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Watts was born and died in London.
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Queenie Watts
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She appeared in many British films, including the Joan Littlewood production Sparrers Can"t Sing (1963), and as herself in "Portrait of Queenie" (1964), featuring in scenes set around Poplar, the Isle of Dogs and, The Iron Bridge Tavern, Millwall, which she ran in real life and in which she starred in the television series Stars and Garters (1963). She also appeared in Ken Loach"s Poor Cow (1967), in the film version of Up the Junction (1968), as a public landlady in All Coppers Are. (1972), and as the ill-fated housekeeper in the horror film Schizo (1976).
She also appeared in many British 1970s sex comedies including Keep lieutenant Up, Jack (1973), Intimate Games (1976), Come Play with Maine (1977) and Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979).
Watts also appeared with Mullard, playing Lily and Wally Briggs from Romany Jones, in the third On the Buses film spin-off Holiday on the Buses in 1973. She was also a mainstay of the comedy drama series Beryl"s Lot appearing as Beryl"s neighbor Freda Mills from 1973-1975
She appeared in three episodes of the Play for Today anthology series for the British Broadcasting Corporation, including Waterloo Sunset transmitted on 23 January 1979.
She appeared in the 1966 film version of Alfie, singing "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" in a memorable, riotous bar-room brawl sequence, and also appeared as a public singer in the Tommy Steele film Half a Sixpence in 1967. Portrait of Queenie, in which she sang original compositions by James Stevens brought forth a vinyl record of the same name.
Queenie Watts died from cancer in 1980, aged 53.
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Born
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January 25, 1980 (aged 53) -
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United Kingdom