Annette Andre
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Annette Andre (Birth name Annette Christine Andreallo) is best-known
for her work on British television throughout the 1960s, 1970s and
1980s.
She began as a ballet dancer, moving on to radio, theatre and TV work
in Australia, before filming small roles in "Cleopatra" and "Panic
Button" in Italy and then settling in London. She immediately found
work in the stage musical, "Vanity Fair", at the Queen's Theatre in
London's West End. Her first film in the UK was
This Is My Street (1964).
Probably her most memorable role was starring as Marty Hopkirk's widow,
"Jeannie Hopkirk", in the late 1960s ITV classic,
My Partner the Ghost (1969).
Andre also made many guest appearances on popular shows, such as
Whiplash (1960),
The Avengers (1961),
The Saint (1962),
The Prisoner (1967),
Adam Adamant Lives! (1966),
Mogul (1965),
The Baron (1966) and many others.
She starred with Zero Mostel,
Phil Silvers,
Michael Crawford and
Buster Keaton, in the 1966 film version of
the Broadway musical,
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
She played "Philia", the virgin. The 1960s also brought her several
more film roles, including
Up Jumped a Swagman (1965),
Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
and
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965).
During the 1970s, Andre guest-starred in episodes of
The Persuaders! (1971),
The New Avengers (1976) and
Return of the Saint (1978).
In the 1980s, she appeared on the soap opera,
Crossroads (1964), as well as
returning to Australia to play "Jennifer Brent" in
Taurus Rising (1982) and
"Camilla Wells" in Prisoner (1979),
Cell Block H.
In 1971, she returned to the London stage to play "Miranda" in "The
Collector", at the King's Head, and the same role, again, the following
year, to open the Bush Theatre in Hammersmith. She continued mainly in
theatre for the next two decades, starring in "Suddenly at Home",
Fortune Theatre, West End, and many national tours, including "Come
Blow Your Horn", "Party to Murder", "Signpost to Murder", "The Bride
Makes Three", "Streetcar Named Desire", "Shock", "There Goes The
Bride", among others.
In 1981, she played "Dr. Scott" in "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" on a
National tour around Australia. And, in 1984, she starred with
Richard Todd in the long-running
play, "The Business of Murder", at the West End Mayfair Theatre in
London. In 1988, she played a cameo role in the TV film,
Maigret (1988), starring
Richard Harris. The film was
written and produced by
Arthur Weingarten, whom she married a
year later.
Andre is now semi-retired from acting, and devotes her time to animal
welfare issues with her husband, both having worked closely with
Bill Travers and
Virginia McKenna of the "Born Free
Foundation". She has begun painting in oils, has sold several works and
has been offered a solo show in the near future. She has made rare
appearances at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen,
Maryland in 2007, the Memorabilia Show in Birmingham, England in March
2011 and the New York Memorabilia Show in May 2011.
Andre is currently writing her autobiography for publication next year.
She and her husband live in upstate New York, and she loves to spend
time in London with her daughter, Anouska, and her two wonderful
grandchildren, Jake and Nia.
for her work on British television throughout the 1960s, 1970s and
1980s.
She began as a ballet dancer, moving on to radio, theatre and TV work
in Australia, before filming small roles in "Cleopatra" and "Panic
Button" in Italy and then settling in London. She immediately found
work in the stage musical, "Vanity Fair", at the Queen's Theatre in
London's West End. Her first film in the UK was
This Is My Street (1964).
Probably her most memorable role was starring as Marty Hopkirk's widow,
"Jeannie Hopkirk", in the late 1960s ITV classic,
My Partner the Ghost (1969).
Andre also made many guest appearances on popular shows, such as
Whiplash (1960),
The Avengers (1961),
The Saint (1962),
The Prisoner (1967),
Adam Adamant Lives! (1966),
Mogul (1965),
The Baron (1966) and many others.
She starred with Zero Mostel,
Phil Silvers,
Michael Crawford and
Buster Keaton, in the 1966 film version of
the Broadway musical,
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
She played "Philia", the virgin. The 1960s also brought her several
more film roles, including
Up Jumped a Swagman (1965),
Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
and
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965).
During the 1970s, Andre guest-starred in episodes of
The Persuaders! (1971),
The New Avengers (1976) and
Return of the Saint (1978).
In the 1980s, she appeared on the soap opera,
Crossroads (1964), as well as
returning to Australia to play "Jennifer Brent" in
Taurus Rising (1982) and
"Camilla Wells" in Prisoner (1979),
Cell Block H.
In 1971, she returned to the London stage to play "Miranda" in "The
Collector", at the King's Head, and the same role, again, the following
year, to open the Bush Theatre in Hammersmith. She continued mainly in
theatre for the next two decades, starring in "Suddenly at Home",
Fortune Theatre, West End, and many national tours, including "Come
Blow Your Horn", "Party to Murder", "Signpost to Murder", "The Bride
Makes Three", "Streetcar Named Desire", "Shock", "There Goes The
Bride", among others.
In 1981, she played "Dr. Scott" in "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" on a
National tour around Australia. And, in 1984, she starred with
Richard Todd in the long-running
play, "The Business of Murder", at the West End Mayfair Theatre in
London. In 1988, she played a cameo role in the TV film,
Maigret (1988), starring
Richard Harris. The film was
written and produced by
Arthur Weingarten, whom she married a
year later.
Andre is now semi-retired from acting, and devotes her time to animal
welfare issues with her husband, both having worked closely with
Bill Travers and
Virginia McKenna of the "Born Free
Foundation". She has begun painting in oils, has sold several works and
has been offered a solo show in the near future. She has made rare
appearances at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen,
Maryland in 2007, the Memorabilia Show in Birmingham, England in March
2011 and the New York Memorabilia Show in May 2011.
Andre is currently writing her autobiography for publication next year.
She and her husband live in upstate New York, and she loves to spend
time in London with her daughter, Anouska, and her two wonderful
grandchildren, Jake and Nia.