16 Facts About Coral Browne

Coral Edith Browne was an Australian-American stage and screen actress.

Coral Browne won the 1984 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC TV film An Englishman Abroad.

Coral Browne was still billed as "Brown", the "e" being added in 1936.

Coral Browne was a regular performer in productions at the Savoy Theatre in London and was resident in the hotel for many years, including throughout World War II.

Coral Browne received royalties from the play from all future productions.

Coral Browne began film acting in 1936, with her more famous roles being Vera Charles in Auntie Mame, Mercy Croft in The Killing of Sister George, and Lady Claire Gurney in The Ruling Class.

In 1961, Coral Browne was the featured castaway on Desert Island Discs, hosted by Roy Plomley.

In 1969, Coral Browne appeared in the poorly received original production of Joe Orton's controversial farce What the Butler Saw in the West End at the Queen's Theatre with Sir Ralph Richardson, Stanley Baxter, and Hayward Morse.

Coral Browne was portrayed by Prunella Scales on stage in Alan Bennett's adaptation of his play An Englishman Abroad entitled Single Spies.

Coral Browne married actor Philip Pearman in 1950, and remained married until his death in 1964.

Coral Browne became a naturalized United States citizen in 1987 as a gift to Price who later converted to Catholicism for her.

Coral Browne died on 29 May 1991 in Los Angeles, California, from breast cancer; she was 77.

Coral Browne had no children from her marriages; Price died two years later.

Coral Browne was awarded the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress 1984 for her role in An Englishman Abroad.

Coral Browne later received the London Evening Standard British Film Awards for Best Actress in 1986 for Dreamchild.

Coral Browne's language was colourful, and an unauthorized biography of her, This Effing Lady, was published.