Claire Gordon is an English film actress and comedienne known for leading and cameo roles in many British movies- from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, and for working with most of the television comedy stars of that time. She was born in Cambridge, UK. Her father was a doctor and her mother a make-up artist who worked for Max Factor. Best known for her leading roles in the cult films Konga and Beat Girl, which featured John Barry's first film score, Gordon is the subject of singer Scott Walker's song "Archangel". After being photographed by chance at Queens ice rink for the cover of the magazine Liliput she was signed to a five-year contract with film agent Bill Watts and played 'a harem girl' in the Bernard Bresslaw film I only Arsked before making her first stage appearance in Meet the Cousin which starred Cicely Courtnedge, Jack Hulbert, Jack Watling, Liza Gastoni. The show opened at The Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh,and it was there that she met her husband-to-be William Donaldson, who was also just starting out - as a theatrical producer.. 

January 16th, 1941 in Cambridge  /  Died:   Apr 13th, 2015