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Jessie Matthews, OBE (11 Marzo 1907 – 19 Agosto 1981) cosa English attrice, ballerina and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage di musical and films in the mid-1930s, Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was soprannominato "The Dancing Divinity". Her British studio reluctant to let go of its biggest name, which resulted in offers for her to work in Hollywood being repeatedly rejected. Matthews' first major film role che in Out of the Blue (1931). She was in two film directed by Albert de Courville, The Midshipmaid (1932) and There Goes the Bride (1932). Matthews è piaciuto great success with The Good Companions (1933) directed by Victor Saville, although it was more of an ensemble film and The Man from Toronto (1933). Waltzes from Vienna (1933) cosa operetta directed by Alfred Hitchcock, followed by Friday the Thirteenth (1933). She was in the film version of Evergreen (1934), in which featured the newly composto la canzone Over My Shoulder which was to go on to become Matthews' personale theme song, later dare its title to her autobiography and to a 21st-century musical stage show of her life. She was in a First Girl (1935) as a cross dresser, then It's Love Again (1936), where she had an American co-star Robert Young. Exhibitors votato her the sixth biggest star in the country that year. Matthews started to appear in film directed by husband Sonnie Hale: Passerella (1937), Head over Heels (1937) and Sailing Along (1938). She did Climbing High (1938) directed by Carol Reed. Nel 1938 she was the fourth biggest British star. Fa gorgheggio voice and round cheeks made a familiar and much-loved personality to British theatre and film di pubblico at the beginning of World War II She was one of many stars in Forever and a Day (1943). Fa popularity waned in the 1940s after several years' absence from the screen followed by a unsatisfactory thriller, Candles at Nine (1944). Post-war pubblico associated with her a world of hectic pre-era luxury that was now seen as obsolete in austerity-era Britain. In the late 1940s lei correva amatoriale theatre group at the Theatre Royal, a Aldershot. After a few false partenze as a straight attrice she played Tom Thumb's mother in the 1958 children's film, and during the 1960s found new fame when she took over the leading role of Mary Dale in the BBC s long-running daily radio soap, The Dales, formerly Mrs Dale s Diary. Live theatre and variety show remained the mainstay of Matthews' work through the 1950s, 1960s and, with successful tours of Australia and South Africa interspersed with periods of less glamorous but welcome work in British provinciale theatre and pantomimes.