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CodeDS/UK/11718
NameBalcon; Jill (3 January 1925-18 July 2009); English film and radio actress
Variations of NameJill Angela Henriette Balcon
Dates3 January 1925-18 July 2009
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginWestminster, London, England (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of Michael Balcon (film producer) and Aileen Leatherman
Spouse of Cecil Day-Lewis (poet)
Mother of Daniel Day-Lewis (actor) and Tamasin Day-Lewis (documentary filmmaker/television chef)
BiographyJill Balcon was a British actress. She was known for her work in film, television, radio and on stage. She made her film debut in Nicholas Nickleby (1947).

She studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1941 and, over the course of her career, performed on stage and in radio, film, and television.

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