Shirley Dynevor | |
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| Born | Shirley Teague (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 10 January 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 89) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Sally Dynevor (daughter-in-law) Phoebe Dynevor (granddaughter) Hattie Dynevor (granddaughter) |
Shirley Dynevor (/ˈdɪnɪvər/; 15 May 1933 – 10 January 2023) was a Welsh actress. She was the grandmother to actressesPhoebe Dynevor andHattie Dynevor.
Shirley Teague was born on 15 May 1933 in Cardiff to Nancy (née Sutton), a nurse, and Hedley Teague, a landscape gardener.[1][2]
She attendedHereford Grammar School for Girls and afterwards worked as a rep in Pontypridd before moving to London.[1]
In 1953, she was invited to join theTheatre Workshop, where she would later meet her future husband Gerard Dynevor. Between 1953 and 1959, she performed in many productions with the workshop atTheatre Royal Stratford East includingA Christmas Carol (1953),The Dutch Courtesan (1954),Richard II (1954) andAn Italian Straw Hat (1955).[1][3][4]
In the 1950s, Dynevor had a starring role in the seriesCharlesworth. Other television roles includedScotland Yard,Armchair Theatre,Family Solicitor,The Liars,Crown Court andThe Wednesday Play.[1][5]
After her husband's death in 1966, Dynevor had to step away from acting to look after her two sons, but continued to take the occasional role, such as in 1976, when she starred asEva Braun inRogue Male.[1]
For the last 15 years of her career, Dynevor worked as a stage manager onCoronation Street.[1]
In 1954, she met actor Gerard Dynevor after he joined the Theatre Workshop. He invited her to a café within minutes of meeting, where he proposed to her. Later that year, she would give birth to a son, Jonathan. They would later have another son, Tim.[1][3] After Gerard decided to leave acting, the family moved to Altrincham where Gerard worked as a director atGranada Television.[3] Gerard died in 1966.[1]
Dynevor married for a second time in 1989 to guitarist Simon White.[1]
She is the grandmother of actressesPhoebe andHattie Dynevor.[2][6]
In 2009, Dynevor was diagnosed with dementia.[1]
On 10 January 2023, Dynevor died at the age of 89.[1][2][5]