About Millicent Martin
Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian. She was the singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satirical show That Was the Week That Was (known as TW3; 1962–1963), and won a BAFTA TV Award in 1964. For her work on Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for Side by Side by Sondheim (1977) and King of Hearts (1978), both for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other television roles include her recurring role as Gertrude Moon in the NBC sitcom Frasier (2000–04) and Joan Margaret in Grace & Frankie (2017–2022). == Life and career == Martin was born in Romford, Essex. === Theatre === Early clippings show Martin as one of the cast in the pantomime Dick Whittington starring Jimmy Hanley at the Granada Tooting in December 1949. The following year she was in Aladdin at the Pavilion Bournemouth in December 1950 and in May 1951 she appeared in The Happiest Days of Your Life at the Playhouse, Oxford playing an "enterprising" pupil. December 1951, saw her in the pantomime "Mother Goose" at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Martin attended the Italia Conti theatre school and not long after leaving the school, she made her Broadway debut alongside Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend in September 1954. She remained in the show until November 1955.
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