Job Actress
Years active 1939-present
Top Roles Sharon McLonergan, Katherine Bridges, Peggy Sanford, Nellie Cotterill, Georgie Wilson
Top GenresComedy, Drama, Musical, Crime, Film Adaptation, Romance
Top TopicsRomance (Drama), Satire, Based on Play
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Shares birthday with Lewis Stone, Tilly Losch, Herbert Rawlinson  see more..

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Fan rating: 7.00
London Town

London Town

Fan rating: 7.00
Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

Fan rating: 6.50

Petula Clark Overview:

Actress, Petula Clark, was born Petula Sally Olwen Clark on Nov 15, 1932 in Ewell, England. As of December 2024, Petula Clark was 92 years old.

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Petula Clark Quotes:

Finian McLonergan: What do you think makes America different from Ireland?
Sharon McLonergan: It has more Irishmen?

Woody Mahoney: How'd you get so pretty? And so rich?
Sharon McLonergan: Well, you see, in Glocca Morra, where we come from, there's an old legend, and it says: 'You'll never grow old and you'll never grow poor, if you look to the rainbow, beyond the next moor.'
Woody Mahoney: That's a lovely legend.
Sharon McLonergan: Aye.
Woody Mahoney: I wonder who thought it up.
Sharon McLonergan: My father: Finian McLonnergan.

Sharon McLonergan: I don't know who Rand is but I never trusted a McNally.

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Petula Clark Facts
Her favorite songs are "Black Coffee" by Peggy Lee, "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Frank Sinatra, "Hallelujah" by Michael McDonald, "This Masquerade" by The Carpenters, "Life In The Fast Lane" by Eagles, "Something" by The Beatles, "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys and "Love For Sale" by Clare Teal. Of all the songs she has recorded, her favorites are "To Memphis" and her duet with Dusty Springfield, "Corner Of The Sky". (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").
She turned down leading roles in the films Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966/II), Valley of the Dolls (1967), Airport (1970) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
First British solo artist to win a Grammy (for the Tony Hatch-penned "Downtown" in 1964). When the song topped the American charts, she became the first British female pop singer to have a number one hit single in the United States. Her collaboration with Hatch produced another Grammy winner titled, "I Know a Place" (1965) and the chart-topper "My Love" (1966), further making her the first British female vocalist to have two number one hits on the US charts. Other memorable songs have included, "Sailor" (1961), "My Friend the Sea" (1961), "Round Every Corner" (1965), "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" (1966), "This is My Song" (from A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)), "Don't Sleep in the Subway" (1967), "The Other Man's Grass (is Always Greener)" (1968), "Don't Give Up" (1968), "My Guy" (1972), "Natural Love" (1982), etc.
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