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{{Short description|British actress (born 1948)}}
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'''Penny Spencer''' (born 1 January 1948) is a retired British actress, 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 = Portrait_of_Penny_Spencer.png
| imagesize =
| caption = Spencer in ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' (1970)
| birth_name = Penny Spencer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Uxbridge]], [[Middlesex]]
| death_date =
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| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1966–1978
| spouse =
}}
 
▲'''Penny Spencer''' (born 1 January 1948) is a retired British actress, 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>
 
== Early life ==
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Spencer's earliest acting experience was with the amateur theatre group led by [[Buster Merryfield]].<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 addition to ''Please Sir!'' (1968–701968–1970), 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/ |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/ |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/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=The Cinema Museum}}</ref>
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*''[[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
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== Television ==
 
*''[[Mickey Dunne]]'' (1967) – Starletstarlet (Episode 5: "Yes – But Can He Go the Distance?")
*''[[Please Sir!]]'' (1968–1970) – Sharon Eversleigh
*''[[Man in a Suitcase]]'' (1968) – Secondsecond 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) – Secretarysecretary (Episode 2.5: "The Dead Commercial")
*''[[Call My Bluff]]'' (1969–1970) – Selfself/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 |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) – Selfself/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) – Selfself ("Peoples past and present", 5 April 1970)
*''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'' (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) – Girlgirl at accident (Episode 14.19: "The White Mercedes")
*''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) – Selfself/guest (Episode 14.8: subject [[Deryck Guyler|Derek Guyler]])
*''[[Lucky Feller]]'' (1976) – Womanwoman in street (Episode 11: "The Boat")
 
== References ==
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