Joan Kemp-Welch

Acting

Born:September 23, 1906
Died:July 5, 1999(aged 92)
Birthplace:Wimbledon, London, England, UK
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Joan Kemp-Welch (23 September 1906 – 5 July 1999) was a British stage and film actress, who later went on to become a television director. After making her stage debut in 1926 at the Q Theatre, Kemp-Welch made her film debut in 1933 and appeared in fifteen films over the next decade largely in supporting or minor roles. Occasionally she played more substantial parts as in Hard Steel and They Flew Alone (both 1942). Post-Second World War, she moved into television working as both a producer and director of television plays and episodes of television series. In 1959 she was one of the winners at the Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards. She also won the Prix Italia for her TV version of Harold Pinter's The Lover in 1963; and in the same year was the first woman to receive the Desmond Davis BAFTA for creative work in television. In 1964 she directed A Midsummer Night's Dream for ITV's Play of the Week. The same year she directed four Noël Coward adaptations for A Choice of Coward. Other work included directing episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs and Armchair Theatre.

Filmography (37 movies)

Red Riding Hood movie poster
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Red Riding Hood

1973

Director

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'Pimpernel' Smith

1941

as School-Teacher

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Rhythm Serenade

1943

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The Girl in the Taxi

1937

as Suzanne Dupont

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They Flew Alone

1942

as Mrs. Johnson

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Busman's Honeymoon

1940

as Aggie Twitterton

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Laugh It Off

1940

as Canteen Waitress

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The Avenging Hand

1936

as Madame Ambrosia

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London Melody

1937

as Maid

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Once a Thief

1935

as Alice

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Romeo and Juliet

1976

Director

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The Lover

1963

Director

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School for Husbands

1937

as Maid

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The 1002nd Night

1933

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Hard Steel

1942

as Janet Mortimer

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All In!

1936

as Agnes Santor

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The Veteran of Waterloo

1933

as Norah Brewster

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The Collection

TBA

Director

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The Golden Road

1973

Producer

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964

Director

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The Bone Grinder

1968

Producer

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End of Story

1969

Director

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Remember the Germans

1969

Director

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Justice Is a Woman

1969

Director

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Beyond Our Means

1973

Producer

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Brussel Sprouts

1973

Producer

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Russian Roulette

1973

Producer

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That Sinking Feeling

1973

Producer

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Amy, Wonderful Amy

1974

Producer

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The Open Door

1966

Director

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter movie poster

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

1964

Director

A Choice of Coward: The Vortex movie poster

A Choice of Coward: The Vortex

1964

Director

A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit movie poster

A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit

1964

Director

A Woman of No Importance movie poster

A Woman of No Importance

1960

Director

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The Three Sisters

1963

Director

A Choice of Coward: Design for Living movie poster

A Choice of Coward: Design for Living

1964

Director

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Night School

1960

Director

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