Dinah Sheridan

“What a thrill it was to play opposite Maurice Evans in this brilliant, dazzling musical, based on the life of two of the greatest personalities in stage history.”

“While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it.”

“I was a sickly child, contracting tuberculosis at the age of five.”

“Over my desk hangs a poster from The Railway Children that my husband had framed for me.  It is so lovely to see the children smiling as they run down the railway track.”

“I got a divorce eleven years later on the grounds of cruelty, which is still not easy in England.”

“I actually enjoy wearing the corsets required in some period films.”

“The corsets I wore in The Railway Children are still in my undies drawer, a prized relic of my favourite film.”

“It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes.”

“But I had promised my husband never to accept another engagement.  It was not a very happy time for me.”

“After all, a job isn’t worth doing unless you enjoy it.”

“So I regard my part in Genevieve as a real challenge.”

“They wanted Guy Middleton instead of Kenneth More, and even Kay Kendall wasn’t their first choice!”

“Until Genevieve I had tended towards the more dramatic type of role.”

“Well, I suppose that, in a sense, every screen role is a favourite with me.”