Английская Википедия:Dorothy Paul
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:BLP sources Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Dorothy Paul (born 1937 as Dorothy Pollock) is a Scottish stage and screen actress, comedian, and entertainer. She performed onstage often at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow.
Acting career
Originating from the Dennistoun area of Glasgow,[1] she started her main career in the late 1960s, with her first credited roles in television shows such as The Revenue Men, Sutherland's Law and Garnock Way.[2] She also featured in the 2005 film Festival, playing Micheline's Mother.[3] After many successful years with various stage performances, including Dorothy Paul: Live, she had made guest appearances in Still Game and Taggart.[4][5]
The Steamie
In December 1988, Paul starred as Magrit in the television adaptation of the play The Steamie, written by Tony Roper.[6] In the show, she featured alongside fellow cast members Eileen McCallum, Katy Murphy and Peter Mullan.[7] Paul received a BAFTA nomination for her performance, and the adaptation is generally favoured as one of Scotland's most loved television broadcasts.[8][9]
Her role in The Steamie featured the famous "Isn't it wonderful to be a woman?" speech, in which Paul delivers an explanation about the life of a woman during that era.
Television presenting
Dorothy Paul was a regular on Scottish TV in the 1980s and 1990s and had her own new year programmes that featured her singing and telling stories of her childhood.[10]
Dorothy also took over presenting STVs daily magazine programme Housecall from Isabel Begg.[11]
In the summer of 2009, Dorothy was a guest presenter on STV's daily lifestyle show The Hour, alongside main anchor Stephen Jardine.[10]
Comedienne and raconteur Dorothy Paul started in theatre after winning a talent competition.[11] She joined Scottish Television's One O'Clock Gang in 1959.[12] She appeared at the Butlin's Holiday Camp from 1974 and hosted Housecall.[11] She also starred in the soap opera Garnock Way and the successful stage dramas The Steamie and The Celtic Story.[13] From 1991 she became noted for her one-woman shows including Now That's Her, Now That's Her Again and The Full Dorothy, demonstrating her talent for humorous observations from her childhood and her impersonations of Glasgow characters. <Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection>
Personal life
She currently lives in Glasgow, Scotland. She has expressed a keen interest in painting. She is also a patron of The Family Addiction Support Service (FASS), a charity in Glasgow offering support services to those affected by drug and alcohol addictions.[14]
References
External links
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- The Full Dorothy Pavilion Theatre
- Overview of Dorothy Paul Gazetteer for Scotland
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Dennistoun
- Scottish stage actresses
- Scottish television actresses
- Scottish women comedians
- People educated at Whitehill Secondary School
- Scottish entertainers
- Comedians from Glasgow
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