Jessie Matthews: Jessie Matthews. Actress: Strauss' Great Waltz. Born to a huge, poor family in Soho in London's West End, Jessie Matthews became a big stage star in the late 1920s and 1930s, enjoying some crossover success in musical films. Her career never quite relaunched after the war, though, but she staged a comeback when she replaced the lead actress in the radio soap "Mrs Dale's Diary" in the 1960s. Her life...
Known For: Strauss' Great Waltz (Resi Ebezeder), The Good Companions (Susie Dean), Sailing Along (Kay Martin), First a Girl (Elizabeth)