Shelagh Fraser
Date of birth: 1920-11-25
Place of birth: Surrey, England
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sheelagh Fraser
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Shelagh Fraser (25 November 1920 – 29 August 2000) was a British actress. She was best-known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars in Star Wars (though Fraser's voice was dubbed in some prints of the film). She appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows during her career, including Z-Cars and Softly, Softly, A Family at War and Heartbeat on television, and such films as The Witches, Till Death Us Do Part, Doomwatch, and Hope and Glory. She was married and divorced from Anthony Squire. She was the sister of ballerina/actress Moyra Fraser.
Movie Credits
Star Wars
1977-05-25
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over
Hope and Glory
1987-09-03
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Doomwatch
1972-03-01
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish ca
A Touch of Love
1969-09-01
Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the Briti
In Sickness and in Health
1975-05-21
A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations o
House of Character
1968-01-10
Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bu
A Game, Like, Only a Game
1966-02-16
The story begins with the death of a cat. For Mrs Everton, the owner, it climaxes four months of ter
The History of Mr. Polly
1949-02-08
Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry
Beasts: Baby
1976-11-06
A young couple move to the countryside and discover a strange mummified animal in the wall of their
The Body Stealers
1969-03-21
A British military paratrooper disappears in mid-air during a jump from an army plane. Two investiga
Esther Waters
1948-09-28
Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William
Work Experience
1989-11-16
Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in
The Merrihill Millionaires
1993-09-23
They were a top team - five miners who together had mined a million tons of coal but now they must f
The Witches
1966-11-21
Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby
Persecution
1974-11-07
A cat lover (Lana Turner) kills her husband, blackmails her lover (Trevor Howard) and torments her s
Absolute Hell
1991-10-05
Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after World War II. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very
Son of Robin Hood
1958-11-01
Ten years after the death of Robin Hood, the bandit of Sherwood Forest and defender of the Crown, th
Till Death Us Do Part
1969-01-01
Based on the hit sitcom of the same name; racist, anti-Socialist Tory Alf Garnett and his long-suffe
The Common
1973-10-21
A social comedy about the relationship between two couples with different political beliefs. Edward
The Piano Tuner
1969-03-08
A film by Alan Clarke for the 'Sunday Night Theatre' anthology series.
Salute the Toff
1952-12-02
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel
1969-10-01
A young train spotter heads to Staffordshire for a historic journey through a soon to be condemned t
Raising a Riot
1955-02-21
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to el
Staircase
1969-08-20
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor a
Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969-09-17
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
Là-bas (Down There)
1994-01-02
Taking as its departure point the 1993 opening of the Channel Tunnel, Là Bas is a playful burlesque
The Last Man to Hang
1956-08-01
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
Trio
1950-10-10
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.
Your Witness
1950-03-06
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the Brit
Nothing But the Night
1973-02-16
When various trustees of the Van Traylen Orphanage begin dying in close order, it's at first written
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945-07-20
The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neag
And No One Could Save Her
1973-02-21
The life of young newlywed, Fern O'Neil, is turned upside-down when her husband is called home to vi
Welcome, Mr Washington
1944-05-18
Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film trells the story of two sisters who are left p
The Master of Bankdam
1947-08-20
Generational family struggles for control of a family business in 19th century Yorkshire, and to be
Rope
1947-01-05
Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
1968-03-14
Rejected now by both family and friends, Max has only three weeks left in which to find a solution t
Frankie and Johnnie
1986-02-02
When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love