Background
Born in London, Parry was the daughter of the Anglo-Greek film director Gordon Parry and his Russian wife.
Born in London, Parry was the daughter of the Anglo-Greek film director Gordon Parry and his Russian wife.
Parry made her stage debut at age 12 in The Wingless Victory. At 14, she was in A Midsummer Night"s Dream, and later she played in Big Ben and Bless the Bride. On Broadway she appeared in The Fighting Cock (1959-1960).
Toward the end of her career, she was in The Tragedy of Hamlet at the Young Vic in London.
Parry was out of performing for a year after contracting tuberculosis in 1952. Parry died on 22 July 2015 (Some sources say 23 July 2015) while on holiday in Louisiana Baule, Brittany, France, at the age of 84 after a stroke.