Education
Central School of Speech and Drama.
Central School of Speech and Drama.
She was one of the leading stars of the Gainsborough melodramas of the 1940s, and continued acting until some 50 years later. Born in Chelsea, she trained at the Margaret Morris School of Dancing and performed from the age of ten, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in, also known as The Land of Heart"s Desire. Calvert performed in repertory theatre and in several films, before making her London stage debut in A Woman"s Privilege in 1939.
In 1942, she had the lead role as Patricia Graham in Terence Rattigan"s Flare Stardom She first found success in the film adaptation of H. G. Wells", but it was the Gainsborough melodrama that confirmed her status.
During the following decade, she starred in many romances, including Fanny by Gaslight, with James Mason and Stewart Granger, and My Own True Love, becoming one of Britain"s highest paid stars. However, three Hollywood studios failed to pay her what she asked.
Later career She acted in over 40 films, her later films include Oh! What a Lovely War and The Walking Stick. She made television appearances in programmes such as Crown Court, Ladykillers, Tales of the Unexpected, Boon, After Henry and The Lincolnshire Grove Story.
She was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1972 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.
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