Millicent Mary Lillian Martin was born on 8 June 1934 and is an English actress, singer, and comedian.
17 Facts About Millicent Martin
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Millicent Martin was the singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satirical show That Was the Week That Was, and won a BAFTA TV Award in 1964.
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Millicent Martin attended the Italia Conti theatre school and not long after leaving the school, she made her Broadway debut alongside Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend in September 1954.
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Millicent Martin received a second Tony nomination for the musical King of Hearts.
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In London, Millicent Martin starred with Paul Scofield and James Kenney in Expresso Bongo at the Saville Theatre.
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In 1988, Millicent Martin joined the London production of the Sondheim musical Follies, starring with Eartha Kitt.
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The day after the assassination of President Kennedy, Millicent Martin sang the tribute song In the Summer of His Years on the show, which was composed by Herbert Kretzmer and David Lee just hours after the assassination.
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Millicent Martin's tribute was released as a single and 'bubbled under' the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No 104 in 1963.
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Millicent Martin won a BAFTA TV Award for Light Entertainment Personality in 1964.
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Millicent Martin appeared with Morecambe and Wise in their series "Two of a Kind" in the 1960s.
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Millicent Martin sent six comedy sketches of Martin to producer Sheldon Leonard, who came up with the premise of From a Bird's Eye View.
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Millicent Martin appeared on $100,000 Pyramid in 1987 during the second week of the show's longest lasting tournament.
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Millicent Martin appeared as Gladys Moon in 13 episodes of Moon and Son, a 1992 BBC detective series created by Robert Banks Stewart, and co-starring John Michie.
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Millicent Martin had a small role on an episode of Gilmore Girls and a key role in an episode of Modern Family.
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Millicent Martin has had an appearance in the fourth season of Chuck as the mother of Hartley Winterbottom, who was given the first Intersect prototype and became Alexei Volkoff; she guest-starred on an episode of the fourth season of Castle as a theatre critic who wrote a harsh review of a performance given by Castle's mother.
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Millicent Martin was married to the pop singer Ronnie Carroll from 1958 to 1965, and subsequently to actor Norman Eshley; both marriages ended in divorce.
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Millicent Martin has been married to American Marc Alexander since 1978, and became a permanent resident of the United States.