Vera Frances
Born
Vera Frances Still

(1930-09-29) 29 September 1930
Dagenham, Essex, England
OccupationActress
SpouseDennis William Ward (1953–2000)

Vera Frances Ward (née Still, born 29 September 1930) is a British actress who worked with Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan, John Mills and Alastair Sim, amongst others.

Frances's father was a props and special effects man for Gainsborough Pictures at Grove Studio's in Shepherd's Bush. She made her first film appearance in Back-Room Boy as the Cockney girl Jane. she then went on to make another five films.

In her late teens Frances left film to follow her ambition to be a dance teacher. This proved to be very successful and resulted in a dance school. After marrying Dennis William Ward in 1953, Frances moved the school to March, Cambridgeshire. Dennis died in Cambridge in 2000, at the age of 73. In a February 2008 interview, Frances stated that she stopped making films because there were limited opportunities available for her when transitioning from a child actress.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Vera Frances". 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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