1. Yvonne Mitchell's roles include Julia in the 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
11 Facts About Yvonne Mitchell
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Yvonne Mitchell was Jewish and was educated in Sussex at Battle Abbey School and St Paul's Girls' School in London.
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Yvonne Mitchell trained for an acting career at the London Theatre Studio, making her professional debut in 1939.
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Yvonne Mitchell had several prominent film roles over the next three decades, winning a British Film Award for The Divided Heart and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival for Woman in a Dressing Gown.
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Yvonne Mitchell appeared as Mildred in the controversial film Sapphire.
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Yvonne Mitchell starred as Lea in the 1973 BBC TV production of Colette's Cheri.
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Yvonne Mitchell has appeared in television guest roles until the late 1970s, in series such as Out of the Unknown ; her final screen role was in the BBC science-fiction series 1990.
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Outside acting, Yvonne Mitchell was an established author, writing several books for children and adults as well as winning awards for playwriting.
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Yvonne Mitchell wrote an acclaimed biography of the French writer Colette, and her own autobiography was published in 1957.
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Yvonne Mitchell was married to the journalist, film and theatre critic and novelist Derek Monsey and they lived in a village in the south of France.
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Yvonne Mitchell's grandson is the drummer and violinist, Mitch McGugan.