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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Constance Chapman<br />
| image = Constance_Chapman.jpg<br />
| imagesize =<br />
| caption = Chapman in ''[[In Celebration]]'' (1975) with [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]<br />
| birth_name =<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|3|29|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Weston-super-Mare]], England<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2003|8|10|1912|3|29}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bristol]], England<br />
| occupation = [[Actor]]<br />
| years_active =<br />
| spouse = Travers Cousins (dissolved)<br />
| children = 2<br />
}}<br />
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'''Constance Chapman''' (29 March 1912 – 10 August 2003) was an [[England|English]] [[character actor]] working in theatre and television. She also made occasional film appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efee5fa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311143101/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efee5fa|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2016|title=Constance Chapman|work=BFI}}</ref><br />
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She made her stage debut in 1938 in ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]'' at the Knightstone Theatre, Weston-super-Mare. Repertory work followed until her London debut in 1969 at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] for director [[Lindsay Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1439348/Constance-Chapman.html|title=Constance Chapman|date=21 August 2003|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> ''[[In Celebration]]'' proved to be her big break, and opened the floodgates for further acting work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/15/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|title=Obituary: Constance Chapman|author=Eric Shorter|work=the Guardian}}</ref><br />
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Her roles include Mrs. Brown in the 1982 [[Granada Television]] adaptation of ''[[A Kind of Loving (TV series)|A Kind of Loving]]'' and Anne in the Children's science fiction series, ''[[The Georgian House]]'' (1976). Her many comedy roles included appearances in the [[John Cleese]] film ''[[Clockwise (film)|Clockwise]]'' (1986), ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]'', and playing [[Uncle Albert]]'s girlfriend, Elsie Partridge, in an episode of ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. She repeated her leading role in the [[Lindsay Anderson]] film of ''[[In Celebration]]'' (1975), having previously appeared in Anderson's film ''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973), and her other film credits included ''[[The Raging Moon]]'' (1971), ''[[Doomwatch (film)|Doomwatch]]'' (1972), ''[[Hedda (1975 film)|Hedda]]'' (1975), ''[[The Three Hostages (film)|The Three Hostages]]'' (1977) and ''[[Lady Oscar (film)|Lady Oscar]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/constance-chapman/|title=Constance Chapman|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|access-date=24 February 2016|archive-date=16 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416023003/http://www.tv.com/people/constance-chapman/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Partial filmography==<br />
*''[[Say Hello to Yesterday]]'' (1971) – Boy's mother (uncredited)<br />
*''[[The Raging Moon]]'' (1971) – Mrs. Mathews<br />
*''[[Doomwatch (film)|Doomwatch]]'' (1972) – Miss Johnson<br />
*''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (film)|A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' (1972) – Moonrocket Lady<br />
*''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973) – Lady Burgess<br />
*''[[In Celebration]]'' (1975) – Mrs. Shaw<br />
*''[[Hedda (1975 film)|Hedda]]'' (1975) – Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julie)<br />
*''[[The Three Hostages (film)|The Three Hostages]]'' (1977) – Madame Breda<br />
*''[[Lady Oscar (film)|Lady Oscar]]'' (1979) – La nourrice<br />
*''[[Clockwise (film)|Clockwise]]'' (1986) – Mrs. Wheel<br />
*''[[The Bill]]'' (1989) Series 5 Episode 75, "Exit Lines" – Agnes Prendergast<br />
*''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' (1989) Series 6 Episode 5, "Sickness and Wealth" – Elsie Partridge<br />
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==External links==<br />
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