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British actress (born 1949)
Adrienne Posta
Born Adrienne Marie Poster
(1949-03-24 ) 24 March 1949 (age 75) Occupations Years active 1957–2010 Spouses Stephen Davis
(
m. 1983)
Adrienne Posta (born Adrienne Marie Poster , 24 March 1949) is a British actress and singer, prominent during the 1960s and 1970s.[1] She adopted the surname 'Posta' in 1966.[2] [3]
Biography Posta appeared in films such as To Sir with Love (1967) and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush , Up the Junction (both 1968), Spring and Port Wine (1970), and Carry On Behind (1975). She also featured in many TV programmes, including the first episode of Budgie (1971), where she appeared as a stripper. She appeared throughout the BBC 1 series It's Lulu (1973), singing, dancing and acting alongside her friend Lulu and comedian Roger Kitter .
Posta also recorded a number of singles.[1] [2] She has worked as a teacher in the Midlands and at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts .[4] Posta is an honorary patron of the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America .[5]
Filmography Film Television Hancock (1963), 1 episode – GirlThe Human Jungle – episode: "Conscience on a Rack" (1964) – Hazel PhillipsThe Master (1966)Journey to the Unknown (1968), episode: "Miss Belle"Don't Ask Us - We're New Here (1969)Dear Mother...Love Albert (1970) - Nurse Fleming - ('Hearts and Flowers' episode)Alexander the Greatest (1971)Budgie (1971), episode: "Out" – The Salford StripperIt's Lulu (1973)Till Death Us Do Part (1974), episode: "Party Night" – MillieMoody and Pegg (1974–1975)Edward the Seventh (1975) – Marie Lloyd Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976)Minder (1980) – JennyIn Loving Memory (1980), episode: "The Angels Want Me for a Sunbeam" – Sister JoannaThe Olympian Way (1981) – EvaRed Dwarf (1997), episode "Ouroboros "The Wishing Chair (1998) – additional female characters64 Zoo Lane (1999-2000), American animated television series – voiced several characters, including Doris the Duck, Janet and Janice the Mother Kangaroos, Pauline the Pelican, Isabel the Flamingo, Melanie the Moose, Esmeralda the Snake, Annabelle the Flamingo, Sharon the Puffin, Edna the Hyena, Petula the Parrot and Various (US version)Preston Pig (2000) – Preston's MomAngelina Ballerina (2001) – Grandma MouselingTheatre Discography Her first recordings were as Adrienne Poster.[2] [6]
7" single "Only Fifteen" / "There's Nothing You Can Do About That" – Decca F 11797 (1963) 7" single "Shang A Doo Lang" / "When A Girl Really Loves You" – Decca F 11864 (1964) 7" single "He Doesn't Love Me" / "The Way You Do the Things You Do " – Decca F 12079 (1965) 7" single "The Winds That Blow" / "Backstreet Girl" – Decca F 12181 (1965) 7" single "Something Beautiful" / "So Glad You're Mine" – Decca F 12329 (1966) Subsequent recordings were as Posta.[2] [7]
7" single "They Long To Be Close To You" / "How Can I Hurt You?" – Decca F 12455 (1966) 7" single "Dog Song" / "Express Yourself" – DJM DJS 286 (1973) 7" single "Cruisin' Casanova" / "Sing Me" – President PT 453 (1976) She also recorded as part of Jonathan King 's group the Piglets:[8]
7" single "Johnny Reggae" / backing track – Bell Records (1971) References External links