Jessie Matthews

Stage Actress

Birthday March 11, 1907

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Aug 19, 1981 (74)

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About

British actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in numerous London theatre productions, including This Year of Grace, Wake Up and Dream, London Calling!, and Ever Green.

Before Fame

She made her on-screen debut in a silent film entitled The Beloved Vagabond. Several years earlier, she had appeared as a child in a London theatrical production called Bluebell in Fairyland.

Trivia

In 1970, she was honored with an Order of the British Empire designation.

Family Life

She married third husband Brian Lewis in 1945; they divorced in 1959.

Associated With

She performed in a London production of Ever Green, a musical featuring music by Richard Rodgers.