The rochdale boroughwide cultural trust holds the gracie fields archive. She was nominated for the 1993 olivier award for best actress for the title role in the stage play the rise and fall of little voice, and received golden globe and bafta nominations for the role in the 1998 film adaptation little voice. Little voice brings its awardwinning source material to the screen in style, elevated by a commanding lead performance from jane horrocks. Jane horrocks on playing gracie fields jane horrocks, star of a bbc biopic, talks about why she reveres the 1930s singer gracie fields. Horrocks achieves her longheld ambition by playing the 193 30s actress and singing star in tv drama gracie thes sunday inte erview. In 1939 gracie fields, the queen of hearts, is at the height of. In 2009, jane horrocks took the lead in the bbc tv production gracie. Jane horrocks has plenty in common with the lancashire starlet who did so much for the war effort, and she tells sarah omeara why she believes gracie fields got a raw deal.
This deliberately downtoearth performer is ideally cast, then, as gracie fields in gracie. Starring the internationally renowned jane horrocks as the singing, laughing, heartbreaking gracie fields, this is a romantic comedy steeped in warm wit, dramatic dilemmafilled emotion and vivacious, irrepressible energy. Jane horrocks s turn as gracie fields equalled bbc4s highest ever audience last night, monday 23 november. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia barbara jane horrocks born 18 january 1964 is an english stage, screen and television actress, voice artist, musician, and singer. When world war two breaks out, gracie sings for the troops despite poor health, to the dismay of her fussy husband, film director monty banks, an italian, born mario bianchi. Jane horrocks to play entertainer gracie fields in new.
Jane horrocks to record duet with gracie fields actress jane horrocks has recorded a duet with her heroine gracie fields 30 years after the singer died. Barbara jane horrocks is an english actress, comedian, voice artist, musician and singer, who played the roles of bubble and katy grin in the bbc sitcom absolutely fabulous. The film begins at the height of gracies fame in 1939. Barbara jane horrocks born 18 january 1964 is an english stage, screen and television actress, voice artist, musician, and singer. She is best known for her role as bubble in the tv series absolutely fabulous as well as her distinctive voice. Barbara jane horrocks born 18 january 1964 is an english actress, comedian, voice artist, musician and singer, who played the roles of bubble and katy grin in the bbc. Jane horrocks stars in this bbc romantic comedy based on the life of wartime singer, actor and entertainer of the troops gracie fields. Resilient in a time of war, gracies opening act after returning to londons palladium theatre. Beginning on the cusp of world war ii and at the phenomenal peak of her career, this heartbreaking love story tells of gracie s relationship with italianborn hollywood director. After suffering a serious illness, gracie decides to take a break. Jane horrocks stars as gracie fields in this drama about the singer and comedienne from rochdale, who in the 1930s became the nations darling and the highestpaid film actress in. Singer and comedienne from rochdale, gracie fields was the nations darling.
Jane horrocks was born january 18, 1964 in rawtenstall, lancashire, england, uk, she is the youngest of three children born to barbara and john horrocks. In 1939 gracie fields, the queen of hearts, is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer. After her performance in little voice its fair to say if ever a movie was to be made about gracie fields then jane horrocks was destined to play the part. Christian contreras, david dawson, philip desmeules, tom hollander, jane horrocks, alistair petrie, paul westwood, brian percival, categoryarthouse, categoryuk, gracie. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Gracie fields take me to your heart again jane horrocks. Jane horrocks to star on bbc4 later this year playing gracie. Description above from the wikipedia article jane horrocks, licensed under ccbysa, full list. In a series for the bbc news website, celebrities and newsmakers are grilled by matthew stadlen in precisely five minutes. We met at the young vic theatre in london, where jane is currently starring in a revival of. Gracie wants to return to work, entertaining the troops in france, but monty thinks she should rest for longer gracie fields.
Gracie fields take me to your heart again jane horrocks youtube. The famous song from gracie its one of gracies most famous songs. Jane horrockss gracie fields biopic equals bbc4 record. Jane horrocks, drama, dvd online now at the australian based sanity movie store. Lv jane horrocks from mike leighs life is sweet who does all her own singing is a shy, mousy woman living with her mom mari secrets and lies brenda blethyn. Tweet a singer and comedienne from rochdale, gracie fields jane horrocks was the nations darling during the early part of the 20th century when. While many people might know about gracie s early years the girl who was born above a fish and chip shop made her name on stage in revues and then went on to play to sellout audiences, before starring in hollywood movies its the later part of gracie fieldss life that gracie. Horrocks did catch something of fields inability to let people. Beginning on the cusp of world war ii and at the phenomenal peak of her career, this heartbreaking love story tells of gracie s relationship with italianborn hollywood director monty banks and its staggering repercussions. Gracie jane horrocks answers some of her fan mail, more is brought in by monty tom hollander. Drama based around the relationship between singer gracie fields and director monty.
Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Subscribe to our newsletter to know about the latest in our sales and offers. I cannot believe it has not been uploaded before enjoy. So despite sharing lancashire backgrounds, jane told me that, growing up, she knew very little about the woman who was once the highest paid performer in the world. Actress 1 chicken run 2 2020 babs voice something borrowed. British actress and singer gracie fields jane horrocks entertains the troops during world war ii.
The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. She attended balladen county primary school before she enrolled at oldham college, and later, royal academy of dramatic art, among her classmates were imogen stubbs and ralph fiennes. Jane horrocks sing as we go originally performed by gracie fields. With jane horrocks, tom hollander, ellie haddington, tony haygarth. Jane horrocks to play entertainer gracie fields in new bbc4 drama of her life the actress jane horrocks will play the entertainer gracie fields in new bbc4 drama of her life. The big problem with a film called gracie is that the person playing gracie must necessarly be the focus of attention. A northern lass herself blessed with a wonderful singing voice, gracie tells the story of the war years when she married italian film director monty banks played by the ever reliable tom hollander. Jane horrocks, the golden globenominated star of little voice, whose credits also include the street, absolutely fabulous and the amazing mrs pritchard, hopes this new film will set the record straight once and for all about gracie stansfield, the woman torn between love and duty, who was branded a. It covers her career before the second world war and the decline in her popularity during the war. Jane horrocks herself a northern lass was a good choice to play gracie fields, the singer from rochdale who at a time in the 1930s was the highest paid film star in the world. Her other film roles include parts in the witches, life is sweet, chicken run, corpse bri. On choosing the latter, her popularity is dented by a vicious press campaign against her. It was so fitting for jane horrocks to play gracie fields that one could argue.
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