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Yvonne Mitchell

Yvonne Mitchell (7 July 1915 – 24 March 1979) was an English stage, television and film actor. She was born Yvonne Frances Joseph, but in 1946 changed her name by deed poll to Yvonne Mitchell (without the Frances). Her mother's maiden name was Mitchell.After beginning her acting career in theatre, Mitchell progressed to films in the late 1940s. Her roles include Julia in the 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. She retired from acting in 1977.She was the author of children's books, and a biography of Colette, as well as an autobiography.Already an experienced stage actor, she made her speaking debut in film in The Queen of Spades (1949), although she had played an uncredited minor role in Love on the Dole eight years earlier.


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