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- Birth nameJoy Winstanley Shelton
- Joy Shelton was born on June 3, 1922 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Ceux de chez nous (1943), Impulse (1954) and L'auberge des tueurs (1946). She was married to Sydney Tafler. She died on January 28, 2000 in Surrey, England, UK.
- SpouseSydney Tafler(1944 - November 8, 1979) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenJeremy Tafler
- Following her actor/husband's death in 1979, she made a minor 'comeback' in the British TV series Roots (1981).
- Joined RADA at the age of sixteen and made her stage debut in Brighton two years later.
- Pretty 1940s and 1950s Brit radio and film actress who started off promisingly in war-era films playing docile, ladylike co-stars but remained on the periphery of stardom despite the high calibre of her movies. Made six films with actor/husband Sydney Tafler, including Cendrillon du faubourg (1948) and Once a Sinner (1950). Their daughter Jennifer Tafler also appeared in movies, and third child Jonathan Tafler is a performer.
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