Natasha Pyne | |
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| Born | (1946-07-09)9 July 1946 (age 78) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–2007 |
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Natasha Pyne (born 9 July 1946) is an English actress who starred inThe Taming of the Shrew (1967 film),The Breaking of Bumbo (1970) andFather, Dear Father (1973).
Pyne was born inCrawley,Sussex on 9 July 1946.[1][2] She is descended from a sister ofEmpress Eugénie, the wife of French emperorNapoleon III. Her father was amilitary attaché to the British embassy in Rome and she attended a private school in London.[3]She went to a comprehensive school in Fulham,Hurlingham School, for the latter part of her education.[citation needed]
Pyne began her stage acting career at theRoyal Court in a production ofJohn Osborne'sInadmissible Evidence in 1964[4] Pyne playedOphelia in aCharles Marowitz's adaptation ofShakespeare's 'Hamlet' at theOpen Space Theatre atTottenham Court Road in July 1969.[5] Pyne starred in theDenise Coffey directed production ofBrandon Thomas'sCharley's Aunt andOscar Wilde'sThe Importance of being Earnest at theYoung Vic in 1977.[6] She returned to theRoyal Court in 1990 inRobert Holman'sRafts and Dreams.[citation needed]
In early 1963, Pyne had a leading role in the BBC Saturday early evening children's drama serialThe Chem. Lab. Mystery.[7] She appeared as Bianca in theElizabeth Taylor andRichard Burton filmThe Taming of the Shrew in 1967, alongsideMichael York.[8][9] and her other film roles includeThe Breaking of Bumbo (1970),Madhouse (1973) withVincent Price, and the Disney British filmOne of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975) as Susan, a young nanny. She appeared in an episode ofJason King and alsoThe Adventurer withGene Barry. She is best known for her role as Anna Glover in the British televisionsitcomFather, Dear Father, which ran from 1968 to 1973. Made byThames Television, the series featuredPatrick Cargill as her father, and Pyne reprised her role in the 1973film version. Her later appearances were mostly in television dramas such asThe Bill. Pyne has also been in manyRadio 4 plays. In 2007, she made a guest appearance in theDoctor Who audio playI.D..[citation needed]
She married the actorPaul Copley in 1972, having performed with him in a 1971 production inLeeds ofFrank Wedekind'sLulu, directed byPeter Barnes.[3]
She was in BBC's Radio Drama Company (RDC) in the mid-1980s and appeared in numerousRadio 4 plays and readings. She also appeared inDrama on 3 and Children'sBBC Radio 5 (former).
She was inVan der Valk when it was revived once again towards the end of Thames' life as a part of theITV network, with four two-hour episodes of the fourth series in January and February 1991, and the fifth series three two-hour episodes in February 1992.
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