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Message from Valerie:

I am touched and flattered to still receive so many letters from fans around the world.

It is gratifying to be remembered so enthusiastically after so many years. I still work though obviously not as frequently as in my hey day!

My recent activities have included chat shows and some television (an episode of Last of the Summer Wine) .  I appeared in two short films, Gas which is based on an early Hitchcock story and A Neutral Corner a 13 minute surreal and dreamlike insight into the subconscious of a comatose boxer . Both these films were directed by promising young female directors, Sylvie Bolioli and Emily Greenwood. These films were presented in a number of international short film festivals with great success. I was delighted to see that in one festival both were competing against each other for the top prize! A Neutral Corner, has so far received 17 official selections and was the winner of the prestigious Best Short Film award in the Kodak Short Film Competition (2007).

This past year I have made a few guest appearances at film conventions in the UK and abroad and have finally got an illustrated talk about my career off the ground (see below). It was premiered in Spain in Almeria (where so many of the Spaghetti Westerns were made!) . British venues so far include Gravetye Manor in West Sussex, The Maltings Arts Theatre in St Albans Hertfordshire and The Jermyn Street Theatre , London. I am presently in negotiations with cruiseships, festivals and other venues.

Talking about my career has given me as much pleasure as it appears to have given members of the audience. I am touched to see fans arriving from all over the country to support me and really enjoyed meeting them after the shows. This new departure in my career also gives me a great opportunity to visit new places, so if any of you readers have an idea for an interesting venue I might consider it!

A DISCLAIMER: I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THE PERSON WHO SAYS HE/SHE IS VALERIE LEON ON FACE BOOK IS NOT ME BUT AN IMPERSONATOR.  I DO NOT DO FACE BOOK!

VALERIE LEON'S CARRY ON

Valerie Leon - Up Front

An intimate, illustrated and illuminating evening in two halves that gives the audience a glimpse into the life and times of a Seventies icon . . .

Valerie Leon has been part of three British Cults: Bond, Carry On and Hammer Horror.

She appeared in six Carry On films, two James Bond films – The Spy Who Loved Me and Never Say Never Again and had a dual starring role in the Hammer Horror Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb.

She worked with Michael Caine in the original The Italian Job and took whipping lessons to prepare for her role as Tanya the Lotus Eater in Revenge Of The Pink Panther with Peter Sellers!

She also has a collection of hit TV shows to her name including The Avengers and The Saint and most recently in BBC’s The Last of The Summer Wine.

With the help of some wonderful vintage film footage, a magnum of champagne and some familiar music, Valerie takes us through her life in film, both on and off the screen!

From Bond to Bondage ... What A Carry On!

‘....Valerie gave us an insight into her long and varied career …and we realised why she still tops the bill as one of UK’s most glamorous and articulate thespians’ - Encore Magazine 2009.

Mary Dawson All Electric Production Tel: 01730 829081
or email: mary.dawson@allelectricproductions.co.uk