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June Whitfield (born London, November 11 1925) is
a highly-respected veteran British actor|actress
who has worked constantly for more than 50 years.

Mainly known for comedy|comic roles, June starred
in many radio comedies in her early career,
playing opposite male comedians, such as Frankie
Howerd and Tony Hancock. She was in the BBC radio
series Take It From Here as Eth, Ron Glum's
fiancee; and is a long-standing participant in the
topical series The News Huddlines with Roy Hudd.

June is one of the few surviving stars of the
Carry On films, appearing in four of the movies.
She is best known, however, for playing the wifely
half of a partnership with Terry Scott in BBC
sitcom Terry And June, which initially began under
the title Happy Ever After and ran from 1974 until
1988 (though the surnames for the couple were
changed for the relaunch of the new title).

A minor parody of this title was concoted by
Julian Clary for his Channel 4 sitcom Terry And
Julian, and June was recruited to play a role in
this.

In more recent times, she was personally sought
out by writer Jennifer Saunders for her sitcom
Absolutely Fabulous to play lead character Edina's
mother. She has also appeared as the housekeeper
on Friends and was acclaimed for her performance
as Miss Marple on BBC Radio 4.

June was awarded with an Order of the British
Empire|OBE in 1985 for services to her profession
and a CBE for similar reasons 13 years later. She
was married to husband Tim Aitchison for 45 years
until his death in 2001. Their daughter, Suzy
Aitchison, is also an actress.

She is a supporter of Wimbledon_Football_Club|AFC
Wimbledon, and the President of Carlton Dramatic
Society.

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June Whitfield (born London, November 11 1925) is
a highly-respected veteran British actor|actress
who has worked constantly for more than 50 years.

Mainly known for comedy|comic roles, June starred
in many radio comedies in her early career,
playing opposite male comedians, such as Frankie
Howerd and Tony Hancock. She was in the BBC radio
series Take It From Here as Eth, Ron Glum's
fiancee; and is a long-standing participant in the
topical series The News Huddlines with Roy Hudd.

June is one of the few surviving stars of the
Carry On films, appearing in four of the movies.
She is best known, however, for playing the wifely
half of a partnership with Terry Scott in BBC
sitcom Terry And June, which initially began under
the title Happy Ever After and ran from 1974 until
1988 (though the surnames for the couple were
changed for the relaunch of the new title).

A minor parody of this title was concoted by
Julian Clary for his Channel 4 sitcom Terry And
Julian, and June was recruited to play a role in
this.

In more recent times, she was personally sought
out by writer Jennifer Saunders for her sitcom
Absolutely Fabulous to play lead character Edina's
mother. She has also appeared as the housekeeper
on Friends and was acclaimed for her performance
as Miss Marple on BBC Radio 4.

June was awarded with an Order of the British
Empire|OBE in 1985 for services to her profession
and a CBE for similar reasons 13 years later. She
was married to husband Tim Aitchison for 45 years
until his death in 2001. Their daughter, Suzy
Aitchison, is also an actress.

She is a supporter of Wimbledon_Football_Club|AFC
Wimbledon, and the President of Carlton Dramatic
Society.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0925930|name=June Whitfield