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"I loved being on the Carry On set, all the people were so friendly and nice."

Alexandra Dane, (1940), is a South African-born British actress known for playing glamour roles.

She made her first appearance on TV in 1962, in an episode of The Dickie Henderson Show. Her first film role came in That Sort of Girl the following year. Dane was well known to fans of the Carry On... Series, making five appearances in the films starting with Carry On Doctor in 1967 and ending Carry On Behind in 1975. She was also in 1971's Carry On at Your Convenience, but her small scene was left on the cutting room floor.

Her first regular role on TV was in 1969 in the drama series The Doctors, racking up 19 appearances as Nella Somers. She appeared throughout the first series of Not On Your Nellie as busty barmaid Beryl and in 1975, was cast as Nefertiti Skupinski in the controversial Spike Milligan sitcom The Melting Pot, which was cancelled after its first episode.

On stage, she has appeared in summer seasons at many British seaside resorts. She was formerly married to David McFall, a Scottish sculptor, until his death.


Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:

FilmsSeries
  • Best of Friends, episode "Star Struck" (1963) — Woman
  • The Saint, episode "The Good Medicine" (1964) — Mathilde
  • The Two Ronnies, 1 episode (1976) — Woman Being Chased
  • The Tripods, 2 episodesshow list (1985) — Fatima

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