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| Born | Susan Georgina Pollard 7 November 1949 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
Susan Georgina Pollard (born 7 November 1949), known as Su Pollard, is an English comedy actress, most famous for her roles in the sitcoms Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1980 to 1988 You Rang M'Lord? is a British Television series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army
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Early life
Pollard was born in Nottingham in 1949 and was the eldest daughter of Don and Hilda Pollard, [1] and she is a supporter of Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham [1] Pollard's interest in acting began at the age of six when she played an angel in a school nativity play, [2] and at the age of 16 she begun singing in working men's clubs and charity shows. An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition Working men's clubs are a type of private social club founded in the 19th century in industrial areas of Great Britain, particularly the North of England [3] Following an apprenticeship at the Arts Theatre in Nottingham, Pollard appeared on Opportunity Knocks in 1974 singing "I Cain't Say No" from Oklahoma! and came second to a singing Jack Russell. Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill Opportunity Knocks is a UK Television Talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green. I Cain't Say No is a song from the musical play Oklahoma! written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. [1] Pollard started appearing in many West End musicals including Godspell, Big Sin City, Grease and Oh, Mr Porter!. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" This article is about the musical For the movie see Godspell (film. This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Oh Mr Porter! is a comedy film released in 1937 starring British Actor Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt
Television fame
In 1979, Pollard was chosen by the BBC to play Flo in a new sitcom called Two Up, Two Down with Paul Nicholas. Two Up Two Down is a British sitcom starring Paul Nicholas and Su Pollard. Paul Nicholas (born Paul Oscar Beuselinck 3 December 1945 in Peterborough, England) is an English Actor and However, this only lasted one series. The following year, Su Pollard landed the role of chalet maid Peggy Ollernshaw in Hi-de-Hi!. Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1980 to 1988 She continued in this role until the programme's end in 1988, by which time she had become a household name. When filming one episode, Peter Keogh proposed to her while she was dressed as an insect. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described [4]. She said yes, but they later divorced [1] Pollard has no children.
During the run of Hi-de-Hi!, Pollard had a singing career, and in 1986, she reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart with the song "Starting Together". See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry [1] It was her only Top 40 hit; her first single, "Come To Me (I Am Woman)", had reached number 71 in 1985 and her only charting album, "Su", peaked at number 86 in November 1986. In 1987, she toured the UK with The Su Pollard Show [1] and co-hosted It's a Royal Knockout. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It's a Royal Knockout (officially entitled according to IMDb, The Grand Knockout Tournament) was a one-off
In 1988, the year Hi-de-Hi! ended, the writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry chose Pollard to star as Ivy Teasdale in their new sitcom You Rang, M'Lord?, which starred her Hi-de-Hi! co-stars Paul Shane and Jeffrey Holland. Major David John Croft OBE (born 7 September 1922 in Sandbanks, Dorset, England as David John Sharland Jimmy Perry OBE (born 9 September 1923in Barnes, London) is an English Writer and Actor, most famous for devising You Rang M'Lord? is a British Television series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army Paul Shane (born June 19 1940) is a British Actor, best known for his part in the sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. Jeffrey Holland (born 17 July 1946 in Walsall and educated there at Queen Mary's Grammar School) is an English Actor This period sitcom ran until 1993, and from 1995 to 1997 she played Ethel Schumann in another David Croft sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching!. Oh Doctor Beeching! was a British Television Sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove, which after a Also in 1988, she won the "Rear of the Year" award. Rear of the Year is a British award for people with a notable posterior. From 1989 to 1990, Pollard's distinctive voice voiced the lead character in the BBC children's television series Penny Crayon. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon Penny Crayon is a Children's television series that was produced for the BBC in the United Kingdom in 1989.
Since 2000
More recently, Su Pollard made a guest appearance in Gimme Gimme Gimme in 2001 and voiced Noisy in Little Robots. Gimme Gimme Gimme is a BBC Television Comedy by Tiger Aspect Productions that ran for three series between 1999 and 2001 Little Robots is a Stop-motion animated children's TV series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Create TV and Film Limited and broadcast In 2001, she twice presented Songs of Praise and she has made four appearances on Just a Minute. Songs of Praise is a BBC television programme based around traditional Christian Hymns With an average of nearly 3 million viewers weekly it Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 Radio comedy Panel game which has been broadcast since 22 December 1967 and is hosted by She also regularly appears in pantomimes and other stage shows [1] including Annie and The Pirates of Penzance. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray Comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Great Nottinghamians:Su Pollard", BBC, November 2002.
- ^ "Su Pollard", tv. com.
- ^ "Su Pollard", u-reds. com.
- ^ "An Interview With Su Pollard", BritishExpat. com, 2002.
External links
- The Official Su Pollard website
- Su Pollard at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC Biography - Great Nottinghamians : Su Pollard
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