Thelma Holt
Thelma Holt | |
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| Born | 4 January 1932 Lancashire, England, UK |
| Occupations | Producer, retired actress |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick Graucob (divorced, 1968) David Pressman (divorced, 1970) Patrick Graucob (remarried, 2011) |
Thelma Holt CBE (born 4 January 1932) is a British West End producer and former actress. She is described as "one of the most influential" producers in the UK industry, and has been honored with both an Order of the British Empire (UK) and an Order of the Rising Sun (Japan, 2004).
In 2018, she received the Sam Wanamaker Award from Shakespeare's Globe to celebrate work "which has increased the understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare." She was known as a close collaborator and champion of Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa from 1987 until his death in 2016.