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Shirley Anne Field
Also known as Shirley Broomfield
Career
Active 1953 – 2014
Biography
About Shirley Anne Field
British actress Shirley Anne Field was born on 27 June 1936 in Forest Gate, Essex, England. She was abandoned as a baby and partly raised in children's homes. During the war she was evacuated to Bolton, where she was fostered by two families. At age six she entered the National Children's Home at Edgworth, then moved to another home in Blackburn, and later to a hostel in London where she trained as a typist. In 1979 she found her real mother and learned she had three half-sisters in America.
Field began her career as a model after a course at the Lucie Clayton School, posing for pin-up magazines to fund her acting studies. She was spotted by an agent who got her uncredited film roles in the 1950s. Her breakthrough came in 1960 with The Entertainer, starring Laurence Olivier. She credited Tony Richardson, the director, for that opportunity. She soon starred in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Peeping Tom, becoming a major star by age 22. Over her career she appeared in Alfie, My Beautiful Laundrette, and The Damned. She worked opposite Steve McQueen in The War Lover and Yul Brynner in Kings of the Sun. She also turned down a James Bond film and an Elvis Presley movie. Field was active from 1953 to 2014, a span of 61 years.
Her personal life included a marriage to Charles Crichton-Stuart, with whom she had a daughter, Nicola, born in 1969. The couple divorced in 1975. She published her autobiography, A Time for Love, in 1991. Later in life she toured in theatre productions and appeared in the short film Beautiful Relics (2014). Shirley Anne Field died on 10 December 2023 at age 87.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Died
- Sunday 10th of December 2023 (age 87)
- Years Active
- 1953-2014 (started around 18 years old; 61 years active)
- Birthplace
- Forest Gate, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Hair Color
- Brown
- Eye Color
- Green
- Weight
- 119 lbs (or 54 kg)
- Measurements
- 37–22–34 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.65
- Bra/Cup Size
- C
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
- Piercings
- ears
Performances
- Solo
- Nudity (Topless Only)
Frequently asked
How did Shirley Anne Field's early life shape her career?
Orphaned and raised in children's homes, she used modeling to fund acting school, which led to her break into films.
What was Field's most significant career turning point?
Her role in The Entertainer (1960) launched her stardom, and she credited director Tony Richardson for the opportunity, not Laurence Olivier.
Which notable actors did she work with?
She appeared opposite Laurence Olivier, Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, Albert Finney, Michael Caine, and Oliver Reed in various films.
What happened when she found her birth family?
In 1979 she located her real mother, Ivy Collins, and discovered she had three half-sisters in Georgia, USA.
Did you know
- She changed her name from Shirley Broomfield to Shirley Anne Field for her acting career.
- She turned down roles in a James Bond film and an Elvis Presley movie early in her career.
- Her autobiography 'A Time for Love' was published in 1991.
- In 1999, her brother Guy was killed in San Francisco, leading her to file a civil suit.
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