Jill Freud

Jill Freud was born on Apr 22, 1927 in UK. Jill Freud's big-screen debut came with The Woman in the Hall directed by Jack Lee in 1947. Jill Freud is known for Love Actually directed by Richard Curtis, Bill Nighy stars as Billy Mack and Gregor Fisher as Joe. The upcoming new movie Jill Freud plays is Love Actually which will be released on Nov 14, 2003.

Daughter of Henry Walter Flewett (1892-1970) and Winifred Johnson Flewett (1896-1967). Educated at Sacred Heart Convent School (R.C.), London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (1945-1947). After being evacuated with her school to Oxford during the war, became a volunteer housekeeper and hen-keeper in the household of C.S. Lewis, several times deferring her acceptance of a place at RADA. Founded Jill Freud and Company (1980), a non-profit repertory company. In 2001 received an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law from the University of East Anglia "for services to the theatre." Married writer Clement Freud, grandson of Sigmund Freud, 4 September 1950. Clement later became M.P. for the Isle of Ely 1973-1987, was knighted in 1987, and became rector of St. Andrew's University 2003. With his knighthood, Jill Freud became "Lady Freud."