moved to Lamberhurst, Kent. Tragedy struck in 1915 when Aimée's mother Mabel (née Bullock) died of rheumatic fever and the following year her elder brother Frank Gun Delamain was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme.Brought up by relatives, she expressed a desire to act and in 1931, she graduated from RADA. This was followed by playing in the provinces but when the Second World War broke out, Aimée worked as a nurse with the Voluntary Aid Detachment, later playing in an ENSA company.Theatre roles soon followed, as did film and television work, the actress being a popular choice among directors for portraying old ladies. One such director was Peter Moffatt. According to The Two Doctors DVD commentary, they had known each other since 1945 when they were both members of the same repertory company. Subsequently, he often cast her in several of his productions.
Never married, Delamain moved into Denville Hall, the retirement home for actors in February 1991, retiring from acting not long afterwards. There, she spent her final years and indulged in a life-long passion for gardening.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 25
TV Shows 16
Memento Mori (1992)
First and Last (1989)
Getting It Right (1989)
High Spirits (1988)
Hedgehog Wedding (1987)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Florence Nightingale (1985)
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985)
'Allo 'Allo! (1984)
Oxford Blues (1984)
Fresh Fields (1984)
Invitation to the Wedding (1983)
Cymbeline (1982)
A Dedicated Man (1982)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
Come Back, Lucy (1978)
The Professionals (1977)
The Upchat Line (1977)
The Crezz (1976)
George and Mildred (1976)
Fawlty Towers (1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Night is the Time For Killing (1975)
Haunted: The Ferryman (1974)
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
Crown Court (1972)
I, Monster (1971)
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Paper Roses (1971)
The Raging Moon (1971)
The Main Chance (1969)
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton (1965)
The Human Jungle (1963)
Two Left Feet (1963)
The Saint (1962)
The Avengers (1961)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
Little Red Monkey (1955)
The Secret (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1906-04-21
Deathday1999-06-18 (93 years old)
Also Known AsAimee Margaret Delamain, Aimee Delamain, Aimee Delamaine
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