Googie Withers

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Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers (12 March 1917 – 15 July 2011) was an English dancer and actress, with a lengthy career spanning some 73 years in theatre, film, and television. She was a well-known actress and star of British films during and after the Second World War. Withers often featured in British productions, primarily in films with actor and producer John McCallum, whom she married and, in the late 1950s, emigrated together to her husband's native Australia, where they became best known in theatre. During the 1970s, she played prison governor Faye Boswell in the TV series Within These Walls, and continued to feature in films. She won the inaugural British Academy Television Award for Best Actress in 1955.

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