Eleanor Bron Movies and Career Information

Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is an English stage, film and television actress and author. Bron was born Eleanor Bronstein in Stanmore, London into a Jewish family of Eastern European origin. Her father shortened the surname to Bron when founding Bron's Orchestral Service. She was educated at the North London Collegiate School and Newnham College, Cambridge: the latter she would later characterize as "three years of unparalleled pampering and privilege." Bron was the partner of the architect Cedric Price until his death in 2003. They had no children. Her elder brother is the record producer Gerry Bron. Bron began her career in the Cambridge Footlights revue of 1959, entitled The Last Laugh, in which Peter Cook also appeared. The addition of a female performer to the Footlights was a departure, having been until that point all-male, with female characters portrayed in drag. As with many others of the British satire boom, participation in the Footlights was a springboard to a long career in British comedy as both a writer and performer. Her film appearances include the role of Ahme in the Beatles film, Help! (her given name inspired Paul McCartney while composing "Eleanor