Born in London, she was a niece of Nancy Astor, and made her stage debut in the Little Revue (1939. During the 1950s she made her name as a sidekick to such comedy greats as Alastair Sim and Margaret Rutherford in films such as The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and the St Trinian's[?] series.
Grenfell is now best remembered for her one-woman shows and monologues, in which she invented roles including a harassed nursery teacher (George, don't do that). She gained additional popularity as a result of her frequent appearances on the BBC's classical music quiz show, Face the Music[?]
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