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Myra De Groot
Birth Name:Myra Tania De Groot
Birth Date:4 July 1937
Birth Place:Westminster, London
Death Place:Melbourne
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1955–1988

Myra Tania De Groot (4 July 1937 – 4 April 1988) was a British-born theatre and television actress, and agent. She performed in the United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand and Australia.

Professional career

De Groot was born in Westminster, London, England,[1] and performed as a child, from everything from a magician's assistant to a dancer, eventually appearing in West End comedy. Arriving in America from Britain in 1958 she appeared in roles for most of the 1960s there, appearing on TV series including Bewitched, The Monkees, Perry Mason, and Here Come the Brides. She performed at the noted New York cabaret "Upstairs at The Downstairs" in Ben Bagleys last review (Seven Come Eleven) in 1962 with Hal Buckley, Nancy Preiser and Cy Young. She left America and then resided in New Zealand between 1972–1980, where she appeared in many theatre roles and the 1978 film Angel Mine. She also directed stage plays. Her latter career was based in Australia, after having emigrated there in 1980, with roles in serials The Sullivans, two roles in Prisoner, a few telemovies and the film Norman Loves Rose. Her final role was in Neighbours as Eileen Clarke - a role in which De Groot appeared onscreen in the UK for fifteen months after she had died due to the fact the show aired significantly far behind the Australian airdate.

Filmography

FILM

YearFilmRoleType
1976 The Park Terrace Murder Mrs. Robinson TV movie
1978 Angel Mine Nun Short film
1981 Air Hawk Recurring role: Aunt Ellie TV movie / TV pilot
1982 Norman Loves Rose Mother Feature film
1983 Zero Zero Guest role: Mother 210 TV movie

TELEVISION

YearFilmRoleType
1967BewitchedGuest roles: Hazel Carter / ReceptionistTV series, 2 episodes
1968The MonkeesGuest role: Mary FriarTV series, 1 episode
Perry Mason TV series
1969Here Come the BridesGuest role: MaudeTV series, 1 episode
1974-75Buck HouseRecurring role: Mrs. PlattTV series, 2 episodes
1978Fuller's EarthRegular role: NatalieTV series
1979The SullivansRecurring guest role: Laura WatkinsTV series
1979, 1982The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1980; 1984PrisonerRecurring guest roles: Barbara Krantz / Sheila HawkinsTV series, 5 episodes
1982; 1983The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1983; 1984The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1984The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1984Special SquadGuest role: Grace KiddellTV series, 1 episode
1984Carson's LawGuest role: Mrs. CameronTV series, 1 episode
1985Palace of DreamsRecurring role: SimaTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1985-88NeighboursRecurring role: Eileen ClarkeTV series, 167 episodes
1987The Far CountryRecurring role: District NurseTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1987In BetweenGuest role: LilTV series, 1 episode

Theatre

De Groot acted in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia in a variety of roles on stage:

Personal life

Three times married, De Groot died from cancer, aged 50 on 4 April 1988. She is survived by five children and nine grandchildren.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myra De Groot . 2022-10-09 . geni_family_tree . en-US.

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