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Daphne Neville
Gloucestershire, England
Actor, TV presenter and announcer whose subjects include Otters,
Beatrix Potter & cooking
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Biography/Resume:
Daphne Neville trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. For over eight years she was announcer & presenter followed by TV acting roles. Films include: 'The Feast of July', (Merchant Ivory), 'The Old Curiosity Shop', (Disney). Radio includes: 'Nora' in The Archers for BBC Radio 4. Theatre: most recent - 'Nurse' in 'Antigone', 'Marjorie' in 'Just Between Ourselves'. Her family has a tame otter who films and attends shows on behalf of wild otters.
Subjects:

  • Otters.

  • Television (including Cookery programmes)

  • Beatrix Potter

  • Cooking for Grand Houses

Popular Presentation Titles:

  • Otters on my shoulder.

  • My Mummy's in that box: Television and Children can mix !

  • Beatrix Potter Looks Back': "I play Beatrix Potter as a married woman in the Lake District, looking back on her Tales of Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, etc. and why she wrote her 'little books'. The suit I wear is made from tweed from Beatrix's original Herdwick flock. (copyright permitting)"

Speaking Experience:
Extensive. Daphne talks on average once a week on Otters around the world and her own otters in particular. She is always happy to talk to any age groups and any size of audience and has a fund of amusing anecdotes.