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Cause of death was pneumonia following a heart bypass operation. Husband at the time was George Heselden, a retired mathematician who used to work for the Ministry of Defence in London.

Her father had been a Sunderland bus driver.

Her sister was the actress June Mitchell.

Sister of June Mitchell.

She had a sister Elizabeth Shipp who was formerly the film actress June Mitchell.

She died in her sleep in September 1988.

During World War 2 she was standing in a cinema queue and seen by a Hollywood cameraman, then in the us army, who sent her to Alexander Korda for a screen test resulting in her making her screen debut in Night Beat in 1947.

Had a son Michael Cole born 1945 by her marriage to Michael Cole who was a Ministry of Defence mathematician.

Her 5th marriage was when she was 55 and took place at Richmond Registary office in 1955 to George Heselden.

She died of pneumonia 2 months after having a triple heart bypass.