Australian actress who worked primarily in Britain and specialized in
superior, upper-crust sorts. Browne began her stage career in Melbourne
but moved to England at the age of 21 and quickly brightened the West
End with her sharp delivery and stylish sense of comedy. Her film
appearances were sporadic, though she made several pictures memorable
with her presence, particularly
The Ruling Class (1972) as the libidinous Lady Claire.
While touring the Soviet Union in a Royal Shakespeare Company
production of "Hamlet, " Browne encountered the expatriate British spy
Guy Burgess, and this bizarre meeting became the basis of the
television film
An Englishman Abroad (1983), for which Browne won the BAFTA Best Actress
award for playing herself. She met
Vincent Price when they co-starred in
Theater of Blood (1973), and married him in 1974. He was at her side when she died at
77 following a long struggle with breast cancer.
Sparky's Magic Piano(1987)
Dreamchild(1985)as Alice Hargreaves
American Dreamer(1984)as Margaret McMann
An Englishman Abroad(1983)as Coral Browne
Eleanor, First Lady of the World(1982)as Lady Reading
The 61st Annual Academy Awards(1989)as Self - Performer
Wogan(1982)as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr(2017)as Self
The Dick Cavett Show(1968)as Lady Claire - film clip from THE RULING CLASS
