Bess Finney

(****-****). Actress. She was nominated Actress of the year: in 1963 for “Mrs. Solness” in The Master Builder; in 1970 for “May Beringer” in The Old Ladies and in 1972 for “Bananas” in House of Blue Leaves. Also performed in Manners and Morals, Aanslagop Kariba, Catch me a Dream, Murder in Mind, Kennedy’s Children, Pippin, Big Bad Mouse, The Seagull, A Murder is Announced, Sugar and Spice, The Gin Game (in Johannesburg and Durban in 1979), …Joe Egg (at the Market Theatre in 1980), Harum Scarum Girl (in 1980), Cold Stone Jug (at the Market Theatre), Nellie and Cabman (??at the?? Alhambra) Directed The Sleeping Beauty (for PACOFS in 1979) and Die Wildeman (in Pretoria and Johannesburg in 1980). Also worked in England and in Hong Kong. (SACD 1973) (SACD 1974) (SACD 1975/76) (SACD 1977/78) (SACD 1978/79) (SACD 1980/81) (SACD 1981/82)

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