Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Joan Benham (17 May 1918 – 13 June 1981) was an English actress best known for her portrayal of Lady Prudence Fairfax in the ITV period drama series "Upstairs, Downstairs". She was the first cousin of Hollywood actress Olive Sturgess and was born in London.

Joan Benham appeared in sixteen episodes of "Upstairs, Downstairs", from the first to the last series, as Lady Prudence Fairfax. She made an appearance in "Carry On Emmannuelle" in 1978 and "Doctor in the House". Other television programmes she appeared in include, "Doctor in Charge", "Father Brown", "The Duchess of Duke Street", "Doctor on the Go", "Just William" and "Take My Wife". Her last role was as Melinda Spry in sitcom "Terry and June". This episode, "The Lawnmower", was broadcast on 13 November 1981, exactly five months after the day she had died, in Westminster, London, aged 63.

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