Charlotte Cornwell

About Charlotte Cornwell

Who is it?: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: April 26, 1949
Birth Place:  Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1972–present
Partner(s): Kenneth Cranham
Children: Nancy Cranham
Relatives: John le Carré (half brother) Rupert Cornwell (brother)

Charlotte Cornwell

Charlotte Cornwell was born on April 26, 1949 in  Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom, is Actress, Miscellaneous Crew. Londoner Charlotte Cornwell was born on April 26 1949. She is the half-sister of novelist John Le Carre - whose real name is David Cornwell - and his novel 'The Little Drummer Girl' had a leading character based on her, Le Carre being disappointed that in the film version the star was not Charlotte but the more bankable Diane Keaton. Charlotte studied drama at London's Webber Douglas School and made her professional debut at the Bristol Old Vic and has since performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre both in Britain and overseas. To many of a certain age however she will be affectionately associated with the television series of 'Rock Follies' in the late 1970s where she was an original member of singing group the Little Ladies, performing on the accompanying soundtrack albums. Since the start of the twenty-first century she has lived in America,teaching acting at the University of South California.
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Popular As Charlotte Cornwell
Occupation Actress
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born April 26, 1949 ( Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom)
Birthday April 26
Town/City  Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

🌙 Zodiac

Charlotte Cornwell’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Charlotte Cornwell was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.

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Biography/Timeline

1974

Among her film appearances are roles in Stardust (1974), The Brute (1977), The Krays (1990), The Russia House (1990), White Hunter Black Heart (1990), The Saint (1997), Ghosts of Mars (2001) and Dead Space: Aftermath (2010) (voiceover). Cornwell has also worked extensively on television including appearances in Rock Follies, The Men's Room, The Governor, Shalom Salaam, Lovejoy, Love Hurts, Where the Heart Is, A Touch of Frost, Silent Witness, The Mentalist, Dressing for Breakfast, Capital City, The West Wing, Casualty, The Practice, New Tricks, Toast of London, and Midsomer Murders, among other television programmes in Britain and the United States.

1984

Cornwell was a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for three years, including Rosalind in As You Like It and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and has worked as a leading Actress with the Royal National Theatre since 1984. She has worked extensively both in the West End and at fringe venues, and has appeared in the US in several productions, including Richard III and An Enemy of the People opposite Sir Ian McKellen, Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, Terence McNally's Master Class, Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music (San Francisco Bay Critics' Award), and Alan Bennett's The History Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. In a return to staged Shakespeare, in Summer 2016 she was the Chorus in the Regent's Park production of Henry V.

1985

Cornwell won a libel action against the Journalist Nina Myskow and The Sunday People in December 1985. A jury at the High Court awarded her £10,000 in damages after Myskow, in an article for the newspaper, had referred to Cornwell as unattractive, middle-aged and whose "bum is too big". The case went to appeal, and Cornwell ended up £70,000 out of pocket from legal costs. She taught at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts from 2004 to 2012, and returned to resume her acting career in the UK in June 2012.

2014

Cornwell was born in Marylebone, London, the daughter of Ronald Cornwell. She is the half-sister of spy Novelist John le Carré (David Cornwell). She describes him as "the best brother a girl could have". Le Carré based the main female character in his novel, The Little Drummer Girl—an English Actress called "Charlie"—on her. She has a daughter, Nancy Cranham, from a former relationship with actor Kenneth Cranham.

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