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Line 1: {{Short description\|British actress (born 1948)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2023}} '''Penny Spencer''' ~~(born 1 January 1948)~~ is a British actress, ~~best~~ remembered for her performance as coquettish schoolgirl Sharon Eversleigh in the [[LWT]] television comedy series ''[[Please Sir!]]'' (1968–1970).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2efc81\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201221617/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2efc81\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 December 2018\|title=Maureen Bullock Loves Sir (1968)\|website=BFI}}</ref> ▼ ~~{{Infobox person~~ ~~\| name = Penny Spencer~~ ~~\| image =~~ ~~\| imagesize =~~ ~~\| caption =~~ ~~\| birth_name = Penny Spencer~~ ~~\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1948\|1\|1\|df=yes}}~~ ~~\| birth_place = [[Uxbridge]], [[Middlesex]]~~ ~~\| death_date =~~ ~~\| death_place =~~ ~~\| occupation = [[Actress]]~~ ~~\| yearsactive = 1966–1978~~ ~~\| spouse =~~ }} ▲'''Penny Spencer''' (born 1 January 1948) is a British actress, best remembered for her performance as coquettish schoolgirl Sharon Eversleigh in the [[LWT]] television comedy series ''[[Please Sir!]]'' <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2efc81\|title=Maureen Bullock Loves Sir (1968)\|website=BFI}}</ref> == Early life == She attended [[Coombe Girls' School\|Coombe Girls School]] in [[New Malden]], [[Surrey]].<ref>[[Look-in\|Look-In]] Issue 7, 20 February 1971, p19</ref> == Career == Spencer's earliest acting experience was with the amateur theatre group led by [[Buster Merryfield~~\|Buster Merryfied~~]].<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Ross \|first=Robert \|date=December 2022 \|title=To Sir With Love – Interview with Penny Spencer \|journal=Best of British \|pages=52–53}}</ref> In ~~additon~~addition to ''Please Sir!'' (~~1968–70~~1968–1970), her TV appearances include ''[[UFO (British TV series)\|UFO]]'' (1970)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.shadolibrary.org/eps/chars/charall.shtml\|title=UFO All Characters\|website=www.shadolibrary.org}}</ref> and [[Public Eye (TV series)\|''Public Eye'']] (1972). Her films include ''[[The Whisperers]]'' (1967), ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' (1973) and ''[[Under the Doctor]]'' (1976). In 2017 and 2019, she was a guest at conventions organised by the [[Gerry and Sylvia Anderson]] appreciation group [[Fanderson]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Penny Spencer to appear at Supercelebration \|url=https://fanderson.org.uk/news/penny-spencer-to-appear-at-supercelebration/ ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|access-date=14 September 2023 \|website=Fanderson}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fanderson brings fans together for a very special assignment \|url=https://fanderson.org.uk/news/tag/special-assignment/ ~~\|url-status=live \|archive-date=~~ \|access-date=14 September 2023 \|website=Fanderson}}</ref> and in 2018 appeared at a ''Please Sir!'' reunion event.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Misty Moon Presents Please Sir! 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion \|url=http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2018/misty-moon-presents-please-sir-50th-anniversary-cast-reunion/ ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|access-date=14 September 2023 \|website=The Cinema Museum}}</ref> ==Filmography== ''[[Georgy Girl]]'' (1966) – Kate (uncredited) ''[[The Whisperers]]'' (1967) – Mavis Noonan ''[[Countdown to Danger]]'' (1967, [[Children's Film Foundation]]) – Sue ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Evelyn (uncredited) ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' (1973) – Eunice Line 38 ⟶ 24: == Television == ''[[Mickey Dunne]]'' (1967) – ~~Starlet~~starlet (Episode 5: "Yes – But Can He Go the Distance?") ''[[Please Sir!]]'' (1968–1970) – Sharon Eversleigh ''[[Man in a Suitcase]]'' (1968) – ~~Second~~second model (Episode 4: "Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 1") ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1968) – Karen Dewar (Episode 18.8: "The Informant") ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)\|Crossroads]]'' (1968) – Muriel Pawcett (Episodes 836–838) ''[[The Odd Man#Mr Rose\|Mr Rose]]'' (1968) – ~~Secretary~~secretary (Episode 2.5: "The Dead Commercial") ''[[Call My Bluff]]'' (1969–1970) – ~~Self~~self/panellist (Episodes 4.3, 4.24, 4.39)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Penny Spencer \|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=%22penny+spencer%22#top ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|access-date=16 September 2023 \|website=BBC Programme Index}}</ref> ''[[All Star Comedy Carnival]]'' (1969 and 1971, ''Please Sir'' sketches) – Sharon Eversleigh ''Anything You Can Do'' (1970–1971) – ~~Self~~self/judge (Episodes 2.14, 3.3, 3.8) ''Frost on Sunday at the British Film and Television Awards'' (1970) – Sharon Eversleigh ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)\|Paul Temple]]'' (1970) – Maria (Episode 2.3: "Games People Play") ''[[The Troubleshooters (British TV series)\|The Troubleshooters]]'' a.k.a. ''Mogul'' (1970) – Poppy Mandragora (Episode 6.9: "Boys and Girls Come Out to Play") ''[[UFO (British TV series)\|UFO]]'' (1970) – Janis (Pilot episode: "[[Identified (UFO)\|Identified]]"); SHADO operative (Episode 5: "[[A Question of Priorities]]", Episode 22: "The Responsibility Seat") ''[[The Golden Shot]]'' (1970) – ~~Self~~self ("Peoples past and present", 5 April 1970) ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'' (~~1972~~1971) – Felicity Pugh Critchley (Episode 5.6: "The Bishop Loses his Chaplain")▼ ''Seasons of the Year'' (1971) – Ruby (Episode 5: "It's Cold Outside") ''[[Public Eye (TV series)\|Public Eye]]'' (1972) – Pauline (Episode 6.6: "Horse and Carriage") ''[[The Dick Emery Show]]'' (1972) – Episode 11.8 ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1972) – ~~Girl~~girl at accident (Episode 14.19: "The White Mercedes") ▲''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'' (1972) – Felicity Pugh Critchley (Episode 5.6: "The Bishop Loses his Chaplain") ''The Man Outside'' (1972) – Mildred (Episode 6: "Cuculus Canorus") ''[[A Picture of Katherine Mansfield]]'' (1973) – Kitty (Episode 1: "The Garden Party") ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' (1974) – ~~Self~~self/guest (Episode 14.8: subject [[Deryck Guyler\|Derek Guyler]]) ''[[Lucky Feller]]'' (1976) – ~~Woman~~woman in street (Episode 11: "The Boat") == References == Line 67 ⟶ 53: ==External links== {{IMDb name\|0818063}} * [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=16303 Aveleyman.com] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud0R3RVNdy8&ab_channel=Amberdon01 Interview with Penny Spencer and Georgina Moon] Line 74 ⟶ 59: {{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Penny}} [[Category:Living people]] ~~[[Category:1948 births]]~~ [[Category:British television actresses]] [[Category:British film actresses]]