- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 5, 1948
- Place of Birth
- Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Elaine Paige
Elaine Jill Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut. Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of Grizabella in Cats and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory", a song from the show. In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling re…
Filmography
movieShow Tunes at the BBC
2024 · Herself
tvRemembers…
2022
movieElaine Paige at the BBC
2022 · Self
movieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
movieMusicals: The Greatest Show
2021 · Self
movieDes O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
2020 · Self
tvLife
2020 · Helen
movieABBA: Super Troupe
2019 · Self
movieEvita: The Making of a Superstar
2018 · Self
All Star Musicals
tvAll Star Musicals
2017 · Self - Judge
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
2016 · Mistress Quince
movieOur Cilla
2015 · Self
movieElaine Paige: I’m Still Here
2015 · Self
tvFather Brown
2013 · Mrs. Octavia Eden
movieA Closed Book
2012 · Canvasser
tvThe Story of Musicals
2012 · Self
movieI Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story
2009 · Self
tvBeautiful People
2008 · Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
tvThe Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Dora Bunner
tvThe Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · Self
tvStrictly Come Dancing
2004 · Self
movieAndrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece
2001 · Self
An Audience with Cliff Richard
movieAn Audience with Cliff Richard
1999 · Self
movieHey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998 · Grizabella
movieCats
1998 · Grizabella
movieAndrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
1998 · Self - Performer
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Sylvia Reynolds
Pebble Mill
tvPebble Mill
1991 · Self
movieUnexplained Laughter
1989 · Betty
movieA View of Harry Clark
1989 · Anne Clark
tvThis Morning
1988 · Self
tvMichael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
1988 · Self
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Anne Clark, Betty
Daytime Live
tvDaytime Live
1987 · Self
movieChess Moves
1985 · Florence
movieMagasinet Special: Chess 1984
1984 · Self
Show & Co. mit Carlo
tvShow & Co. mit Carlo
1984 · Self
Night Music
tvNight Music
1982 · Self
tvWogan
1982 · Self
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieThe Best of the Adventures
1981 · Susie (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvFriday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Suzie
tvThe Marti Caine Show
1979 · Self
movieThe One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978 · Kim
movieAdventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978 · Susie
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
tvNuméro un
1975 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
King of the River
tvKing of the River
1966 · Nancy
Einer wird gewinnen
tvEiner wird gewinnen
1964 · Self