Judy Cornwell

Most famous for her supporting role as Daisy, the sister of 'Patricia Routledge' (qv)'s Hyacinth Bucket in the hugely popular BBC sitcom _Keeping Up Appearances (1990)_ (qv), 'Judy Cornwell' (qv)'s grandmother was the music hall singer Sarah Bonner. The London-born actress grew up in England, where she attended a convent school before moving to Australia where her parents, Darcy Nigel Barry and Irene McCullen Cornwell, emigrated. She became a classical stage actress whose theatrical career began as a dancer and singer in pantomime, vaudeville, cabaret and musical revues. She has written a number of novels including "Cow and Cow Parsley" (1985), "Fishcakes at the Ritz" (1989), "The Seventh Sunrise" (1994) and "Fear and Favour" (1996). According to Cornwell, 'John Nathan-Turner' (qv) was hoping to make a film of "Fear and Favour" before his untimely death at the age of 54 in 2002.::Anonymous