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Claire Davenport played the [[Empress (Marco Polo)|Empress]] in the [[Season 1]] story, "[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]." This was her first known [[television]] acting credit. | '''Claire Davenport''' played the [[Empress (Marco Polo)|Empress]] in the [[Season 1]] story, "[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]." This was her first known [[television]] acting credit. | ||
Born [[24th April|24]] [[April]], [[1933]] in Sale, Cheshire, [[England]], Ms. Davenport became known for her "junoesque" form and was often cast in character roles which highlighted her large physique. Outside her early role on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', she may perhaps be most recognized as the Swiss masseuse who grapples with Inspector Closeau for control of a vacuum cleaner in ''The Return of the Pink Panther'' ([[1975]]), as the [[circus]] fat lady in ''The Elephant Man'' ([[1980]]), and especially as Yarna D'al, the rotund dancer who shakes, shimmies, and kicks in the court of Jabba the Hutt's palace in ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi'' ([[1983]]). Sadly, Claire Davenport died from renal failure on [[4th March|4]] [[March]], [[2002]]. | Born [[24th April|24]] [[April]], [[1933]] in Sale, Cheshire, [[England]], Ms. Davenport became known for her "junoesque" form and was often cast in character roles which highlighted her large physique. Outside her early role on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', she may perhaps be most recognized as the Swiss masseuse who grapples with Inspector Closeau for control of a vacuum cleaner in ''The Return of the Pink Panther'' ([[1975]]), as the [[circus]] fat lady in ''The Elephant Man'' ([[1980]]), and especially as Yarna D'al, the rotund dancer who shakes, shimmies, and kicks in the court of Jabba the Hutt's palace in ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi'' ([[1983]]). Sadly, Claire Davenport died from renal failure on [[4th March|4]] [[March]], [[2002]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:34, 3 December 2005
Claire Davenport played the Empress in the Season 1 story, "Marco Polo." This was her first known television acting credit.
Born 24 April, 1933 in Sale, Cheshire, England, Ms. Davenport became known for her "junoesque" form and was often cast in character roles which highlighted her large physique. Outside her early role on Doctor Who, she may perhaps be most recognized as the Swiss masseuse who grapples with Inspector Closeau for control of a vacuum cleaner in The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), as the circus fat lady in The Elephant Man (1980), and especially as Yarna D'al, the rotund dancer who shakes, shimmies, and kicks in the court of Jabba the Hutt's palace in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Sadly, Claire Davenport died from renal failure on 4 March, 2002.
