Elizabeth Power has since gone on to feature in various stage productions.
16 Facts About Elizabeth Power
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Elizabeth Power began singing and dancing lessons at the age of four, prompted by her mother, who was very keen for her to perform.
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However, at the age of 14, Elizabeth Power concluded "that she wasn't physically suited to be a dancer", so she decided to take up acting on the advice of her teacher.
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Elizabeth Power auditioned for a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 17, and was accepted.
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Elizabeth Power began her acting career on stage, appearing at a young age as Alison in a revival of the Slade-Reynolds Christmas musical, The Merry Gentleman, at the Bristol Old Vic in 1959.
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Elizabeth Power went on to appear in various West End musicals.
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Elizabeth Power later toured in a production of The Pajama Game, and in 1972 she played Avonia Bunn in the Julian Slade musical, Trelawny, which was based on the Pinero play Trelawny of the Wells.
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Elizabeth Power went on to appear in the BBC drama series Softly Softly ; The Magician's Heart ; Lillie ; Hazell ; a regular role as Celia Travers in Crown Court ; Juliet Bravo, and Prince Regent.
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Elizabeth Power was offered the role by one of the programme's producers, Leonard Lewis, with whom she'd worked previously on Juliet Bravo and Softly, Softly.
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Elizabeth Power filmed her scenes for the five episodes and thought that would be the end of it; however, she was contacted by Leonard Lewis and asked to reprise the role.
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Elizabeth Power has subsequently appeared in the horror film Tale of the Mummy, a role that reunited her with actor Bill Treacher on-screen as husband and wife.
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Elizabeth Power and Treacher were offered the parts by director Russell Mulcahy, who was an "avid fan" of them in EastEnders.
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Elizabeth Power appeared in Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus at Farnham in 1993, and in 2001 she starred in Richard Harris' award-winning comedy Stepping Out, as a stern piano teacher, Mrs Fraser.
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Elizabeth Power lent her skills to the International Festival of Musical Theatre in Cardiff in 2002, and starred in Trevor Baxter's adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, which toured the UK in 2003.
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Elizabeth Power married the British television personality Michael Aspel in 1977.
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Elizabeth Power is a skilled dancer and piano player, and has used both skills on stage in various productions including Stepping Out.