My mother worked with her and calling her a madam is being, well, polite.
She was an absolute perfectionist and always got her way. An incredible performer and an even more incredible director, designer, producer of all her shows.
Didn't find fame until her 50s and then suddenly an overnight TV star.
I saw, probably, her last stage appearance at a gay club in Brighton, very, very very sad and I had tears in my eyes to see such a strong woman become a lost soul on that stage hardly knowing where she was leave alone remember her act!
Updated On: 8/31/10 at 01:08 PM