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Eleanor David is a Actor British born on 14 march 1956 at Lincolnshire (United-kingdom)

Eleanor David

Eleanor David
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Birth name Maria Eleanor David
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 march 1956 (68 years) at Lincolnshire (United-kingdom)

Maria Eleanor David (born 14 March 1956, Lincolnshire, England) is an English actress who has worked on projects in the UK, the US and New Zealand. She won positive reviews for her starring role in biopic Sylvia, in which she played pioneering educationalist Sylvia Ashton-Warner.

David has appeared in multiple films and television programmes. Her work includes BAFTA-nominated comedy Comfort and Joy directed by Bill Forsyth, mini-series Paradise Postponed, Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy, and Alan Parker's film of Pink Floyd The Wall, in which she played the wife of the main character.

Biography

Elle est apparue dans plusieurs films et émissions de télévision, y compris Pink Floyd The Wall d'Alan Parker, Comfort and Joy réalisé par Bill Forsyth, Paradise Postponed , et Topsy-Turvy de Mike Leigh. En 1985, Eleanor David a tenu le rôle de Sylvia Ashton-Warner dans le biopic Sylvia ; Janet Maslin, du New York Times, a commenté sa prestation en écrivant : « Miss David a une ressemblance frappante avec la femme qu'elle incarne et en donne une interprétation intelligente et pleine de compassion, limitée seulement par la vénération sans apprêt avec laquelle les cinéastes abordent le personnage de Sylvia ».

Best films

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
(Actress)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
(Actress)

Usually with

Axel Corti
Axel Corti
(1 films)
Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth
(1 films)
Gerald Scarfe
Gerald Scarfe
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Eleanor David (13 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2009House of BoysActressEmma
2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk StockingActressMary Pentney
1999Topsy-TurvyActressFanny Ronalds
1991London Kills MeActress
1990White Hunter, Black HeartActress
1990The King's WhoreActressLa Reine
1989SlipstreamActressAriel
1989The Wolves of Willoughby ChaseActressLady Willoughby
1988SylviaActress
198784 Charing Cross RoadActressCecily Farr
1984Comfort and JoyActressMaddy
1982Pink Floyd: The WallActressPink's Wife
1982The Scarlet PimpernelActressLouise