Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron is an English author and stage, film and television actress. Bron began her career in the Cambridge Footlights Revue of 1959. This addition of a female performer was a departure, as the Footlights performers had until that point been all male, with female characters portrayed in drag. Her film appearances include Black Beauty, A Little Princess, Wimbledon and the role of Ahme in the Beatles film Help! (1965). Her name inspired Paul McCartney when he composed 'Eleanor Rigby'. Bron's...See more

Eleanor Bron is an English author and stage, film and television actress. Bron began her career in the Cambridge Footlights Revue of 1959. This addition of a female performer was a departure, as the Footlights performers had until that point been all male, with female characters portrayed in drag. Her film appearances include Black Beauty, A Little Princess, Wimbledon and the role of Ahme in the Beatles film Help! (1965). Her name inspired Paul McCartney when he composed 'Eleanor Rigby'. Bron's television appearances include Yes Minister, Doctor Who and Absolutely Fabulous. See less