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Summary: Female 68 from London, United Kingdom
Star Now URL: http://www.StarNow.com/irenec
Physical details
Chest:86 cm / 34 in  Waist:60 cm / 24 in  Hips:88 cm / 35 in
Height:160 cm / 5ft 3in  Weight:43 kg / 95lbs
Dress size:8  Shoe size:3.5 UK / 5.0 US / 36.0 Euro
Hair color:Black  Hair length:Medium
Eye color:Brown  Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
About me:
Lots of varied experience in acting, reality shows, extra work, especially television including wildlife and pet programmes with my own Macaw "Max" who starred in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only". I am slim, fit and very active and said to look younger than my 66 years. I do lots of run throughs and pilot shows for game shows for various production companies. My ambition is to be a presenter on TV. I also enjoy helping students with their short films and in my spare time I am also a writer.
Unions:
Equity
Agent:
No Agent at present,
Training / Education

1960
  • Guildhall : Speech & Drama (Sylvia Batcock Private Tuition), London, UK

  • Modeling experience & availability
     Fashion
     Print/Editorial
     Sport/Fitness
     Swimwear
     Artists Model
     Lingerie
     Runway
     Hair/Makeup
     Casual
     Parts Modeling
     Art
     Glamour

    Photographic modelling for petite
    size fashion, catalogue work, advertising, commercials. Nov 2006
    Getty Images. Jan 2007 University
    College of Visual Arts, portfolio
    shoot for Tricia Little.

    Age 66. Trained at Lucie Clayton School of Modelling. Did lots of GUS catalogue work in 1960s for Woburn Studios in London WC1

    Some exp of commercials also and lots of PR.

    Petite size 8, very slim 5ft 3in tall. Available most days unless
    already booked. Live London SE23. Can work in London, Brighton, Kent, Surrey etc. Fashionable wardrobe
    if required.

    Acting experience

    Aug 2007 Extra on film "Telstar"

    July 2007 "The Friday Night Project" Sketch with Joanna Lumley
    "The Bike Race".

    Jan 2007 "The Friday Night Project"
    Sketch "The Fake Wake" played mourner at funeral.

    Jan 2007 Objective TV consumer entertainment show, "The Real Hustle" Spoof sketch on Mobile Phones.

    Oct 2006 Film "Oh Happy Day" LFS.
    Aug 2006 "Friends & Enemies" played prison visitor. Defiant Films.

    Aug 2006 "The Traffic Warden" for Eye Cue short film for BAFTA.

    Feb 2006 Routemaster Bus film for LFS played Italian housewife.

    2005 "Crime & Punishment" short film played housewide.

    TV Commercial for Kodak USA.

    "Naina" Bollywood film -supporting artiste.


    EXAMPLES FROM MY EARLIER CAREER IN TELEVISION. (1958-1968)

    "Dare to be Free" Ingenue Lead Stage Play
    "Moonstrike" French Resistance Drama TV played a Nun.
    "Roy Hudd Show"TV became a series, played a Bridesmaid.
    "Z-Cars" TV Supporting artist.
    "Compact" TV early "Soap"
    "Steptoe & Son" TV
    "The Persuaders" TV Series
    "Francis Durbridge" TV Series
    "The Sid James Show" TV comedy
    "Steptoe & Son"

    Acting Training Tutor Sylvia Batcock Guildhall Drama School.

    Gained Equity Card 1960.
    Trained in Modelling at Lucie Clayton Modelling Academy

    Television experience

    Sep/Oct 2007 Run Throughs for "Duel" Game show trying out format (ITV) Gallowgate Productions.
    Aug 2007 Charity Show with "Max" my Macaw at " Tatsfield Fun Day" Kent.
    Aug 2007 The Friday Night Project sketch with Joanna Lumley.
    July 2007 Extra on "Telstar" film
    East London.
    July 07 Soho Festival with my Macaw star of "For Your Eyes Only" who made a personal appearance for charity.

    27th June "Richard & Judy Show" Make Up feature.

    May 27-June 9 Filming in Arizona
    a Project of my own.

    April 2 days filming "Anna" Makashima Films. West End.

    April 2007 Run through for So TV.

    March 2007 "The Wright Stuff" Live
    Channel 5.

    Feb 2007 Channel 4 "The Friday Night Project" TV Show "The Fake Wake" starring James Nesbit.

    Jan 2007 Run Through for ITV

    Feb 2007 Objective TV, Sketch
    BBC 3 entertainment show.

    Jan 2007 Photo Shoot for University College of Visual Arts" (Alicia Little)

    Nov 2006 So Television pilot shows for new Quiz Games.

    Oct 2006 "Don't Get Done Get Dom" BBC 1 consumer programme with Dominic Littlewoo

    A few Selections of work 2006 below.

    Pilot shows for Celador and So Television July/Aug played as a
    contestant.

    Feb "Mystic Meg" lookalike for ITV.
    "Lookalikes"
    "Deal or No Deal" "contestant on 28 shows. Nov 2005/Jan 2006.

    2005 "Name Your Price" Antique
    programme.
    "Test Your Pet" BBC 1 Advisor
    and provided Macaw for show.

    2004 Winner"The Weakest Link"

    2003 "I'm The Answer" Pilot Dale Winton.
    "Tommy Walsh DIY Survival Guide" TV
    "It's A Gift" Antiques TV Eric Knowles.
    "Parrots Talking" BBC TV 2000
    "Papuzie Gadanie" "Warsaw, Poland
    major TV shows on parrots 1999 and 1997 syndicated on all Polish
    TV channels.
    "The Bottom Line" Consumer prog.
    "Watch" BBC Natural History.
    "Pet Power" ITV Anthea Turner.
    "Absolutely Animals" TV Wendy Turner \took part with my birds.
    BBC Breakfast Time" with my parrots - Frank Bough.

    Magazine experience

    As a writer myself I have had 4 books published on the subject of exotic forein birds, also wrote a monthly magazine column for 25 years.

    I also do photography and have a large library of travel photos, pets and Horticulture.

    Dec 2006 featured in "Woman's Weekly" re game shows.

    Nov 2006 featured with my Macaw "Max" in several newspapers
    for PR for "Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest"
    DVD for Disney.

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