After seeing the 2007 remake, one of the stars of the original St Trinian's films decided to track down her fellow schoolgirls – and now they're getting together for a special screening
Annabelle Heath is a church steward from Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. "I had to torture Jill Evans. That's me turning the mangle," she boasts proudly. She is talking about events long ago, when she played "Maudie the bookie" in 1954's The Belles of St Trinian's. "I was only about 11. I wasn't one of the ones with stockings and suspender belts." Heath – who appeared on screen under the name Annabelle Covey – describes her costume with just a touch of regret in her voice.
Fifty-seven years on, Heath has assembled a small army of St Trinian's old girls (her torture victim Jill Evans among them) to attend a special screening of the film at the Barbican next week. No, they won't be...
Annabelle Heath is a church steward from Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. "I had to torture Jill Evans. That's me turning the mangle," she boasts proudly. She is talking about events long ago, when she played "Maudie the bookie" in 1954's The Belles of St Trinian's. "I was only about 11. I wasn't one of the ones with stockings and suspender belts." Heath – who appeared on screen under the name Annabelle Covey – describes her costume with just a touch of regret in her voice.
Fifty-seven years on, Heath has assembled a small army of St Trinian's old girls (her torture victim Jill Evans among them) to attend a special screening of the film at the Barbican next week. No, they won't be...
- 4/7/2011
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- The Guardian - Film News
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