Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann as Ophelia and Hamlet, c. 1942.
Caption: Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann as Ophelia and Hamlet, c. 1942.
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: May 18, 1919
Star sign: Taurus
Known for: I Am a Dancer (1972), The Margot Fonteyn Story (1989), An Evening with the Royal Ballet (1963), Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Source: IMDB
Peggy Hookham was always destined to be a dancer. Her Brazilian/Irish mother groomed her for stardom from almost as soon as she could walk. When she was aged 8 her father's work took the family to Shanghai. Peggy and her Mother returned to the UK when she was 14. Her father stayed in Shanghai and was interned by the Japanese for the duration of ...