Lucille Lisle

Lucille Lisle (1908–2004) was an Australian actress. She began her stage career aged eight and continued to appear as an actor and dancer throughout her childhood. She had been cast in two silent films and was performing as a dancer in revue shows by age seventeen. In the following years Lisle took on acting roles in Australian productions and joined a touring comedy company. In 1930 she departed for America and found moderate success in New York and touring productions. In 1932 Lisle left New York for London, where she eventually found success in the theatre in several long-running West End productions. During the 1930s she was cast in six films made in the United Kingdom. During the war years and afterwards Lisle mainly focussed on radio drama.