Biography
Vera Frances Ward (née Still, born 29 September 1930) is a British actress who worked with Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan, John Mills and Alastair Sim, amongst others.
Frances's father was a props and special effects man for Gainsborough Pictures at Grove Studio's in Shepherd's Bush. She made her first film appearance in Back-Room Boy as the Cockney girl Jane. she then went on to make another five films.
In her late teens Frances left film to follow her ambition to be a dance teacher. This proved to be very successful and resulted in a dance school. After marrying Dennis William Ward in 1953, Frances moved the school to March, Cambridgeshire. Dennis died in Cambridge in 2000, at the age of 73. In a February 2008 interview, Frances stated that she stopped making films because there were limited opportunities available for her when transitioning from a child actress.
Filmography
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Movies 8
Emergency Hospital (1956)
Good-Time Girl (1948)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1930-09-29 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceDagenham, Essex, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsVera Frances Still
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