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In the News (Tue 17 Nov 09)

  
  Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search
Nyree Dawn Porter, who has died aged 61, became a star when she was one of the popular television players used by the producer Donald Wilson to persuade a reluctant BBC to make The Forsyte Saga, the memorable 1967 series created from the novels of John Galsworthy attacking the dominance of property over humanity.
Porter's classical good looks, slightly wan and other-worldly, were ideal for the part of Irene Forsyte, wife of the cold "man of property" Soames Forsyte, played by Eric Porter (no relation).
Some of her scenes "with" Eric Porter had to be played in his absence, with her uttering answers to questions that had not been asked, since Eric Porter had gone down with appendicitis.
www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,4169316,00.html   (886 words)

  
 The Avengers Forever: Nyree Dawn Porter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nyree Dawn Porter was born in Napier, New Zealand, on 22 January 1936, the daughter of a master butcher.
Catherine Gale, Porter achieved British TV stardom with her portrayal of Emma Bovary in the BBC adaptation of Madam Bovary in 1964, and rose to international prominence with her portrayal of the beautiful Irene Heron Forsyte in the 1967 BBC production of John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga.
Anybody recalling Porter's superb performance as Irene, a Victorian belle ideal whose delicate and elegant beauty was one of the hallmarks of the production, will probably go into a fugue state trying to picture her wearing Cathy's fl leather action suit.
theavengers.tv /forever/pnote-porter.htm   (365 words)

  
 Porter Baby Names - Porter Names
Nyree and Pollyanna are uncommon Porter baby names.
Please click on each of these Porter names for more details, or search for "porter" for boys.
Eleanor Porter's novel "Pollyanna" made the name proverbial for one who sees the bright side of every situation...
www.thinkbabynames.com /search/0/porter   (63 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Forsyte Saga: The Complete Collection [7 Discs]: DVD: James Cellan Jones,David Giles (III),Eric Porter,Nyree ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nyree Dawn Porter (no relation to Eric Porter) is perfect as Irene; she's beautiful and graceful both inside and out whereas Gina McKee's Irene (in the newer production) is awkward.
Eric Porter is credited with work he never had anything to do with [an animated film by an Australian of the same name] and Nyree Dawn Porter is said to have "earned" an OBE [Officer of the British Empire] when it is wellknown that she got it because of a mistake made in Downing Street.
The honour was to go to Eric Porter for services to television and the theatre [he was a founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company] but went to Nyree instead because someone in the Prime Minister's Office got the 2 names mixed up.
www.amazon.ca /Forsyte-Saga-Complete-Collection-Discs/dp/B00007149J   (2056 words)

  
 BBC News | TV AND RADIO | Forsyte Saga actress dies
Actress Nyree Dawn Porter, best known for her role in The Forsyte Saga, has died at her London home aged 61.
Ms Porter, whose first name means little flower in Maori, was born in New Zealand, the daughter of a butcher.
Ms Porter turned down the lead role in the cult TV series The Avengers, taking a part of Contessa Caroline di Contini in the less popular series The Protectors.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1271964.stm   (438 words)

  
 The Forsyte Saga BBC series
The cast is aging and in many cases dead, though the younger stars are now in their middle age.
Nyree Dawn Porter obit in the Guardian UK.
She seems to be (have been?), like Eric Porter, primarily a stage actress.
www.ceejbot.com /EricPorter/Forsyte   (904 words)

  
 CinemaNow: Free Videos TV Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Protectors are in danger of their own lives and have to protect themselves when they discover a plot to wipe out their entire organization.
In the balance of power, all major nations are equally anxious to prevent the holocaust that their development of weapons could unleash, and this is the reason why The Protectors receive an unexpected request from Russia to aid a KGB agent.
The sophisticated and murkier sides of Rome are mixed for the Protectors in drama involving a flmailed Senator, a ruthless gang and a sinister blind man.
www.cinemanow.com /TV/2,1,5,,0,0,0   (416 words)

  
 Nyree Dawn Porter....Amicus Star Passes Away - Horrordvds.com Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nyree Dawn Porter....Amicus Star Passes Away - Horrordvds.com Forum
Porter starred in, The House That Dripped Blood as Ann Norton in the story, Sweets To the Sweet and in, From Beyond the Grave as Susan Warren in the story, The Elemental.
A sad passing for anyone who enjoyed these films and Miss Porter's work.
www.horrordvds.com /vb3forum/showthread.php?t=1077   (191 words)

  
 Nyree Dawn Porter did an interview
Irene was always beautiful and ageless, which made her character a bit bland and unreachable.
Porter saying that she would read the books, hoping to find that Irene had gotten fat, or something!
She was laughing when she made the comment, but I always thought she had a valid point.
www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/415644   (284 words)

  
 Nyree Dawn Porter - Insomniac Mania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nyree Dawn Porter has worked with the following:
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 Protectors - Complete Season 1 DVD prices at Smarter.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Starring: Robert Vaughn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Anthony Chinn
Following the adventures of a suave trio who have united in an attempt to bring criminals to justice, the show is a stylish, fast-paced thrill ride shot in a style reminiscent of that other British sleuth show from the 70s, THE SAINT.
The trio are comprised of British private eye Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn); an Italian detective known as The Contessa di Contini (Nyree Dawn Porter); and Paul Buchet (Tony Anholt), a well-connected French crime fighter.
smarter.com /protectors_complete_season_1---pd--ch-4--pi-216025.html   (327 words)

  
 CinemaNow: The Protectors #16: Chase– Online Movies
An old family lodge in the middle of the hunting forests of Northern Europe is the setting the Contessa Caroline di Contini (NYREE DAWN PORTER) has in mind for co-Protector Harry Rule (ROBERT VAUGHN) for his birthday celebrations.
It is a lodge surrounded by the Contessa’s childhood memories, full of places like Bobby’s Tower where she always used to hide as a child.
It seems as though the hunt is over….
www.cinemanow.com /movieDet.aspx?movieid=15501&affid=445   (361 words)

  
 Nyree Dawn Porter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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