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Gracie Fields

British actress, singer and comedian (1898-1979) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 81

Dame Gracie Fields was a British actress, singer and comedian. A star of cinema and music hall, she was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937.

Gracie Fields is read about 179 times a day, in 22 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

1979Died27 September 1979Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1976The Birth of TelevisionFilm1959The Bell Telephone HourSeries1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeries, Miss Pross1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries, Miss Jane Marple1950What's My Line?Series1948Studio OneSeries, Mrs. HarrisThe Ed Sullivan ShowSeries, 19481943Holy MatrimonyFilm, Alice Chalice1939Shipyard SallyFilm, Writer1938Officer of the Order of Saint JohnAwardKeep SmilingFilm, 1938Gracie Gray1937The Show Goes OnFilm, Sally Scowcroft1936Queen of HeartsFilm, Grace Perkins1935Look Up and LaughFilm, Gracie Pearson1933This Week of GraceFilm, Grace Milroy1932Looking on the Bright SideFilm, Gracie1931Sally in Our AlleyFilm, Sally Winch1927Mr Tower of LondonFilm, Sally Perkins (possibly) - the Singing Passenger1898Born9 January 1898

People around Gracie

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 20

27 credits on file

Television 6

Media & music

Awards

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1979
Officer of the Order of Saint John1938
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

Fields was known affectionately as Our Gracie and the Lancashire Lass and for never losing her strong, native Lancashire accent. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ) in 1938, and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1979.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1979 · aged 81

In the same film or series as Gracie

Constance BennettAlso in Paris Underground (1945)Alma RevilleAlso in Sally in Our Alley (1931)Coral BrowneAlso in We're Going to Be Rich (1938)J. B. PriestleyAlso in Look Up and Laugh (1935)Delmer DavesAlso in Stage Door Canteen (1943)