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Dame Gracie Fields, was an English actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall. She spent the later part of her life on the isle of Capri, Italy. Fields was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for Services to Entertainment in 1938, and in 1979, seven months before her death, she was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
Birth Name
Grace Stansfield
Born
Sunday, 09 January 1898
Died
Thursday, 27 September 1979
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea | Self | 2013 |
| Rock Legends | Self | 2013 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Self | 2007 |
| Nancherrow | Self | 1999 |
| Room 101 | Self | 1994 |
| The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones | Self - Sings on Stage | 1988 |
| To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
| The World at War | Self - Entertainer | 1973 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea | Self | 2013 |
| Rock Legends | Self | 2013 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Self | 2007 |
| Nancherrow | Self | 1999 |
| Room 101 | Self | 1994 |
| The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones | Self - Sings on Stage | 1988 |
| To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
| The World at War | Self - Entertainer | 1973 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Operation Snafu | Self | 1961 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Singer | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Miss Pross | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Sarah Dowey | 1953 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Miss Jane Marple | 1951 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| Ford Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Harris | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Guest Host / Singer | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self / Norma Desmond / Self - Singer / Self - Comedian | 1948 |
| Paris Underground | Emmeline Quayle | 1945 |
| Molly and Me | Molly Barry | 1945 |
| Holy Matrimony | Alice Chalice | 1943 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Gracie Fields | 1943 |
| Shipyard Sally | Sally Fitzgerald | 1939 |
| We're Going to Be Rich | Kit Dobson | 1938 |
| Smiling Along | Gracie Gray | 1938 |
| The Show Goes On | Sally Scowcroft | 1937 |
| Queen of Hearts | Grace Perkins | 1936 |
| Look Up and Laugh | Gracie Pearson | 1935 |
| Sing As We Go! | Gracie Platt | 1934 |
| Love, Life & Laughter | Nell Gwynn / Nellie Gwynn | 1934 |
| This Week of Grace | Grace Milroy | 1933 |
| Looking on the Bright Side | Gracie | 1932 |
| Sally in Our Alley | Sally Winch | 1931 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Single Performance by an Actress | Nominated |
