A Hollywood actress recalled anecdotes from a starry film career playing alongside greats like Charlie Chaplin and Laurence Olivier at a fundraising talk.
Claire Bloom CBE was in conversation with theatre director Richard Digby Day at Lauderdale House in Highgate on Friday as part of a series of events raising money for the historic house.
The 83-year-old spoke of her 60-year acting career, ranging from how she got her break into film through Charlie Chaplin to winning leading roles in Romeo and Juliet, A Streetcar Named Desire and an appearance as the Queen Mother in The King’s Speech.
The evening raised about £1,000 for Lauderdale Transformed, the project to raise £2.1million to restore the Grade II-listed house.
Director Katherine Ives said: “She was absolutely charming. The audience was enraptured.”
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