Myra De Groot

Myra De Groot
Born	4 July 1937 London, England, UK
Died	April 4, 1988(1988-04-04) (aged 50) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Television actor
Years active	1967–1988

Myra De Groot (4 July 1937 – 4 April 1988) was an English-born actress prominent on such Australian television series as The Sullivans, Prisoner and Neighbours. On Neighbours, De Groot played meddling street gossip Eileen Clarke.

In the 1960s she worked in the United States, appearing on TV series including Bewitched, The Monkees and Here Come the Brides. She performed at the noted New York cabaret "Upstairs at The Downstairs" in Ben Bagley's last review (Seven Come Eleven) in 1962 with Hal Buckley, Nancy Preiser and Cy Young.

Personal life

Five times married, she died from cancer, aged 50 on 4 April 1988.

Appearances

Theatre

• Frome Here and There - Royal Court Theatre, London (1955)
• Mister Venus - Prince of Wales Theatre, London (1958) - as "Married woman"
• Ulysses in Nighttown - Arts Theatre, London (May 1959) - as Kitty
• Pieces of Eight - Apollo Theatre, London (September 1959)
• Seven Come Eleven - Upstairs at The Downstairs, New York (August 1962)
• Riverwind - Westport Country Playhouse, Wesport, CT (July 1966)
• Mame - Honolulu Concert Hall, HI (June 1968) - as Agnes Gooch
• Mame - San Bernardino, CA (November 1970) - as Agnes Gooch
• There's a Leek in your Hat - Mercury Theatre, Auckland (October 1972)
• Tarantara! taranatara! - Mercury Theatre, Auckland (February 1976)
• Viva Mexico - North Shore Operatic Society, Auckland (March 1977)
• Noel & Cole - The Blue Cockatoo, Sydney (1982)
• Torch Song Trilogy - Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney (1984) - as Mrs Beckoff
• Nunsense - Comedy Theatre, Melbourne (1987) - as Sister Hubert

External links

• Myra De Groot at the Internet Movie Database
• Article about Myra De Groot

Persondata
Name	Degroot, Myra
Alternative names
Short description	English-Australian actress
Date of birth	4 July 1937
Place of birth	United Kingdom
Date of death	4 April 1988
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia