Eve Ferret (born 14 October 1955) is a British actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter known for her work on the films Haunted Honeymoon (1986), Absolute Beginners (1986), and EastEnders (2019).[1]

Eve Ferret
Born (1955-10-14) 14 October 1955 (age 69)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian and singer-songwriter
Websitewww.eveferret.com

Personal life

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Eve Ferret is the eldest of three children born in Pimlico, London. Mother, Janet is one of seven sisters also raised in Pimlico and was a professional Tea Lady. Her father, Paul Ferret from Barnet, painted the Pimlico houses in summer and at one point delivered the coal in winter. Eve and her family are related to the Gypsy Jazz guitarists Pierre 'Baro' Ferret, Jean 'Matelo' Ferret, and Etienne 'Sarane' Ferret who played with Django Reinhardt in the Quintette of the Hot Club Of France.

Career

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Ferret graduated from singing in a cabaret act called Biddie & Eve at the seminal 'Blitz' nightclub in the late 1970s to appearing alongside David Bowie in both his Grammy Award-winning video Jazzin' for Blue Jean and director Julian Temple's Absolute Beginners as Big Jill to starring in Hollywood movies, chosen by Gene Wilder to appear alongside him as Sylvia, an ex-girlfriend, in his movie Haunted Honeymoon. Ronald Neame (who directed Judy Garland's last film) also chose Eve to play Norah Plumb in his film Foreign Body. Ferret has worked with some of the best in the film and TV industry.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1986 Absolute Beginners[2] Big Jill Drama Musical by Julien Temple[3]
1986 Haunted Honeymoon[4] Sylvia Comedy by Gene Wilder[5]
1986 Foreign Body[6] Norah Plumb Comedy by Ronald Neame[7]
1987 Billy The Kid And The Green Baize Vampire[8] Mrs Randall Comedy by Alan Clarke[9]
1997 Keep The Aspidistra Flying[10] Barmaid Drama by Robert Bierman[11]
1998 The Sweet Life – a Fellini tribute[12] Ruby Drama by Nick Hugh McCann[13]
2013 Stray[14] Stick Woman Short by David Stewart[15]
2018 The Image[16] Madam Drama by Paul Kindersley[17]

Theatre

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Year Production Role Location Notes
1990 Sophie! The Last Of The Red Hot Mamas Sophie Tucker New End Theatre, Hampstead, London Musical by Chris Salt

References

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  1. ^ Eve Ferret at IMDb
  2. ^ Absolute Beginners at IMDb  
  3. ^ Julien Temple at IMDb
  4. ^ Haunted Honeymoon at IMDb  
  5. ^ Gene Wilder at IMDb
  6. ^ Foreign Body at IMDb  
  7. ^ Ronald Neame at IMDb
  8. ^ Billy The Kid And The Green Baize Vampire at IMDb  
  9. ^ Alan Clarke at IMDb
  10. ^ Keep The Aspidistra Flying at IMDb  
  11. ^ Robert Bierman at IMDb
  12. ^ "The Sweet Life – a Fellini tribute". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Nick Hugh McCann". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020.
  14. ^ Stray at IMDb  
  15. ^ David Stewart at IMDb
  16. ^ The Image at IMDb  
  17. ^ Paul Kindersley at IMDb
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