Rene Alperstein
Encyclopedia
Rene Alperstein is a British former actress, best known for the part of Pamela Cartwright in Grange Hill
(BBC
1981-1982)
She was a full-time pupil at the Italia Conti Stage School and trained in tap, ballet and jazz dance.
After leaving Grange Hill, she spent some time in theatre, which included The King and I
and various pantomime
s. She toured the Middle and Far East with Derek Nimmo
's company in There's a Girl in My Soup
.
She also had television parts in Alas Smith and Jones
(BBC), Who Dares Wins
(Channel 4
) as well as numerous TV commercials.
She has now quit acting to become a medical recruitment consultant.
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
(BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
1981-1982)
She was a full-time pupil at the Italia Conti Stage School and trained in tap, ballet and jazz dance.
After leaving Grange Hill, she spent some time in theatre, which included The King and I
The King and I
The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
and various pantomime
Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
s. She toured the Middle and Far East with Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo
Derek Robert Nimmo was an English character actor. He was particularly associated with upper-class "silly-ass" roles, and clerical roles.-Career:...
's company in There's a Girl in My Soup
There's A Girl In My Soup (comedy)
There's A Girl In My Soup is a stage comedy written by Terence Frisby.It opened in 1966 at the Globe Theatre and ran for six and half years until 1973 - over a thousand performances - to become the longest-running comedy in the history of the West End. After three and a half years at the Globe, the...
.
She also had television parts in Alas Smith and Jones
Alas Smith and Jones
Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series featuring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. It was broadcast on the BBC from 1984 to 1998...
(BBC), Who Dares Wins
Who Dares Wins (TV series)
Who Dares Wins was a British television comedy sketch show broadcast between 1983 and 1988, featuring Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath, Philip Pope, Julia Hills and Tony Robinson...
(Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
) as well as numerous TV commercials.
She has now quit acting to become a medical recruitment consultant.