On Play School her shaky drawing became an asset: ‘The children’s delighted reaction to my efforts [was]: ‘Oh, I can draw better than that!’ Julie Stevens, the actress and broadcaster ...

Julie Stevens with her fellow Play School presenter Rick Jones in 1969 and, from left, Little Ted, Humpty, Big Ted and Hamble - BBC ​Julie Stevens, the actress and broadcaster, who ...

In 1962 she was cast as nightclub singer Venus Smith, opposite Patrick Macnee in The Avengers, and in 1964 she played Gloria in Carry On Cleo. But it was in children’s television where she ...

Her screen career dates back to the 1960s, when she took a supporting role in classic spy series The Avengers as Venus Smith, a character who teamed up with Patrick Macnee's John Steed on several ...

She joined the cast of spy series The Avengers in 1962 as nightclub singer Venus Smith, who would help Patrick Macnee’s character John Steed in his missions, before picked to play Gloria in ...

Play School presenter and Carry On actress Julie Stevens has died aged 87, her daughter has confirmed. The children’s TV presenter, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, died on ...

She won an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs Danvers in Rebecca (1997). Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee filming The Avengers circa 1965. (Pic credit: Channel 5) She has also appeared in a Doctor Who ...

Actor Patrick Macnee has defended his decision to host a TV seance in which psychics try to contact the spirit of Diana, Princess of Wales. The former Avengers star will front The Spirit Of Diana ...

She joined the cast of spy series The Avengers in 1962 as nightclub singer Venus Smith, who would help Patrick Macnee’s character John Steed in his missions, before picked to play Gloria in 1960s ...